1944 Swimsuit (retired)

I'm a little bewildered by this comment. This is very similar to bathing suits that I wore as a little girl (in the late 40s). Additionally, little girls often went completely topless until they were about 6! Since there was much less emphasis on children's bodies being a subject of unnatural interest, there was much less concern about keeping all covered up. Remember the Coppertone ads, with the little girl's bathing suit bottom being pulled down by the dog?
I think this suit is very cute and very representative of the era.