Thank you for this! I can't tell you how many women (and girls, frankly) I have wanted to say this to.

I do not understand the obsession that our society has with the bikini. Ok, I get the whole "easier to go to the bathroom" idea. It's the very reason that I dress my voluptuous self in a tankini. One-pieces are a nightmare when they're wet and you have to pee. But there are SO MANY people who might have an ok body (like Ms. Dickenson) that is just horrible in a bikini, but would totally rock a tankini or one-piece. Not to mention the ladies (and girls) who could stand to lose a pound or fifty. But they insist on the skimpy. Do they not see themselves? Is it so important to them to say, "I have a bikini" even though it doesn't place them in the best light? I don't get it.

To answer the second part of your question - how old is too old? I don't really know that one. I think it would depend upon each individual figure, skin condition, "sag factor", etc. Bikini's are not for everyone. Swimming, however, is, and everyone deserves to look awesome by the water.

Personally, I would rather see Janice in this tiny suit than to see all the XXL women trying to squeeze into suits that obviously don't fit.  That is way more nasty than seeing an old skinny lady!

Who says you have to look perfect to be seen in a bikini? The only problem I see with Janice Dickinson is that she picked one that is an unflattering style. I think that were she to wear a halter top style and stand up straight,and smile, she would actually look pretty good. I saw Tara Banks once wear a bikini and show how it's all in the posture. In one pic, she was all posey--standing up straight, sucking in the gut; in the next, she was totally relaxed, slightly slumped, and not sucking in the gut. It was a huge difference. But aside from that, who the he** are any of us to look at a woman and say, "Who does she think she is to wear that? She's too old!" When do we ever look at a man and say he is too old to wear whatever he has on? I NEVER hear that. Janice Dickinson looks hot, she just isn't posing. How bout we all sheath our claws and leave her alone?

Just because it comes in your size, doesn't mean you should wear it.

I have to admit that when I went to the beach a few weeks ago, there were several 50+ women walking around in bikinis who would have looked SO much better in a one-piece. I think it's okay to have an opinion on this issue. It's nothing personal- the women are all probably very nice. But I don't think they would have wanted to attract the kind of negative attention they were attracting, had they known they were attracting it! Once you reach a certain age, even daily workouts aren't going to cover the skin sag- and that's easily camouflaged in a slightly more modest swimsuit. Janice would have actually looked younger and hotter if she had covered her stomach and rear end.

You said it crystal. Some of the women on here are so damn mean. If you don't like it don't wear it. But don't try to make me feel bad just because you have a problem. It's your* problem.

The main problem with Janice Dickenson isn't her age but her addiction to plastic surgery and being too thin. That's what's making her look like shit. If she'd quit injecting her face with plastic and poison, eat a sandwich now and then and had worn some sunscreen back in the day, she'd look pretty good. As it is, she can't stay out of the operating room and the gym and she looks like a sinewy old dude...kinda like Mick Jagger in drag.

I don't think most women look their best in teeny bikinis.  And your skin doesn't have to look like this in your 50's.  Wear sunscreen and stay out of the sun as much as possible, don't smoke, don't drink (much) alcohol, keep your stress level low, and don't get too skinny.

Lol 100% agree with tinypossum