Artistic Licence

Most fashion is never really new, just they way the designer re-imagines the designs. Of course that is not to say that sometimes something comes down the run-way that is totally and completely original.
It just does not happen that often.
Pam over on Glamoursplash pointed out that Yigal Azrouël added a new swimwear line to this 2009 collection. Nice, except they are pretty much copies of vintage bathing suits designed by Claire McCardell and Rudi Gernreich.
They were innovative the first time around, now, not so much.