( InStyle.com ) -- History 's best bathing suits are n't always practical -- Raquel Welch 's Paleolithic two-piece from One Million Years B.C . would n't have lasted long in open water -- but they 're impossible to forget . InStyle fashion director Hal Rubenstein shares the top ten on-screen swimsuits that are forever in our memories . 1 . URSULA ANDRESS in `` Dr. No '' ( 1962 ) As Honey Rider , she stepped out of the Caribbean and into the fantasies of every guy longing to be James Bond . The matching knife belt was a cute touch . 2 . PHOEBE CATES in `` Fast Times at Ridgemont High '' ( 1982 ) Backed by a curtain of sprinkler-coated sunbeams , Cates 's high school princess joined the pool party in a skimpy bikini as red as her lipstick . A besotted Judge Reinhold -- and a generation of teenage boys in the movie theater -- envisioned unhooking her top . See all 21 iconic swimsuits . 3 . BO DEREK in `` 10 '' ( 1979 ) Her perfect score has never been beaten . But then , how many women fill out a nude maillot like second skin and get spotted running down a beach in slow motion ? Derek may have been the best thing to happen to sales of the one-piece . 4 . ELIZABETH TAYLOR in `` Suddenly , Last Summer '' ( 1959 ) In Tennessee Williams brilliantly macabre classic , Catherine Holly 's cousin deliberately dressed her in a plunging , stark white maillot so that every man on the beach would come a little bit closer for a better look at her , and then he could get a better look at them . Considering the attraction was Elizabeth Taylor , everyone wound up with a lot to look at . 5 . The FARRAH FAWCETT poster ( 1976 ) To promote her instant celebrity in `` Charlie 's Angels , '' a Cleveland poster company arranged to shoot Fawcett in a bikini at her house . But the actress was n't comfortable so exposed . So she pulled this red one-piece from her closet . The company hated the pic , but Farrah had final approval ( and retained photo rights ) . Smart girl : The poster sold over 12 million copies and is still for sale today . 10 slimming swimsuits for curvy women . 6 . JESSICA ALBA in `` Into the Blue '' ( 2005 ) Nobody remembers the film : It had something to do with sunken treasure , drugs , bad guys , six-pack abs , and a water park called `` Atlantis . '' But plenty of people took notice of Alba 's role as theme-park guide and her unmatched swimsuit : no doubt bikini separates gained in popularity after this promo shot was released . Stars in bikinis . 7 . PAMELA ANDERSON in `` Baywatch '' ( 1992 ) `` The world 's most popular series '' is gone , but you can still buy a copy of the suit with the sky-high-cut thigh online . However , good luck looking as good in it as Anderson 's CJ Parker . Funny , Anderson was n't in the original cast . But who can imagine `` Babewatch '' without her ? 8 . CARRIE FISHER in `` Return of the Jedi '' ( 1983 ) Today , it may be hard to reconcile the acid tongue and ruthless honesty of this writer , performer and popular Hollywood script doctor with her former role as Sci-fi 's most famous princess . But at the height of `` Return of the Jedi 's '' climax , Luke Skywalker rescued Leia from the swirling gold and chain link bondage gear of Jabba the Hut -- and her sexy suit remains one of the most memorable in the galaxy . Easy summer hairstyles . 9 . RACQUEL WELCH in `` One Million Years B.C . '' ( 1966 ) Ok , so maybe the dates are n't quite accurate . In fact , if most women in prehistoric times really looked and dressed like this , a lot more people today would be studying cave paintings . As fabulous as it is ludicrous , Welch 's animal-skin bikini may be film 's most famous bathing suit that never got wet . Flattering one-piece swimsuits . 10 . HALLE BERRY in `` Die Another Day '' ( 2002 ) Best way to revive a fading franchise ? Go back to square one . In `` Die Another Day , '' another breathtaking beauty ( this time an Oscar-winner ) made an entrance straight from the ocean . An inspired homage to Ursula Andress 's original Bond girl , Berry 's fire-orange-clad Jinx Johnson killed -- both literally and figuratively . See if your favorites made our list in our expanded gallery at InStyle.com . Get a FREE TRIAL issue of InStyle - CLICK HERE ! Copyright © 2011 Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Phoebe Cates wore a skimpy red bikini in `` Fast Times at Ridgemont High '' Bo Derek may have been the best thing to happen to sales of the one-piece . The film was released on July 1, 1982, and it went straight into number one for two weeks.