1915-1925 Woman's Bathing Suit
Description
Brown knit one-piece woman's bathing suit with cream braid trim at neckline and skirt edge; square neckline, front and back. 1 1/2" wide cream cotton braid trims/borders front and back square neckline. Two button/buttonhole closure at each shoulder; dark brown sew-through buttons. Upper part of shoulder is exposed with a lower armhole unit (similar to underarm perspiration guards in shape/style but of matching brown jersey knit self fabric) with two cream 1"wide braid straps that cross the upper arm. A-line skirt with triangular side gores. 4" vents at skirt side seam. Waistline seam with one row of topstitching. Lower edge of skirt and side vents trimmed in 1 1/2" wide cream braid. Knit leggings with 3" wide rib cuff; leggings attached at waist. Gusset inset at crotch.
Source
HCT.2007.27.2
Date
1915-1925
Provenance
Gift of Dr. Patricia Cunningham
Fiber/Fabric Information
Cotton
Decade
1910-1919
1920-1929
1920-1929
Color
Brown
Files
Collection
Citation
“1915-1925 Woman's Bathing Suit,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed December 12, 2024, http://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/5139.