1955 Blue Rose Marie Reid Swimsuit
Light blue stretch faille tank suit with diagonal piecing in front. .5" Straps, pointed sweetheart neckline. Diagonal pieces create shaping for bust, waist, and hips. Straight across at hip line with pantie attached in front. Straight at back with princess darts and metal zipper. Lined in muslin. Bust is padded with boning and bone down center back. Draped Sheath
HCT.2001.22.2
1955
1930s Man's Wool Bathing Suit
Men's navy wool knit swim trunks (a) with gray cotton belt (b). Small flap pocket on proper right side. Inside swim trunks is a gray underwear sewn in to waistband. Belt loops are made from the same navy knit as the waistband. Brass belt buckle is has an image of a man surfing and the push button for opening buckle says, Wikies.
HCT.2001.20.22ab
1933-1939
1960s Lily Pulitzer Swimsuit
Light blue-green bra and shorts bathing suit with yellow and white floral print.
a. Bra top
Bra style top in woven cotton broadcloth with stiff shaped foam bra cups. Fabric for bra cups is gathered into self-fabric bias finish along lower edge of entire bra top. Self fabric bow sewn to center front between bra cups. Self-fabric straps 3/4" wide that go from top of bra cup in front over shoulder to mid back. Straps loop through a bias fabric loop sewn to the bra back. Straps have two buttons and buttonholes to adjust length. Three inch length by 1" wide strip of self-fabric enclosed elastic at center back with two buttons at end that button into two buttonholes on opposite side of center back strap.
b Shorts
Cotton self-fabric short shorts going to top of thigh area (13" side seam) with loose boy short leg opening. No waistband; faced finish at waist with self-fabric bow sewn to shorts at center front waist. Darts, one each left and right side and front and back, for fit; Metal zipper (8.5" zipper) closure at center back with metal hook and eye at center back waistband. Shorts lined with panties in light blue plain weave fabric. Panties have elastic casing at lower opening.
HCT.1992.711.7ab
1920s Red Wool Woman's Bathing Suit
Red wool swim suit; tank style tunic with attached shorts; skirt of tunic has horizontal white and red stripes.
HCT.1988.345.1
1923
1915 Man's Bathing Suit
Man's sleeveless bathing suit with a button on the left shoulder strap. Armscye's are large extending to the mid torso area. The wool has a heathered effect. There is a seam at the low waist area and then a skirt extends out from it. The skirt would probably hit a few inches above the knee. There are shorts under the skirt made from the same wool material. There is horizontal black line detailing at the bottom hem of the skirt.
HCT.1987.297.8
1915
1930s Green Wool Bathing Suit
Light green wool knit tank style swimsuit with brown edge straps. Halter neckline with self fabric casing at front neck and back upper edge. Wool braided tie/straps in green with brown edge stitching runs through back and front casings and ties at center front. Front casing separates at center front to form 3" deep "U" shape where tie and tightening to fit occurs. Straps criss-cross in back. Pointed cone shape plastic-like covers over ends of ties at front ends.
Scalloped seaming under bust at front with dart from scallop seam to bust points. Topstitching on both sides of all seams. Attached knitted pant knitted into garment with smooth front layer across front bottom edge of swimsuit.
HCT.1986.120.39
1932-1939
2014-2018 Ohio State Swimsuit
Red and black competition Arena brand Powerskin Carbon-Flex swim suit made of woven elastane and nylon with carbon fiber shell. Body of suit is red tank style with narrow shoulder straps trimmed with black and low cut arm openings extending to 'X' back with oval opening below 'X'; black knee-length leg extensions; black compression bands where red and black fabrics meet; red inner legs reach up into back of suit; gray shadow line of modesty 'panty' visible through red and black fabrics; "Arena" and Ohio State logo on front chest and QVR code high on back left rear
HCT.2018.9.1
2014-2018