Here's the link for the site that sells them:
http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/mens_swimwear.php?from=leftnav;
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of the water.
Clothes do
create drag, though.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-
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Behalf Of Lynn Downward
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 6:08 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1920s Men's bathing suit pattern
I've seen one
And then there was Bailey's Beach at Newport, RI where men 'bathed' in the
Buff!? Women, of course had another section of the beach where they changed
from street ensembles to bathing attire in bathing wagons (think gypsey) which
hauled them into waist high water.
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: [h-cost] 1920s Men's bathing suit pattern
It wasn't the weight of the wool, it was its properties: wool is the only
fiber
that holds heat even while wet. In the 19th c, you really _could_ catch your
death of cold, or so they believed. Up til the 1920s, most bathing suits
were
woolen
: [h-cost] 1920s Men's bathing suit pattern
When you make it, just be aware of the characteristics of your fabric when it's
wet.
A friend made a set of vintage bathing costumes for herself and her husband.
His was black and white striped knit fabric, just a bit heavier than T-shirt
fabric. He
In a message dated 1/12/2010 7:44:48 PM Central Standard Time,
h-costume-requ...@indra.com writes:
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:44:29 EST
From: annbw...@aol.com
Subject: [h-cost] 1920s Men's bathing suit pattern
Does anyone know of a sewing pattern for a man's 1920s bathing suit?
Google
just a bit heavier than T-shirt fabric.
The two real one piece tank top vintage bathing suits for men I found at a flea
market were knit but sweater weight (perhaps a bit denser, tighter stitch than
a sweater). They also had a woven cotton underwear- like thing sewn
I've seen one too, in San Francisco. It was one that was rented at
Sutro Baths, the large pool near Ocean Beach from the 1870s until the
1920s, I believe. There were several separate pools in the complex
overlooking Seal Rock and men could rent a heavy swim suit for the
day. I have no idea how
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 6:08 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1920s Men's bathing suit pattern
I've seen one too, in San Francisco. It was one that was rented at Sutro
Baths, the large pool near Ocean Beach from the 1870s until the 1920s, I
believe. There were several
For a family picture two years ago, I found 'bike' style knit?underwear for the
men(striped) in Penny's catalogue.? To these, we used black knit muscle shirts
for the top.?This worked really well.
? The antique onsie is usually black wool knit with a buttcover length top that
is attached to the
When you make it, just be aware of the characteristics of your fabric
when it's wet.
A friend made a set of vintage bathing costumes for herself and her
husband. His was black and white striped knit fabric, just a bit
heavier than T-shirt fabric. He was having a great time in the pool,
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