just a bit heavier than T-shirt fabric.
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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 into the
bottom part. One was navy with a wide white stripe running horizontally at
chest level. The other was black. Both were wool.
Wool, y'know, will still keep one warm when wet. And sometime in the 1870's I
believe it was considered a healthy thing to break into a sweat. Thus, a
"sweater" was proper attire for tennis and the like. These ideas linger into
the 20th century.
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