Thanks for the warning--I don't think these folks actually plan to go swimming
in the outfits, but I'll pass that on.
Ann Wass
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From: Pierre Sandy Pettinger costu...@radiks.net
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Thu, Jan 14, 2010 12:12 am
Subject: Re:
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
I have heard that , in water, clothes do not weigh any more than when dry.
It is after you get out that you feel the weight of the water. Clothes do
create drag, though.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Lynn Downward
