Fabulous ad from 1929 featuring a wool jersey swimming suit, a bathing frock and beach pyjamas all for Bonwit Teller. The illustration is just magnificent and I hope you enjoy.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
1929 Beach Ensemble
Fabulous ad from 1929 featuring a wool jersey swimming suit, a bathing frock and beach pyjamas all for Bonwit Teller. The illustration is just magnificent and I hope you enjoy.
Labels:
1920's,
Advertising,
Beach Pyjama,
Vintage Swimsuit
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Fashionable Beach Swimwear & Cover Ups from 1965
Today we look at 1965 beach fashions of bold color and unusual designs.
Jantzens blazing dune bug stripe and polka dot two piece suit with accompanying cover up.

Jantzens black two piece black nylon midriff creation is called Net Profit.
Two piece hip rider suit by Cole features stunning orange and yellow flowers on a black background. Sleeved Ban-lon jersey outfit also includes a novel fish net coverall.
Coles' orange and yellow swimsuit features a stunning design taken from a Gauguin painting and is accompanied by a coyly seductive pareo, slit to the hip line.

Two piece sweater like swimsuit made of Acrilan off white cable knit with maillot trunks.
Sea B's bridal white lace bikini is paired with a transparent lace jacket which closes in the back.
Jantzens' Net Profit suit is my favorite, how about you?








Jantzens' Net Profit suit is my favorite, how about you?
Labels:
1960's,
Cole of California,
Jantzen,
Vintage Swimsuit
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Seaside Fashion - Towels for the Beach
Today we look a beach towels from 1956.
In addition to seaweed and sun soakers, next summers shores will be strewn with oversized towels with far fetched designs. Printed with everything from mummies to mermaids, the towels offer the sunbather a gaudy background and a good excuse for starting up conversations in the sand.
Turkish toweling, a two faced cotton fabric that is woven with loops on both sides, got it's start and it's name over a century ago when it was worn in that country for clothing. It has been used by American designers for occasional robes and beach dresses in solid colors but this seasons newest styles are being made in widely patterned stripes and checks to be worn with the new plain black swimsuits. Most of the towels measure 36" x 72".
Beach Middy - made of heavy striped toweling with loose turtleneck (Betty Metcalf $30) is worn with straw hat with band of flowers.
Imitation Burnoose, made of striped cotton lined with toweling (Helena Rubenstein $70.) can also be spread out on sand as a beach towel.
A Seaside Serape consists of a giant checkerboard pattern which is wrapped around the wearer and secured with straw beach hat.
Strapless dress made of boldly striped terrycloth and cinched with elastic belt (Mary Blair $18.) is worn with standard towel twisted around head.
Identical stripes which appear on cotton bathing suit (Cabana $18) and fringed towel (Wamsutta $10) match up swimmer to her spot in the sun.
So how about you, how do you re-purpose or use your beach towel?

Turkish toweling, a two faced cotton fabric that is woven with loops on both sides, got it's start and it's name over a century ago when it was worn in that country for clothing. It has been used by American designers for occasional robes and beach dresses in solid colors but this seasons newest styles are being made in widely patterned stripes and checks to be worn with the new plain black swimsuits. Most of the towels measure 36" x 72".





So how about you, how do you re-purpose or use your beach towel?
Labels:
1950's,
Beachwear,
Towels,
Vintage Swimsuit
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
There's GOLD in Those Panties!!!





UPDATE: Sold for $380.
Labels:
1950's,
Vanity Fair,
Vintage Lingerie
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