Men's beachwear

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/12604d86764440905428fc715334e55d

Title

Men's beachwear

Date

8-18-03

Description

Photograph, b/w
By the end of the 1920s exposure of the legs, and a considerable portion of the rest of the body, was very much in fashion on the beaches of the Riviera and California. Tanned skin was, for the first time, in vogue. By 1931 men’s bathing suits featured deeply cut athletic tops and shorts of knitted or woven fabrics. These Jantzen swimsuit ads from 1935 depict that trend. In the suit on the left the shirt and trunks are joined by a zipper so that the shirt may be easily removed.
American Communities in History; American Dream; People and their place in the community; Depression Photo Essay
16 History; 15 Economics

Subject

Fashion--History
Fashion industry

Source

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Relation

http://imagesearchnew.library.illinois.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/tdc/id/2015

Type

image

References

http://imagesearchnew.library.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tdc/id/2015

Citation

“Men's beachwear,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/6765.

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