Bathing suit with skirt and pantaloons

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/1373babfa7107d5ded19b44ae804ff31

Title

Bathing suit with skirt and pantaloons

Date

1900

Description

One piece black swimsuit with pantaloon style pants and a separate over skirt that closes with a button at the back. Skirt waistband attaches to the bodice with four concealed front and side buttons and in the back the button that closes the skirt also attaches to the bodice. The suit has two buttons on the left shoulder and seven concealed buttons that go from left shoulder to 7" below the waist. The short sleeves gather at the shoulder and sleeve opening to create a puffed look. The suit is decorated with 1/2" tan and white ribbon. The bodice has three rows along the square neckline and two rows at the bottom of the sleeves. The skirt has two rows at the waist and three rows along the bottom. The skirt and pantaloons measure 26" to 26-1/2" from the top of the waistband to the bottom edge. The bodice and skirt labels are crocheted with the initials "MCM."

Subject

Women's clothing
Clothing and dress
Bathing suits
Pantaloons
Swimwear

Source

Recollection Wisconsin

Relation

https://asset.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/4GG26MKRNT5Y38F/M/s240-aa8bb.jpg

References

https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/E64FD7DQJN4VH8L

Date

1900

Source

Recollection Wisconsin

Subject

Women's clothing
Clothing and dress
Bathing suits
Pantaloons
Swimwear

Citation

“Bathing suit with skirt and pantaloons,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 31, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/14211.

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