Men's beachwear

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/13ba93a1f20fa970bd003101d32abf01

Title

Men's beachwear

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 ...
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16 History

Subject

Fashion industry
Fashion--History

Source

Illinois Digital Heritage Hub

Relation

https://images.digital.library.illinois.edu/iiif/2/0d9335f0-0d9a-0135-23f6-0050569601ca-1/full/!150,150/0/default.jpg

Type

image

References

https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/b9b26e00-0d92-0135-23f6-0050569601ca-8

Source

Illinois Digital Heritage Hub

Subject

Fashion industry
Fashion--History

Citation

“Men's beachwear,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 31, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/14215.

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