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Colour photograph of a woman modelling Black Lance swimwear
1930s
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
This photograph of a women modelling black lace swimwear is by Melbourne swimwear designer Peter O'Sullivan. The models wear one-piece swimsuits featuring the exposed back of the 1930s.
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Details
- Title: Colour photograph of a woman modelling Black Lance swimwear
- Date: 1930s
- Type: Photograph
- Significance: This is a rare archival collection relating to Melbourne based swimwear designer Peter O'Sullivan. The collection documents all aspects of knitted swimwear production from the development of designs, to the choice of models, manufacture and distribution of swimwear. The collection also includes pamphlets from international designers, illustrating the European and American influences on O'Sullivan's own designs, as well as his innovation of the modesty-skirt.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Credit line: ANMM Collection Gift from Dale O'Sullivan
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