Women's one-piece knitted wool swimsuit
1920s
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
This 1920s knitted swimsuit has a high scooped neckline and a full skirt over black shorts for modesty. The wearer would have stepped into the garment, which was fastened at the left shoulder with a button.
Based on men's sleeveless tank suits, women's styles were athletic and androgynous. Fabrics with geometric patterns influenced by modernist design were a feature of swimsuits from this period.
This 1920s knitted swimsuit has a high scooped neckline and a full skirt over black shorts for modesty. The wearer would have stepped into the garment, which was fastened at the left shoulder with a button.
Based on men's sleeveless tank suits, women's styles were athletic and androgynous. Fabrics with geometric patterns influenced by modernist design were a feature of swimsuits from this period.
- Title: Women's one-piece knitted wool swimsuit
- Date: 1920s, 1920s
- Type: Swimsuit, Swimsuit
- Significance: This swimsuit is a rare, representative example of the beachwear fashions and textile technologies of the 1920s. It reflects developments in Australian and international costume design., This swimsuit is a rare, representative example of the beachwear fashions and textile technologies of the 1920s. It reflects developments in Australian and international costume design.
- See institution's online collections: http://collections.anmm.gov.au/en/objects/details/47952/, http://collections.anmm.gov.au/en/objects/details/47952/
- Medium: Wool, Wool
- Dimensions: 740 x 510 mm, 740 x 510 mm
- Credit line: ANMM Collection, ANMM Collection
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