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Wool one piece swimsuit
South Australian Maritime Museum
Port Adelaide, Australia
Rear view, female one piece pure wool pale blue swimsuit with dark blue trim. 'Eagley' brand.
This swimsuit is an example of the fashion cycles of ladies swimwear over time. This item reflects the fashion of fitted one-piece swimsuits in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. This item also reflects the changes and developments in the materials used especially the use of synthetic fibres, e.g. Nylon, Latex and Lycra.
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- Title: Wool one piece swimsuit
- Provenance: Fashion cycles have seen women's swimwear develop from the bulky bathing dresses of the 1890s to more fitted once-piece suits in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. The fabrics used for swimwear developed during the 20th century from animal and plant fibres such as cotton, wool and silk to synthetic fibres such as Nylon, Latex , and Lycra (a trademark for Elastane/Spandex) that had greater elasticity and were quick drying after the Second Word War. Eagley swimsuits were manufactured by Eagley Mills in Collingwood, Victoria. Eagley woollen and knitting mills were established in Collingwood, Melbourne in 1896 and were at one stage, the largest mills in the southern hemisphere.
- Subject Keywords: Sport, swimming
- Rights: History Trust of South Australia, CC-0, photographer: Rachel Harris, Bit Scribbly Design
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