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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: January 8, 2013
Caption: Fickle Fashion Marker
Additional Description: Photo captions, left side, top to bottom:
The Age of Modesty, Early 1900s. Bathing costumes were large neck-to-knee garments, heavy and highly impractical when wet; Swimmers Get More Daring, 1920s – ‘30s. Men and women wore wool tank suits with mid-thigh length undershorts. In the 1930s, cotton replaced wool, making swimming safer; Using Less Fabric, 1940s – ‘50s. Women’s two-piece bathing suits became acceptable in the 1950s as long as they covered the navel. Men’s trucks were short and form fitting; Liberating the Body, 1960’s – ‘70s. The bikini meant new freedom for women. Lycra and nylon trucks called “baggies” became fashionable for men; Freedom to Choose, 1980s to today. Bathing suits have gone about as far as they can. Now beach-goers can enjoy the freedom to chose their own style.
Center photograph: Faye Lanphier, Miss America 1925.
Submitted: January 25, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p232185
File Size: 2.349 Megabytes

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