Museum photo of a full body bathing suit in black, with white trim. Fabric is silk, wool and cotton. The top has loose t-shirt sleeves to the mid bicep. It is cinched in at the waist, loose fitting, with a large floppy Peter Pan style collar. The collar is trimmed with two lines of white embroidery (I think, though it may be a print). The skirt is roughly A-line, loose fitting, to the knees. It is also trimmed with two bands of white. Black leggings are worn to the ankles. Link to source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/86447
Bathing suit, Wanamaker's Dept Store, Pennsylvania USA, 1900
I love this style! Modern bathing suits are obviously more practical, but there's just something so lovely about these turn of the century ones. Floppy peter pan collars really make everything better.
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