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Beach set: heathered grey bathing suit and short grey, yellow, and white check wrap skirt
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Beach set: heathered grey bathing suit and short grey, yellow, and white check wrap skirt
Set
Designer (1905 - 1958)
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Manufacturer (American, 1929 - 1976)
1946
Wool jersey
USA
Gift of Marina Hiatt
Object number2002.69.1
Many 1940s bathing suits had structured interiors that molded the body. Claire McCardell’s jersey suit was more scandalous: it had neither a lining nor padding. An iconic Louise Dahl-Wolfe photograph of a model wearing this design was featured in the May 1946 edition of Harper’s Bazaar. Model Betty Bridges’s relaxed, seated pose underscored the suit’s uncomplicated elegance and emphasized her tanned, toned limbs.
DescriptionBeach set: bathing suit in heathered grey wool jersey and short wrap skirt in grey, yellow and white check wool with jersey waistband and long self ties
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