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It's awesome (not $1,200 awesome), but not in wool, lol.
A lot of older swimsuits were made of wool, to feel them you wouldn't even know they were wool, the weave and texture is a lot different than say a sweater. And they don't shrink unless you put them in the dryer.
The designer of that swimsuit (Rudi Gernreich) is very desirable and collectible, his bathing suits, particularly the topless bathing suit (aka the monokini), is in fashion museums the world over. That's why it's $1200.
Anybody here a fan of vintage swimsuits?? I love them!! I have this book called "SUNKISSED: Sunwear and The Hollywood Beauty 1930-1950". A really great book about swimwear and the stars wearing them. So gorgeous.
Do you think they'll ever come back again, those kind of styles? I love them!
Personally I prefer the tiny bathing suits of the 1980s.
A lot of older swimsuits were made of wool, to feel them you wouldn't even know they were wool, the weave and texture is a lot different than say a sweater. And they don't shrink unless you put them in the dryer.
The designer of that swimsuit (Rudi Gernreich) is very desirable and collectible, his bathing suits, particularly the topless bathing suit (aka the monokini), is in fashion museums the world over. That's why it's $1200.
I know a lot of vintage stuff threw me when I looked at the tags. The difference I noticed too is that they were cut for hips and boobs so those smaller sizes were easier to wear without gaps etc. I used to buy real vintage stuff a lot. You could find the neatest stuff in really large cities. Used clothing stores in L.A....amazing. I would love it when people got a ton of stuff from an estate sale or movie warehouse clean out. It would be so perfect and sometimes never worn! I love a vintage green or pink. I just don't see the right tone in modern fabric. Probably really toxic dye! LOL...oh well..At least it looks nice.
On that same website, scroll down to the next section. It states pretty clearly that a "medium" is equal to a women's dress size 10, and that it describes the shape of a woman with a 34-37 (B/C) bust, 25-28" waist, and 36-39" hips. That's basically what Esther Williams was, with her waist and hips on the smaller side. Her thighs and shoulders were on the thick side of svelte, primarily because she was a swimmer, but also because she had a very broad bone structure.
Esther Williams would -never- have been confused with a size 0. Ever.
I need a new swimsuit for this summer but don't like how my shoulders look in halters yet.
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