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Faux Beach, France 1895 C189501 Costume Red fitted shoulder-strapped maillot pantaloon. Hat. TL. Offshoulders. Cleavage. Actions The "well endowed delightful delighted bather shown here" wades in the surf. Besides wearing a next-to-nothing swimsuit, a shoulder strap is falling off and as she braces the waves she shows off her goods (1). Commentary This is painted in 1895 by a successful magazine illustrator whom we also assume to be a commercial artist. But the swimsuit doesn't exist quite yet, but ideas like this will start to germinate in the early oughts. Source Cover illustration by Pal (Jean de Pal¸ologue), Cabourg, Imprint Paul Dupont, 4, rue de Bouloi, Paris, 1895. Scanned from Mark Gabor, The Pin-up, Universe Books, Crown Publishers, 381 Park Ave. South, New York 10016, 1972. 1 picture. |
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