Real beach, Paris c.1925 VG0064_151 Costume Striped top and solid bottom maillot tank, with belt. Bathing cap. TL. Barefoot. Actions Perfect Girl #151, later in the numbering scheme, has migrated to a striped and solid combination, complete with a belt--and a risqué leg pose (1, 2). Commentary Earlier Perfect Girls wear solid maillot pantaloon swimsuits (VG0064BS); this silhouette emerges mid-decade. Source Perfect Mark, Paris, c. 1920s. Sources include: Tallulah's Vintage Costume CD-ROM, 2004. Mark Gabor, The Pin-up, Universe Books, Crown Publishers, 381 Park Ave. South, New York 10016, 1972, p. 51. Also Tallulah's Flapper Fashion CD, 2007. 2 pictures. |
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