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Hollywood, California 1948 LM48G5 Costume Maroon elasticized sharkskin shelf halter and sheath deux-pièces. TML. Actions This American fashion model in a family magazine shows off in a deux-pièces a woman can buy and wear to the beach (1). It has a full halter, high waistline, and full briefs. Commentary The writers think this suit will become popular because "it combines figure control and freedom in the water." There is no hint of developments in Europe, in pin-up magazines, or elsewhere. Mainstream trails. Source Toni Robin and Roger Angell, "That Loveable Garment, The Bathing Suit," possibly Life, 1948. Photographs by John Engstead and Ernest Kleinberg. Purchased flea market, Syracuse, NY, 2003. 1 picture. |
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