Vintage 20's Wool Swim Suit/Jumper
“Knit to Fit” virgin wool swim suit with side strap details and stretch in the fabric. Built-in shorts under skirt overlay, and some holes scattered throughout that are consistent with age.
Some background on the history of swimwear:
“The Twenties were a decade of female emancipation…new form-fitting swimwear reflected the spirit of the age, similar for both men and women, with form-fitted tunic and shorts design from wool that tended to be suited the androgynous figure of the time, when it was illegal for men to swim with their chest exposed as late as the 1940’s in some places.”
Gantner is a pioneer American brand that currently has original swimwear from the 1920’s as part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
By G & M Gantner & Mattern Co. of San Francisco.
Flat measurements:
Shoulder: 15” Waist: 14”; Hip: 16.5”; Length: 29”
“Knit to Fit” virgin wool swim suit with side strap details and stretch in the fabric. Built-in shorts under skirt overlay, and some holes scattered throughout that are consistent with age.
Some background on the history of swimwear:
“The Twenties were a decade of female emancipation…new form-fitting swimwear reflected the spirit of the age, similar for both men and women, with form-fitted tunic and shorts design from wool that tended to be suited the androgynous figure of the time, when it was illegal for men to swim with their chest exposed as late as the 1940’s in some places.”
Gantner is a pioneer American brand that currently has original swimwear from the 1920’s as part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
By G & M Gantner & Mattern Co. of San Francisco.
Flat measurements:
Shoulder: 15” Waist: 14”; Hip: 16.5”; Length: 29”
“Knit to Fit” virgin wool swim suit with side strap details and stretch in the fabric. Built-in shorts under skirt overlay, and some holes scattered throughout that are consistent with age.
Some background on the history of swimwear:
“The Twenties were a decade of female emancipation…new form-fitting swimwear reflected the spirit of the age, similar for both men and women, with form-fitted tunic and shorts design from wool that tended to be suited the androgynous figure of the time, when it was illegal for men to swim with their chest exposed as late as the 1940’s in some places.”
Gantner is a pioneer American brand that currently has original swimwear from the 1920’s as part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
By G & M Gantner & Mattern Co. of San Francisco.
Flat measurements:
Shoulder: 15” Waist: 14”; Hip: 16.5”; Length: 29”