Vintage Swimwear: Historical Patterns and Techniques

From the modest clothes that have been all of the rage in 1880 to the hardly-there bikinis of the Seventies, this antique assortment charts the most efficient of swimming wear over 130 years. Greater than 25 awesome, traditionally correct, and entirely annotated styles come with swimsuits for each adults and youngsters—and tasks come whole with step by step stitching directions. The designs come with a demure Nineteen Twenties dress with tunic and drawers, knitted fits from the Forties, Sixties halter-neck bikinis in daring geometric prints, and a lot more. It is a useful useful resource for college kids, designers, and style historians.