Recently I got hold of a Vogue Patterns counter catalogue from 1948. Needless to say I'll be posting a lot of scans from it in the future! For today I thought I'd start with some pictures of bathing suits and beachwear from the catalogue's "Work and Play" section.
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| 5766 One-piece Bathing Suit |
A one-piece bathing suit with interest added by shirring. The pattern was designed to be made up in either rayon or wool jersey. By the 1940s there were swimsuits made of new, water repellant fabrics—such as lastex—but they don't appear to have been available for home dressmakers.
Costumes are still fairly modest by later standards, but the two-piece has made its debut.
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| 5763 - Bra and Shorts "Easy-To-Make" |
No belly-buttons were exposed in the making of these costumes!
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| 9375 - Bathing Suit (Under Suit Attached) |
You could go into the water in these costumes. Presumably serious swimming was not anticipated.
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| 5790 - Bathing Suit |
Pieces for "under shorts and bodice lining" were included with this pattern. I suspect that the costume would have been quite heavy and clinging once it got wet.
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| 5970 - Two-Piece Bathing Suit and Jacket |
The top of this two-piece suit could be made with or without straps. Once again, I doubt that these costumes were designed for dedicated swimmers. They look more appropriate for paddling or splashing about near the shore.
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| 5477 - Coat "Easy-To-Make" |
And once you were out of the water, you could don a stylish cover up!
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