Swimwear, Lord & Taylor 1879

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Because it isn't proper swimwear unless you're wearing yards of heavy woolen fabric.

I love reading about swimming "culture" (for lack of a better word) from this time!

Comments

[roeskva]

I wonder if this would be dangerous? All that wool, getting wet - must be pretty heavy to swim in.