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A wonderful and Very rare find! The Victoria and Albert Museum have the matching one-piece to this but theirs is white! ~ This is a woman's one-piece swimming suit from France, dating 1937. Made my Neyret , Paris. This is a machine knitted , wool swimming suit. It is not a material that we regularly find in our swimwear. However, in the 1930s, when swimming and the creation of swimwear was becoming increasingly popular, wool was the material commonly used in the making of these garments. This is due to the commonly held belief of the time that wool was a good material to use in close-fitting clothing, like swimwear, due to its elasticity. However, when wet it became very heavy, thus turning out not to be the most ideal material for making swimwear ! Nevertheless, out of the available materials of the time, wool served to be the most financially and structurally appropriate.
A very rare collectors Item , original tag on the inside of the suit. Such an exciting find!~

MEASUREMENTS : This lovely vintage textile measures approximately :
28 inches long
24 inch waist . without any stretching, just as is
24 inch chest also , without stretching , just laid flat

CONDITION : This textile is in as found, not freshly laundered condition ~It's in superb condition!!
Nothing to report ! ~
Etsy E shelf 105