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1920

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1929

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Woman's Striped Bathing Suit

This is a Woman's Striped Bathing Suit.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Kent State University Libraries as part of The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

It is dated 1920s. Its medium is wool knit.

The 1920s witnessed the introduction of formfitting modern bathing suits. This knitted tubular silhouette, with a scoop-necked sleeveless top sewn into a pair of trunks, was worn by men and women. Often available in bright colors, this casual design was known as the "California-style" suit.

It is credited Lent by Kent State University, Gift of Martha McCaskey Selhorst Collection, KSUM 1996.58.550.

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This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

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