Bathing suit

Designer Claire McCardell American
 Manufacturer Townley Frocks American

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McCardell understood the skivvies connection: underwear and swimwear. Using fastenings and jersey material appropriated from underwear, she made her version of the little black dress as a beach outfit. More often, McCardell bathing suites are of cotton stripes and plaids.

Bathing suit, Claire McCardell (American, 1905–1958), wool, rayon, plastic, American

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Bathing suit, Claire McCardell (American, 1905–1958), wool, rayon, plastic, American
Bathing suit, Claire McCardell (American, 1905–1958), wool, rayon, plastic, American
Bathing suit, Claire McCardell (American, 1905–1958), wool, rayon, plastic, American

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