How did pre-Lycra suits fit

[Tsbailey47]

My experience is the same. The lycra suits, especially if they are not VERY tight do allow a lot of "Floppiness" and movement. This makes them quite a bit more revealing than the pre-lycra nylon suits. I always had nylon suits that were pretty tight and nothing would move at all, even though the material is super thin. I like the patterns that are available with the lycra suits but still prefer the fit and feel of the 100% nylon Speedo suits that I never got rid of and still fit me .

[PSDave]

I disagree on the nylon suit being less revealing. If the suit was the proper fit and left room for "the boys" the thin nylon fabric molded to you package when wet and showed your religion when dry. The more worn they were the more they moved with the body. The lycra has a tendency to smash everything flat. Pics of the Aussiebum guys in the 100% nylon suits is a great example of how sexie nylon is. The other thing is the longevity of nylon. I have suits that are 30+ years old that are as good as the day they were new. Before the lycra plague the patterns of the nylon were as varied as the lycra is now, if not more so.