Evolution of suits over the years

[dorcas3]

The best way to fix a lost end is to pull the whole cord out-Pin on a small safety pin-reensert and work it back through-be surprised how fast that works.

[Byron]

Yes, and why are some suit manufacturers so mean with the length supplied? - does it mean a cent difference in profit for them ?

[Byron]

OK - hope this lot works:

Casino Royale:
The "daring pic" that launched a thousand newspaper articles in 2006
(007 Daniel Craig)

http://www.paulinlondon.com/2006/11/...-premiere.html


A potted history of swimsuit styles:

http://elupton.com/2009/10/swim-suits-stats/

Note that the US swimmers of 1948 are "streamlined"
(if that was at the Olympic Pool that would be the last
occasion the Games were hosted in London).

[Byron]

Silk suits:

Cannot find one but did see that they were at one time
standard issue to US Marines.

Ocean:
The company appears to have started in New York although
no history found.

Pic 5 here seems to be an Ocean Champion with a yellow side stripe
(and a club or brand logo hard to discern)

http://meninnylon.blogspot.com/2011/...8f0e31b3b5ccda


Also

http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/sto...647382136.html

and

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Oc...-/220871575592

[Byron]

Silk suits:

Cannot find one but did see that they were at one time
standard issue to US Marines.

Ocean:
The company appears to have started in New York although
no history found.

Pic 5 here seems to be an Ocean Champion with a yellow side stripe
(and a club or brand logo hard to discern)

http://meninnylon.blogspot.com/2011/...8f0e31b3b5ccda


Also

http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/sto...647382136.html

and

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Oc...-/220871575592

[Byron]

first of three URLs above is wrong and should be
http://meninnylon.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html

Ocean Champion there is pic 5 of 45 and I think the guy is
wearing a SLSC emblem on his suit. (for the City of S........)

I said no silk suits to be found but there are all sorts of stuff
on this blog and a couple are in fact included.

[Byron]

found one (4th pic down) (Ipanema Brazil)
http://www.aussiegayguy.com/speeedo/...peedos/page/2/

[Byron]

correction: http://www.aussiegayguy.com/speedo/t...peedos/page/2/