Evolution of suits over the years

[Byron]

LOL - in the amusing bit of photoshopping for Elvis in Blue Hawaii* the studio seems to have taken his suit's waistband almost up to his armpits!

Compare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQxqZ...eature=related
(why the swimfins I don't know)

Here we seem to have our Jantzen pipe-man in close up:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-j...zen+trunks.jpg



*have to confess only time I have walked out of a cinema in a movie - couldn't take any more of such an awful script and acting

[Byron]

You started something of interest on speedo history here on 11th March James -
you've already had 58 posts and 1740 viewings.

[Torchwatch]

Interesting to see that close up of the pipe smoker suit Byron.
The sides are made by sewing in tapes of the same fabric as the suit, so avoiding the use of eyelets.
I have tried to use eyelets with poor results, the suit edge up scratchy.
possible even to put a wait cord through the top tape.

[dorcas3]

I had one of those open X suits-intersting tan pattern! Also one were it was actual lacing on each side-were not that comfortable. I remember a guy who cut out panels and then punched holes and tied the sides to gather with string-could also use rawhide-more like Tarzan.

[Byron]

OK, I give in and Peter Hurley was not making it up if suits with the lattice sides really existed (though he's probably dead by now and I cannot ask him and I would have preferred to see some proper Jantzen photos to confirm that design was in production at the time).

As I live and learn I also picked up this:
I still cannot find the swimsuit with lace-ups on BOTH sides but it seems there was one (blue here) from the 1940s which so performed on just ONE
side.
Never seen that before but it apparently comes from Allen-A Lifeguard (yes,
that is what it says) and has just been sold (22nd April) by Etsy (which seems to be a sort of Ebay from Leesburg VA).

See if this works: http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.314628295.jpg


PS: I thought KW died about a year ago - it was in fact 2002

[dorcas3]

Some of the outlet stores had all sorts of suit styles. They were not usually of good quality and many times were "no name" Also Parr of Arizona had suits when I was in the Army-wore them at the O Club pool-no problem. One was blue nylon with white piping all around including the leg notch. You had to wear a jock as there was no liner. They were short short and the straps were apparent unless you pulled them into your crack.May a thong would have be less obvious. It was a sharp looking suit. Parr also made zip side trunks which really conformed to your butt and package. Parr is not making much in that line today-seems to have very risque stuff which dont't appeal to me-after all there are limits of decency in public.

[louis]

Yep etsy is effectively a ebay style including sellers of VINTAGE CLOTHING.