A Very Brief History of Men’s Swimwear.

[sebbie]

This historic Speedo ad came in one of my e-mailings from them. It is not dated but I am guessing it was early 1950s given the suits shown and no briefs. Once you got into the 1960s the non-brief suits became shorter, about an 8-inch leg, and featured a nylon net brief lining. Plaid patterns in a small print were all the rage. These suits show none of that and look to slow the swimmer down not speed the swimmer up.

Change pockets were a regular feature as you could carry a few coins of change and have enough foe something to eat. Times are different now. The cell phone would not fit in the change pocket and you wouldn't want to be swimming with your cell phone anyway. But the change was fine even in the water.