Swimsuit and Cover Up

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Description:

Light blue cotton and white eyelet lace one-piece bathing suit with a matching cover up jacket by DeWeese Design. The romper style suit (a) has two narrow straps with white metal buckles for adjustment, that lead into a sweetheart neckline lined with applied rosettes. The interior white cotton bra has three inset bones for shaping. The closure at the back is a metal zipper with blue stretch fabric insert and a hook and eye at top. The boxy jacket (b) has darts at the shoulder seams, short raglan sleeves, and is fully open down the front with a blue interior lining. Two rounded patch pockets are embellished with four eyelet rosette appliques that match the neckline of the swimsuit.

This set was purchased for the 1959 trousseau of Mary Ellen Long, when she married Charles Seignious Way, Jr. on August 15 of that year. Gift of Mary Ellen Long Way, Jr.