Swimsuit

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Description:

Light blue cotton knit two piece bathing suit consisting of a shaped cup bikini top with ties, and a high waisted hot-pant bottom. The bikini top (a) has tie straps around the neck and in back. The center front is shirred and each cup has a center seam for shaping, leaning towards a pointed cone bustline. The bikini bottoms (b) are cut high at the waistline with leg openings cut nearly square across. The front has an elasticized shirred panel, lined, with a drawstring waistband. On the lower left hip is the Jantzen Diving Girl logo, wearing a streamlined red bikini and bathing cap indicative of the 1950s.

Worn by Mildred Zachowski, Beaufort, South Carolina, gift of Julie Zachowski.