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they were around as early as 1917.
"Modesty was an issue well into the 1920's. Under the "Bathing Suit Regulations" published in May 17, 1917, men's suits had to be worn with a skirt or have at least a skirt effect. The skirt had to be worn outside of the trunks. The other alternative was to wear a flannel knee pants with a vest and a fly front. During this time, the knitting mills were rapidly churning out many styles of suits, including the "speed suit," an one piece suit with deeply slashed armholes and closed leg trunks. The introduction of Lastex (synthetic rubber yarn) created a whole new era in men's swim wear."--last link
see pic and text at 1st link.
i believe those to be considered men's swimsuits.
???
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there are 2 more pics at the 2nd link near the bottom of the page.
one captions--'man and woman in swimsuits, c 1910...'
they were around as early as 1917.
"Modesty was an issue well into the 1920's. Under the "Bathing Suit Regulations" published in May 17, 1917, men's suits had to be worn with a skirt or have at least a skirt effect. The skirt had to be worn outside of the trunks. The other alternative was to wear a flannel knee pants with a vest and a fly front. During this time, the knitting mills were rapidly churning out many styles of suits, including the "speed suit," an one piece suit with deeply slashed armholes and closed leg trunks. The introduction of Lastex (synthetic rubber yarn) created a whole new era in men's swim wear."--last link
see pic and text at 1st link.
i believe those to be considered men's swimsuits.
???
ADDED--
there are 2 more pics at the 2nd link near the bottom of the page.
one captions--'man and woman in swimsuits, c 1910...'
When did the first modern-day swimming suits and swim trunks come out?
I have seen pictures of boys wearing swimming trunks way back in 1935, which seems like ages ago to me. Hey, I wasn't born until about 1995 or so, and I'll bet my father James (who looks about 40 years older) isn't as old as that! Are swim trunks really almost 50-100 or so years old? I wonder about that.
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1920
1920
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