Earl
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yes. seems there were. 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."
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near the bottom of the page at the 2nd link, there are 2 pics of men and women in swimsuits.
"man and woman in swimsuits, c. 1910..." is the caption on one of them. "...c. 1915" the other.
yes. seems there were. 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."
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near the bottom of the page at the 2nd link, there are 2 pics of men and women in swimsuits.
"man and woman in swimsuits, c. 1910..." is the caption on one of them. "...c. 1915" the other.
When were the first male swim suits made?
Earl
Answer
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...'
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