Swimwear (from Allure, by Diana Vreeland with Christopher Hemphill)

Published/Created:
1928
Date Depicted:
1993
1900 AD - 1949 AD
Notes:
The astonishing change in brevity of women's swimwear in less than a decade is shown in the wool jersey suit worn in this photograph, which in its stark angular composition banishes the false soft edges of the preceding century.
Topics:
Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Photography -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Culture:
American
Accession Number:
4393-084
Genre:
costume (mode of fashion): dresses (AAT)
photographs (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Clothing & Accessories
Prints & Photographs
Rights:
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Source Creator:
Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
Source Title:
History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 6
Source Created:
New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1993
Call Number:
GT513 +B87 6 (LC)
Orbis Barcode:
39002051938448
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Original Repository:
New York, NY: Fashion Institute of Technology
OID:
10642244
PID:
digcoll:1863558