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Archive Home > 2006 > August > 06 > The swimsuit through history

The swimsuit through history

By Alandra Johnson / The Bulletin
August 6, 2006

* In the late 1700s, women wore full dresses, bonnets and gloves to go sea bathing. Some sewed weights onto the bottom of their outfits to keep the fabric from floating on top of the water.

* By the mid-1800s, women began wearing full-length bloomers under dresses, and the outfits continued to....

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