The SWIMSUIT, A fashion history book by Sarah Kennedy

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulzLrK3dR05d-5iCBi3aP8pcOIxWK_-dKvBxe92Bkhzc75omZWjGr4FvJf7WO7ZDvdtTdPE0vhoHGzhH4CmI15gIldi9HLFaJ4zgSIXprS_RMyo4SvepHiS7NpPdbyLE0Q22dBs1h96-E/s1600-h/P6140173.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358577733742769202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulzLrK3dR05d-5iCBi3aP8pcOIxWK_-dKvBxe92Bkhzc75omZWjGr4FvJf7WO7ZDvdtTdPE0vhoHGzhH4CmI15gIldi9HLFaJ4zgSIXprS_RMyo4SvepHiS7NpPdbyLE0Q22dBs1h96-E/s400/P6140173.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Summer seems like a good time to review this book on the history of fashion swimwear, "The Swimsuit" by Sarah Kennedy. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4ESLmHvNTDKkfM3l9ABMuYZpMSXEgz7IibM2hafHLA9tG05RIrI5W_hzdOnv78tc40XQtS2d_WDgOdG70a-svrA1odMT11gvfbEOEY6aQHrR6hXb-QRtXuFTOhyphenhyphen8lYKBPI1qyVdmirIi/s1600-h/P6140174.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358577885514195282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4ESLmHvNTDKkfM3l9ABMuYZpMSXEgz7IibM2hafHLA9tG05RIrI5W_hzdOnv78tc40XQtS2d_WDgOdG70a-svrA1odMT11gvfbEOEY6aQHrR6hXb-QRtXuFTOhyphenhyphen8lYKBPI1qyVdmirIi/s400/P6140174.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" /></a><br />A small sized book, here are over 300 pages of great info packed into that small size. The chapters are arranged to start with earliest forms of swim gear. Every chapter is packed with great photos, posters, postcards, fashion photos and advertisements. These are supported by photos of actual swimsuits of the period. They are displayed on neutral body forms, so the emphasis is on the suit, and not the model.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMC6yZ6A0-VI8xpA6AhNhWfYLpSZmm8k6gninF-Wh7MQq_VV7YLko5dESnSTR0R8ycOB7ZZuCXiPslA5LEEni2UAOnr25ZfKyFtx5S2i03wNwF1lWJhrQeKClp3OT3e15W1mqaIdgoGYz/s1600-h/P6140181.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358578193939232626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMC6yZ6A0-VI8xpA6AhNhWfYLpSZmm8k6gninF-Wh7MQq_VV7YLko5dESnSTR0R8ycOB7ZZuCXiPslA5LEEni2UAOnr25ZfKyFtx5S2i03wNwF1lWJhrQeKClp3OT3e15W1mqaIdgoGYz/s400/P6140181.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />For both the collector and student of fashion, this book provides probably the most comprehensive collection of images on the subject. This will be useful in dating existing garments, as well as learning more about the subject. Not only are swimsuits shown by decade, but style and regional trends are depicted as well. The book ends with a list of designer biographies, Index, and Bibliography (great list of other swimsuit texts) along with picture credits.<br /><br />It's a fun read for both the seasoned collector and the fashion novice.<br /><br />title: The Swimsuit<br />author: Sarah Kennedy<br />2007<br />Carlton Book, London<br />isbn: 978 1 84442 079 7<br /><br />We purchased this book online at an independent book seller)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3AuhtaMweC_bOSIfxP4L-AEUxJxTrBc2fFod-Lb0yKUCKeVe12myAIUa3Jk9vBnJmhna7tm_4CYPxZxPQR0lo39SATlS3kQYPH67cSrwNguX5-wbVQSqRQS6jhG8KKuop1PugeAjTNkV/s1600-h/P6140177.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358578438501684418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3AuhtaMweC_bOSIfxP4L-AEUxJxTrBc2fFod-Lb0yKUCKeVe12myAIUa3Jk9vBnJmhna7tm_4CYPxZxPQR0lo39SATlS3kQYPH67cSrwNguX5-wbVQSqRQS6jhG8KKuop1PugeAjTNkV/s400/P6140177.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>

The SWIMSUIT, A fashion history book by Sarah Kennedy

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