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1910s

March 2024
1min read


Fashion muffled women’s torsos in this first uncorseted decade. As waistlines thickened and breasts vanished, shoulders became more interesting, and legs a new sensation. Swimwear was designed for the public display of these liberties, not the free play of active bodies.

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