As a city surrounded by water, going to the beach is an integral part of both our wardrobe and our 麻豆传媒映画identity.听
Get a little inspiration for your beach style聽 this summer from a very unlikely source: .听
Babes & Bathers: History of the Swimsuit, on now until Nov. 2, is a summery exhibit that shows off a side of 麻豆传媒映画that even most Vancouverites probably don鈥檛 know about.
See the modest, revealing and outrageous swimming suits that have been on our beaches since the 1890s.
鈥淢ost people don鈥檛 know that many of the key developments in the design of swimsuits occurred right here in our own backyard,鈥� says exhibit curator Patricia Owen.
In 1938, for example, Canadian swimsuit designer Rose Marie Reid began her career in 麻豆传媒映画when her husband complained about how uncomfortable and heavy wool bathing suits became when wet.听
Reid created a pair of trunks out of an old cotton duck-fabric coat and a new trend was born.听
By 1946, Reid鈥檚 company had over $800,000 in sales and made 50 per cent of all the swimming suits sold in Canada. Her career was so successful that in 1955 Sports Illustrated named her Designer of the Year.
鈥淣owadays, most people associate going to the beach with swimsuits and swimming, but it hasn鈥檛 always been that way,鈥� says Owen. 鈥淭his exhibit is a fun, upbeat way to explore how the swimsuit has evolved from wool to wow.鈥�
Go to VancouverMaritimeMuseum.com for a full schedule of events, including A Surprising Amount of聽Nudity, led historian Neil Whaley July 24 at 6pm.
