My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck By Lightning

penguinsweaters:

questionableadvice:

~ Jordan, Marsh & Co., Spring and Summer, 1897

Mohair plus water plus a hot summer day, what could be more comfortable than that?

andforcenturies:

questionableadvice:

~ Lord & Taylor advertisement, June 14, 1879 
via Vintage Ads LiveJournal

I could have rocked that look

(via strategic-archaeology)

perstephsanscouronne:

The idea of seasonally inappropriate hosiery is a social construct.  These are my people.  

legrandcirque:

Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, ca. 1900.

Source: Powerhouse Museum

cabbagingcove:

“Gee” the Water’s Fine

Postcard ca. 1910 with woman in bloomer-style bathing suit on photochrom print postcard.

cabbagingcove:

Bonwit, Teller & Co. - Bathing Suit Styles

Among women who preferred to swim (as opposed to simply “bathe”), the maillot was by far the most popular style, especially after the famous Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman was arrested for indecency, when she wore the style on a Boston beach.

[source: Library of Congress New York Times archives]

“The Speciality Shop of Originations”

questionableadvice:

~ H. O’Neill & Co., Spring and Summer 1898
via internet archive
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questionableadvice:

~ Gordon Mackay & Co, 1922
via Internet Archive
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