1925 California Bathing Beauties Contest Panorama M Weaver mounted MDF 37 3/4”

$28.00 Buy It Now, Click to see shipping cost, eBay Money Back Guarantee
Seller: 2999carol ✉️ (4,452) 98.4%, Location: Frederick, Maryland, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 144705692185 1925 California Bathing Beauties Contest Panorama M Weaver mounted MDF 37 3/4”.

1925 California Bathing Suit Contest famous photo mounted on MDF.

Measures 37 3/4” x 7” x 1/2”

They had the vote. After decades of struggle for suffrage, the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920 meant a new era for women’s rights in America. Growing equality had women free to dress, drink, and date more freely—and a changing, consumer-driven economy met the employment needs of a generation of independent women eager to shed the conventions of the past.

Bathing suits have always mirrored the fashion and social particulars of their time. Victorian ladies, leaving pretty much everything to the imagination, sported flannel dresses and petticoats to the beach. In the 1910s, athletic-inspired suits were slowly replacing their billowy predecessors, and by the 1920s the one-piece was established. Or as Vogue put it at the time, “the newest thing for the sea is a jersey bathing suit as near a maillot as the unwritten law will permit.”

These panoramic photos of seaside beauty pageants show an overlap of older styles and newer trends in coastal couture. Many women still rocked the elaborate stockings of previous decades, or suits adorned with layers of trim and elaborate hems. What’s clear is their willingness to use apparel as a pronouncement of personal identity. Women were no longer interested in the forced modesty of yesteryear. Bathing machines and inhibitions had been dropped, hemlines were way up, and a day at the beach would never be the same.

  • Condition: Used
  • Artist: Miles Weaver
  • Region: California
  • Country: USA
  • Year Manufactured: 1925
  • Material: Medium Density Fibreboard
  • City: Huntington Beach, CA
  • Subject: Bathing Beauties

PicClick Insights - 1925 California Bathing Beauties Contest Panorama M Weaver mounted MDF 37 3/4” PicClick Exclusive

  •  Popularity - 3 watchers, 0.0 new watchers per day, 571 days for sale on eBay. High amount watching. 0 sold, 1 available.
  •  Best Price -
  •  Seller - 4,452+ items sold. 1.6% negative feedback. Great seller with very good positive feedback and over 50 ratings.

People Also Loved PicClick Exclusive