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Dressed for a Dip: paintings of beach dress 1900-1920

Summary by eclecticlight.co
By the end of the nineteenth century, travelling to the coast in summer had become widely popular, and the masses living and working in industrial cities did so en masse on the railways. Once there, many went for a dip in the sea for its claimed health benefits. Beachgoers and swimmers no longer hid their bodies with the use of bathing machines, and some were even starting to wear lighter dress, and cautiously reveal much of their legs and arms.…
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eclecticlight.co broke the news in on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
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