Collection item
Bright blue swimsuit & white cape
The Jantzen logo on this suit was used from 1948. The bathing cap is made of plastic rather than rubber.
Details
Credit:
Garment loans courtesy of Tauranga Heritage Collection (swimsuit) & Dion and Kaye Coleman (cape)
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer:
Unknown
Manufacturing location:
A J Coleman, Tawa, Wellington (swimsuit)
Garment type:
Swimsuit & cape
Material:
Synthetic knit possibly Helanca (swimsuit) & cotton candlewick (cape)
Colour:
Blue (swimsuit) & white (cape)
Label:
Jantzen (swimsuit), unknown (cape)
Date:
1950s
