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Mother & Daughter Middie & Bloomers
Bathing Costume

Beach, France
1881 E188101

Costume
   Front-button bathing dress shortsleeved middie bloomered, with socks and shoes, hat.

   Face and arms, and a flash of calf.

Actions
   A mother and daughter stand in the surf, with bathing wagons in the background (1).

Commentary
   This costume is similar to the bathing dress shortsleeved bloomered. The dress has receded to a jacket, the bloomers have descended to cover the leg, and socks and shoes are still a requirement of respectability.

Source
   Andre Bercoff, "O Nu Soit...," Elle, July 25, 1977. 1 picture.
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