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Gibson Girls Relax on the Beach

Beach
1901 GG0150

Costume
   Bathing dress shortsleeved bloomerless, hose and (maybe) shoes.

   Only the face and arms.

Actions
   A bevy of Gibson Girls sit on the beach (1).

Commentary
   American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson inspired the hourglass figure silhouette that has come to bear his name around 1900.
   Characteristics of this bathing dress silhouette include short sleeves, the abandonment of bloomers, and hose.

Source
   Originally by C. D. Gibson, Life, 1901. Scanned from Mark Gabor, The Illustrated History of Girlie Magazines, Harmony Books, a division of Crown Publishers, One Park Avenue, New York 10016,1984. 1 picture.
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