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Image Not Available for Advertisement for Lastex "For 1938 'Lastex'presents the perfectly fitted and utterly comfortable trunk with every fabric and seam tested for sea-go ability"
Advertisement for Lastex "For 1938 'Lastex'presents the perfectly fitted and utterly comfortable trunk with every fabric and seam tested for sea-go ability"
Image Not Available for Advertisement for Lastex "For 1938 'Lastex'presents the perfectly fitted and utterly comfortable trunk with every fabric and seam tested for sea-go ability"

Advertisement for Lastex "For 1938 'Lastex'presents the perfectly fitted and utterly comfortable trunk with every fabric and seam tested for sea-go ability"

Date1938
Object numberANMS0442[001]
NameAdvertisement
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Dale O'Sullivan
Image Not Available for Advertisement for Lastex "Fabrics more varied and striking than ever plus free testing service on fabrics and seams"
Advertisement for Lastex "Fabrics more varied and striking than ever plus free testing service on fabrics and seams"
c1930
Image Not Available for Advertisement for Catalina Lastex swimming trunks, made by Pacific Knitting Mills titled "Genuine Lastex the smash hit of the season!"
Advertisement for Catalina Lastex swimming trunks, made by Pacific Knitting Mills titled "Genuine Lastex the smash hit of the season!"
c1930
Image Not Available for When selecting your woven Lastex fabrics for swim suits and trunks select from Washow's extensive line 1937
When selecting your woven Lastex fabrics for swim suits and trunks select from Washow's extensive line 1937
1937
Image Not Available for Article titled 'Jantzen sticks to knitted fabrics, featuring Lastex mixtures in 1938 swim suits' November 1937
Article titled 'Jantzen sticks to knitted fabrics, featuring Lastex mixtures in 1938 swim suits' November 1937
1937
Image Not Available for Magazine advertisements for lastex, kool-tex and krepe-tex swimwear fabrics
Magazine advertisements for lastex, kool-tex and krepe-tex swimwear fabrics
1935-1937
Image Not Available for Advertisement for Silkcraft Mills Inc Original designs in exclusive jacquard "Lastex" fabrics for your swimsuits 1937
Advertisement for Silkcraft Mills Inc Original designs in exclusive jacquard "Lastex" fabrics for your swimsuits 1937
1937
Image Not Available for Harper's Bazaar advertisement for Lastex titled 'Something definitely new has been done with figures'May 1938
Harper's Bazaar advertisement for Lastex titled 'Something definitely new has been done with figures'May 1938
1938
Image Not Available for Article from Knitted Outerwear Age titled 'Double fabric swim trunks are patented', January 1938
Article from Knitted Outerwear Age titled 'Double fabric swim trunks are patented', January 1938
1938
Image Not Available for Page taken from fashion magazine, titled 'Beach notes - 1935' with illustrations depicting swimsuit models and reference to fabrics jersey, pure silk with Lastex, printed rubber, herring-bone Lastex, accordion-knit wool and jacquard wool
Page taken from fashion magazine, titled 'Beach notes - 1935' with illustrations depicting swimsuit models and reference to fabrics jersey, pure silk with Lastex, printed rubber, herring-bone Lastex, accordion-knit wool and jacquard wool
1935
Image Not Available for See our new designs in jacquard "Lastex" Fabrics for swim suits 1937
See our new designs in jacquard "Lastex" Fabrics for swim suits 1937
1937
Image Not Available for The Drapers' Organiser Swimwear designs December 1934 with reference to Lastex fabric
The Drapers' Organiser Swimwear designs December 1934 with reference to Lastex fabric
1934
Image Not Available for Bathing suits like this are only possible with Lastex - 'Formal' a Jantzen swimsuit in the new 'Sunsheen' fabric posed by Patricia Ellis, courtesy Warner Bros First national
Bathing suits like this are only possible with Lastex - 'Formal' a Jantzen swimsuit in the new 'Sunsheen' fabric posed by Patricia Ellis, courtesy Warner Bros First national
1930s