Women's pink rubber swimming cap
Date1950s
Object number00003678
NameSwimming Cap
MediumRubber, plastic
DimensionsOverall: 170 x 170 x 190 mm, 0.15 kg
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis pink rubber swimming cap is decorated with red floral embellishments made from plastic and rubber. Worn by women to accessorise with their swimsuit, the swimming cap also served to protect the permanent wave hairstyles popular during the 1950s.HistoryHighly decorated swimming caps made of rubberised fabric were in vogue in the 1950s and 60s. Often designed by milliners, caps were brightly coloured, appliquéd with flowers or ribbons and sometimes moulded into unusual shapes.SignificanceThis swimming cap is representative of beach and pool fashions of the 1950s and 1960s.
