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Don't think that ordinary American women very commonly wore Bikinis until at least the late 1950's... AnonMoos 16:11, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- Hm. You might be right to date the card a bit later on that detail. However the cartoonist might be inclined to depict swimwear a bit racier than was actually common, and two-pieces were not uncommon even before the maketing of the bikini (eg Image:LakeBunny45EyesClosed.jpg 1945). Hard to figure out dates on such cards sometimes. I agree the swimsuit is suggestive of something more modern, while the woman's hair fashion looks 1940s-ish to me. Possibly a commercial cartoonist like this was still drawing cars with a pre-War look into the 1960s. If we try to go by fashion clues we can note the man isn't wearing stocking garters, but his sock top isn't elastic. He doesn't wear and undershirt, and she doesn't wear a brassire (though she looks like she could use the support). Heh, thanks for your insights! Cheers, -- Infrogmation 17:23, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- Are you sure that the 1945 photograph shows a two-piece swimsuit completely separated and disconnected in both front and back? Anyway, you're right that the car in the postcard definitely dates from before the tailfin era, even though the woman's swimsuit shows a degree of lack of coverage which was probably not all that common among bikinis worn by ordinary American women until ca. the mid 1960s.
- Another thing that's kind of interesting about the card is the complete absence of concern about slender female thighs... By the way, how are we supposed to know that they haven't engaged in a prolonged animalistic rutting session between frame 2 and frame 3 of the card??
AnonMoos 11:26, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Well, Image:FourFavorites3101.jpg dated October, 1947 shows bikinis, so that settles it. I still wonder how many ordinary women in the U.S. in 1947 actually wore bikinis, though... AnonMoos 08:10, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
