1870s bathing

1870s bathing

1870s

Here we have an idea of what women wore in the mid-late 1800s to go swimming. We can see here that women’s swimwear at this time looked more like dresses or gowns more than something you would wear in the water. These women are dressed head-to-toe showing very little skin. This outfit showcases the long extravagant dress and the trousers they wore underneath the dress. They also have swimming shoes and even hats. The hats are very small and seem to serve no purpose except as a decoration piece. In the background we see what appear to be houses but may be what they called Bathing machines.