Toward the end of the 1930s, only older men and the very conservative wore suits with tops.
Even then, however, showing one's navel was often seen as a no-no. Neither the model in the
very popular belted style above nor the guy in the unbelted one below showed navel.
The top picture, is that not Errol Flynn?
ReplyDeleteNow that you mention it . . .
DeleteThe belted number was a staple of men's swimwear up until the styles became very brief in the early 1960s. I am now so old, I can even remember (older) men wearing them, before Nylon suits took over entirely, when I was but a slip of a lad.
ReplyDeleteThat is Errol Flynn. The second gentleman also looks familiar, which makes me think this was from a movie magazine of the time.
ReplyDeleteI found these using Google Image Search, which didn't mention movie magazines, but I'm pretty sure you're correct.
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