#Catalina Swimwear

[justseventeen]

May 1964. 'Show up bare and beautiful in a two-piece with little boy shorts.'

[dandyads]

Catalina Swim Suits, 1936

[gameraboy2]

1961 Catalina swimwear ad

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue April 15, 1959

Pure femininity in an exquisite marriage of silk checks and cotton ribbons. Hip flattery is created by the soft pleating of the skirt. By Catalina. Unidentified model and photographer.

Pure féminité dans un mariage exquis de carreaux de soie et de rubans de coton. La flatterie des hanches est créée par le plissage doux de la jupe. Par Catalina. Modèle et photographe non identifiés.

vogue archive

[fashionbooksmilano]

Catalina Men’s and Ladie’s Collection Summer’89

Catalina, California 1988, 6 booklets, 33,5 x 24 cm., 60 tables

euro 150,00

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Catalina  Sportswear was an American swimwear and sportswear firm founded in 1907 by John C. Bentz as Bentz Knitting Mills, manufacturing underwear and sweaters; renamed Pacific Knitting Mills (1912), Catalina Knitting Mills (1928), and Catalina, from 1955.

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[alwaysalwaysalwaysthesea]

Ad for Catalina swimsuits in the June 5, 1939 LIFE.

(source: LIFE archives)

[shockwake]

Catalina's swimwear

Look magazine May 31, 1955

[milksockets]

catalina jr. swimsuit shot by oliviero toscani, 1973 in splash!: a history of swimwear - richard martin + harold koda (1990)

[luckywildgirl]

Catalina Swimwear 1970

[myvintagevogue]

Catalina Swimwear 1954

[senor-plume]

Lobster themed swimwear by Catalina Sportswear, 1949

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue January 1951

Swimwear/Maillots de bain 1951

Illustrator/Illustrateur : Descartes

A. Gathered swimsuit in honeycomb knit, golden nylon with Laton, as flexible as the silhouette. Manufactured by Cole of California.

B. Black body-smoothing nylon electric mesh backless suspender suit. Sole decor: two pleats on the skirt. By Olga.

C. A black nylon mesh suit, woven with Lastex, with a firm hourglass panel in front. By Mabs of Hollywood.

D. A knitted swimsuit in wool, cotton and nylon, elastic. White, with red looped straps at the top. By Sacony.

E. Yokes for a slender silhouette, a suit in coral nylon, woven with Lastex, with petal tips rising on the top. By Catalina.

F. The casual alternate two-piece suit. Made of tangerine nylon and elastic rayon. By SeaMolds.

G. A suit of nylon taffeta woven with laton, burnt sugar color, gathered at the top. By Rose Marie Reid.

H. Suit in rayon, cotton and nylon seersucker, black, with a white cuff at the top; all woven in Lastex. By Caltex of California.

A. Maillot de bain froncé en maille nid d'abeille, nylon doré avec Laton, aussi souple que la silhouette. Fabriqué par Cole of California.

B. Costume noir à bretelles dos-nu en filet électrique en nylon lissant la silhouette. Décor semelle : deux plis sur la jupe. Par Olga.

C. Un costume noir en filet de nylon, tissé avec du Lastex, avec un panneau ferme en forme de sablier devant. Par Mabs of Hollywood.

D. Un maillot de bain tricoté en laine, coton et nylon, élastique. Blanc, avec les lanières rouges en boucle dans le haut. Par Sacony.

E. Empiècements pour une silhouette élancée, un costume en nylon corail, tissé avec du Lastex, avec des pointes de pétales montant sur le haut. Par Catalina.

F. Le costume deux pièces-suppléant occasionnel. En nylon et rayonne élastique couleur mandarine. Par SeaMolds.

G. Un complet de taffetas de nylon tissé avec du laton, couleur sucre brûlé, froncé sur le dessus. Par Rose Marie Reid.

H. Costume en seersucker de rayonne, de coton et de nylon, noir, avec une manchette blanche en haut ; le tout tissé en Lastex. Par Caltex of California.

[jcinfl]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: swim cover up S.

[ace-angel-judas]

I never thought of Harry! He would absolutely rock a Catalina shirt. I want a Catalina shirt myself 😂

He probably wears one during a performance 😂 like at Water Bomb or something. And it’s from when Catalina has done a modelling shoot for swimwear or something.

[mysterymirrors]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Carve Designs Stinson Catalina Swimsuit Top - Indo/Ocean Blue - L.

[gaianea-blog]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: CATALINA SWIMWEAR | BLACK SWIMSUIT LARGE.