The Sleeveless/Strapped Dress
During the first half of the oughts, the feet remain shod and the head hatted, but the bathing dress sleeve continues to shorten. By 1905, the sleeve disappears entirely, producing the bathing dress sleeveless bloomerless. Now both the face and the arms are uncovered, with the sensuous armpit being an optional inducement.
Layers also continue to be shed, and the overall costume is much thinner. The sleeveless bloomerless is similar to the bathing dress shortsleeved bloomered, minus the shortsleeve and the bloomers.
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The Bathing Dress Sleeveless Bloomerless represents a substantial reduction around 1905.
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