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Catalina Sportswear was founded in 1928 when its founder, Edgar W. Stewart, changed the name of a mill he owned, Pacific Knitting Mills. The company was located in Los Angeles, and they used their location near Hollywood as part of their glamorous image.

In the 1940s they hired several of Hollywood’s most famous designers to work on designs for them. These included Orry Kelly, Milo Anderson, Edith Head and Travis Banton. For many years the head designer at Catalina was Mary Ann DeWeese, who formed her own company, DeWeese Designs.

See : DeWeese Design

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Catalina swim suit label circo 1928

from a 1928 swimsuit

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from a 1930s swimsuit

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appliqué from a 1930s swimsuit

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from a 1930s sweater

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from a 1940s wool sweater

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from a 1940s cabana shirt

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from a 1940s swimsuit

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from a 1940s men's Hawaiian shirt (label back)

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from a pair of 1940s girl's swim shorts

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from a 1946 sweater

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from a late 1940s/early 1950s swimsuit

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from an early 1950s shirt

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from an early 1950s knit swimsuit

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from an early 1950s swimsuit

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from a 1950s swimsuit

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from a 1950s swim suit

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from a 1950s swim suit

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Front, from a pair of 1950s men's swim trunks

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Back, from a pair of 1950s men's swim trunks

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from a 1950s shirt

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from a 1950s mens swim suit

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from a 1953 bathing suit

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from a 1950s two-piece swimsuit

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from a 1956 bathing suit

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from a late 1950s bathing suit

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from a late 1950s/early 1960s women's shirt

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from an early 1960s man's Cabana shirt

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from early 1960s swim trunks

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from an early 1960s swimsuit

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from an early 1960s swimsuit (similar label in 1990)

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from a 1960s surfer shirt

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from a 1960s wool top

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from a mid-1960s sweater

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from an early 1960s man's surfer shirt

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hang tag from a 1970s cover up

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from a 1970 lace cover-up

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from a 1970s dress

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from a 1970s bikini

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from a pair of 1970s shorts

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from a 1970s knit vest

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from a 1980s bathing suit

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from a 1980s skirt

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from a 1980s sweater

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from an early 1990s swimsuit

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from a 1990s sarong skirt

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from a 1990s girl's swimsuit

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