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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
Written by fuzzylizzie
from a 1928 swimsuit
from a 1930s swimsuit
applique from 1930s swimsuit
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from a 1940s cabana shirt
from a 1940s swimsuit
from a 1940s men's Hawaiian shirt (label back)
from a 1946 sweater
from 1940s girl's swim shorts
from an early 1950s shirt
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from an early-1950s swimsuit
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Front, from a pair of 1950s man's swim trunks
Back, from a pair of 1950s man's swim trunks
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from a 1950s two-piece swimsuit
from a 1956 bathing suit
from a late 1950s bathing suit
from an early 1960s man's Cabana shirt
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from a late1950s, early 1960s lady's shirt
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from an early 1960s swimsuit Similar label in 1990
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hang tag from a 1970s cover up
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from an early 1990s swimsuit
from a 1990s sarong skirt
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