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Miami museum opens a new exhibit that examines a century of swimwear and its connection to Florida

MIAMI (AP) — Just in time for bathing suit season, the HistoryMiami Museum is opening a new exhibit that examines the relationship between the evolution of swimwear and the growth of South Florida ...
PBS

Could bringing back 19th-century wool swimsuits help reduce microplastics?

Woollen swimwear, popular a century ago, might soon make a splash on Australian beaches again. In the 19th century, when natural fibers were the only option, beach-goers donned costumes made of wool ...
Fast Company

This bathing suit fights ocean plastic–because it’s made of wool (yes, wool)

The story about ocean plastic pollution usually centers on plastic bottles and other packaging. But clothing is another part of the problem: Every time someone washes something made from polyester or ...
Orlando Sentinel

Beachgoers once made a splash in wool, leggings

This month marks 76 years since the birth of the bikini in 1946, but less than 40 years earlier, such a getup seemed as unlikely on Central Florida’s beaches as rocket ships blasting into space from ...
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Miami museum opens exhibit chronicling a century of swimwear and its connection to Florida

Just in time for bathing suit season, the HistoryMiami Museum is opening a new exhibit that examines the relationship between the evolution of swimwear and the growth of South Florida over the past ...