Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this latest instalment of fashion history from the Grand Costumier in Montreal, Heather Lou is interviewing Kate Lecours on vintage swimwear! Kate shares her expertise on the cultural, social, and practical forces that shaped swimwear evolution - from the scandalous introduction of the two-piece bikini to the technical innovations that revolutionized competitive swimming. Discover how changing attitudes toward the body, women's liberation, and advances in fabric technology all played crucial roles in this transformation.
Crew is our monthly pattern membership, and this year our theme is the Decades Collection. Each month, we celebrate the style inspo of a different decade, and this month, we are focusing on the disco era with the Bianca Bathing Suit
Learn more here: closetcorepatterns.com/products/2025-06-this-month?variant=42007299555462
Bombshell is our 50s-inspired one piece swimsuit pattern. Channel your inner pin-up girl Learn more about that here: closetcorepatterns.com/collections/sewing-patterns-all/products/bombshell-swimsuit-pattern?_pos=3&_fid=a60b7b893&_ss=c&variant=804749263
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In this latest instalment of fashion history from the Grand Costumier in Montreal, Heather Lou is interviewing Kate Lecours on vintage swimwear! Kate shares her expertise on the cultural, social, and practical forces that shaped swimwear evolution - from the scandalous introduction of the two-piece bikini to the technical innovations that revolutionized competitive swimming. Discover how changing attitudes toward the body, women's liberation, and advances in fabric technology all played crucial roles in this transformation.
Crew is our monthly pattern membership, and this year our theme is the Decades Collection. Each month, we celebrate the style inspo of a different decade, and this month, we are focusing on the disco era with the Bianca Bathing Suit
Learn more here: closetcorepatterns.com/products/2025-06-this-month?variant=42007299555462
Bombshell is our 50s-inspired one piece swimsuit pattern. Channel your inner pin-up girl Learn more about that here: closetcorepatterns.com/collections/sewing-patterns-all/products/bombshell-swimsuit-pattern?_pos=3&_fid=a60b7b893&_ss=c&variant=804749263
Where to Find Us!
Closet Core Patterns
Blog – blog.closetcorepatterns.com
Instagram – instagram.com/closetcorepatterns
Pinterest – pinterest.ca/closetcorepatterns/_saved
Shop – closetcorepatterns.com
