By the 1920s, women and girls had been playing sports in bloomers for quite some time.It was a compromise between long skirts and men’s pants. Large pleated pant legs that w… See more

For women who worked out indoors, in a small gym, at home, or in a woman’s only athletic club, the knit wool swimsuit was a better option in the late 1920s. The body hugging fit … See more

Back to girls, from gymnasium or sport clothes came the gymsuit, a romper-like outfit designed especially for athletics. Both girls and women wore a version of the gymsuit fro… See more

The playsuit was a gymsuit with matching wrap around skirt. Many gym teachers wore them because they were required to wear a long skirt or dress when not actively teaching gy… See more