Swimming Case

Description:

Humans are one of the few species that choose to voluntarily displace their bodies in water for pleasure, physical activity, research, and travel. Humans are a bipedal species with lungs, and thus not specifically adapted for aquatic life. Despite this, we have found technological and fashionable ways to submerge, float, and move ourselves through the water. From bloomers and tunics of the early 20th century to the high-waisted two-piece worn by Billiejean Heneghan at the end of WWII and a contemporary gender-neutral swimsuit by Tomboy X. The swimsuits and fins in this case reveal changes in style and materials across time.