tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post1228489324389873129..comments2023-12-24T23:43:26.726+11:00Comments on Backtracking: Sepia Saturday: The swimmersBoobookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-11320996481898509402013-01-16T02:15:26.362+11:002013-01-16T02:15:26.362+11:00Can't imagine swimming with the weight of wool...Can't imagine swimming with the weight of wool, but these photos are terrific! "Togs" is such a great word, but then, so is "bathers".<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-74313640442529444262013-01-14T09:19:07.830+11:002013-01-14T09:19:07.830+11:00Great photos! And the bathing caps are quite cute...Great photos! And the bathing caps are quite cute. But wool bathing suits? Yikes. Seems like they'd be itchy and would stay wet for a very long time.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-1684794092864996852013-01-14T08:23:12.772+11:002013-01-14T08:23:12.772+11:00Lovely pictures. Happy times.Lovely pictures. Happy times.dakotaboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804592205708387211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-83245916941558536112013-01-14T04:10:14.233+11:002013-01-14T04:10:14.233+11:00Such adorable happy pictures! The names for some o...Such adorable happy pictures! The names for some of those styles were as different as they looked too!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-39668260414387998942013-01-13T21:23:27.300+11:002013-01-13T21:23:27.300+11:00Oh, those hats! They are lovely! Oh, those hats! They are lovely! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-7620243519186887992013-01-13T20:31:49.905+11:002013-01-13T20:31:49.905+11:00"Togs" is certainly a word that is still..."Togs" is certainly a word that is still used in Northern England now you mention it. It is one of those words that get used but you never think about their precise meaning other than a collection of things, particularly swimming or sporting things. Like all good Sepia posts, a splendid old photo leads to all sorts of new thoughts.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-26704762663856338482013-01-13T04:49:39.067+11:002013-01-13T04:49:39.067+11:00Always a smile at the beach! I love seeing the sty...Always a smile at the beach! I love seeing the styles of this time.Kathyhttp://abbieandeveline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-48523624413366042172013-01-13T03:53:38.911+11:002013-01-13T03:53:38.911+11:00I have been seeing newsclips about your fires ... ...I have been seeing newsclips about your fires ... stay safe! Loved your pictures. We just call them swimsuits.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-86162732184687623892013-01-12T05:40:07.498+11:002013-01-12T05:40:07.498+11:00Wonderful picture. I've heard of 'togs'...Wonderful picture. I've heard of 'togs' and 'bathers' over the years, but now it's just swimsuits. By the way, I don't know if you realise that you have word verification switched on; most of us have switched it off with no ill effects, as long as you have moderation enabled (it sometimes puts people off making a comment).Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-75223711529947471572013-01-11T23:15:05.139+11:002013-01-11T23:15:05.139+11:00Obviously "togs" are unknown here in Hol...Obviously "togs" are unknown here in Holland. We call them "badpakken" or "bathing suits". But no matter how they are called, they are historic pictures. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-28835199814259575772013-01-11T21:09:05.226+11:002013-01-11T21:09:05.226+11:00My first swimsuit was wool, great until it got wet...My first swimsuit was wool, great until it got wet and stretched down between your legs. I am familiar with swimming 'togs' but trunks have taken over for men at least.But I guess I don't look too good in those either these days.<br />I've never seen any costumes like those in your pictures. How times have changed.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-32907985424172060122013-01-11T03:30:13.785+11:002013-01-11T03:30:13.785+11:00Love the hates and they look so happy. . Love the hates and they look so happy. . ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-45135861546170732692013-01-11T02:13:44.585+11:002013-01-11T02:13:44.585+11:00Never heard of "togs" but "bathers&...Never heard of "togs" but "bathers" doesn't sound right either -- just plain ol' "bathing suit" is all I've heard. And wool?? Really? Sounds like an invitation to a drowning but synthetic fabrics were a long way off, I guess. I like your pictures. The swim caps remind me of ones I've seen in photos of my great aunt and her friends at Ocean View in Virginia.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-80682022937955061172013-01-10T10:32:28.011+11:002013-01-10T10:32:28.011+11:00Another vote for togs here. We then went to bather...Another vote for togs here. We then went to bathers, and now I'm up north, they are known as 'swimmers'. I can't imagine trying to swim, or even just be in water, while wearing wool.Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270783758226909749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-54976867443684557712013-01-10T07:26:40.173+11:002013-01-10T07:26:40.173+11:00I think my first "bathing suit" as a you...I think my first "bathing suit" as a young child was wool, though the style was more modern. Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-24012858070770913872013-01-10T06:55:48.603+11:002013-01-10T06:55:48.603+11:00"Togs: is still the preferred usage over on t..."Togs: is still the preferred usage over on this side of the Tasman, where we are watching the fires on the news with some trepidation, but will expect some stupendous sunsets once the smoke haze reaches us. I don't even like swimming with a T-shirt on, let alone one of those woollen monstrosities - they must have been awful. Great images, thank you.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.com