Welcome to Glamoursurf!

A blog with a splash of vintage swimwear, vintage fashion, news, designer profiles and all things retro.

We welcome you to shop our on-line boutique Glamoursurf, featuring everything you need from the beach to the bedroom. Glamoursurf specializes in vintage swimwear, vintage lingerie, resort wear, cover ups, swim caps and fun in the sun beach accessories. We also provide vintage swimsuit sewing patterns.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Swept Away with Toni Frissell

Recently while out doing my errands I found myself in a waiting room with some old Vogue magazines. This photograph popped out at me as I hadn't seen this particular piece before. It's by one of our favorite photographers, Toni Frissell.

Toni Frissell - 1939 Sink or Swim

I've always been enamoured with her underwater photography work and this piece is no exception. Toni actually took up photography as a form of therapy after her brother, who was a documentary filmmaker, disappeared at sea.

Toni Frissell 1947 - Woman in Water

In this Toni Frissell photograph, a model swims with dolphins underwater in a water tank. She wears a striped, crinkled one-piece swimsuit by Brest. The playful image appeared in the January 1, 1939, Vogue.

A fashion model underwater in the dolphin tank at Marineland, Florida circa 1939, Toni Frissell.

You can read more about Toni's work in other posts we've done here. Enjoy!
Posted by at

1 comment:

Myrtha Meadows said...

The "Woman in water" photo is one of my all time favorites. I just can't stop looking at it. Has she drowned herself from sadness? Or is she happily floating around in the water? Guess we'll never know...

September 30, 2011 at 6:52 AM

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)