Swimsuit became transparent when wet
Mrs. Muncy of Redondo Beach was shocked and humiliated when her white swimsuit got wet and showed everything. So she sued the maker of the suit for $10,000.
Unfortunately I can't find any record of the outcome of her lawsuit.
That info is probably available somewhere in the archives of the L.A. County Superior Court, but their archives aren't searchable online. It's too bad that courts, for the most part, don't make any effort to put their archives online. It would be a gold mine for the history of weird news if they did.
Unfortunately I can't find any record of the outcome of her lawsuit.
That info is probably available somewhere in the archives of the L.A. County Superior Court, but their archives aren't searchable online. It's too bad that courts, for the most part, don't make any effort to put their archives online. It would be a gold mine for the history of weird news if they did.
Freeport Journal Standard - Nov 19, 1953
LA Times - Nov 19, 1953
Comments
I'm thinkin' here!!!!
Thin white cloth
Thin WET white cloth
Wet T-Shirt contest
Wet Bathing Suit contest
Post hoc, ergo proptor hoc!
Oh, yea, she had NO idea what she was doing.
Thin white cloth
Thin WET white cloth
Wet T-Shirt contest
Wet Bathing Suit contest
Post hoc, ergo proptor hoc!
Oh, yea, she had NO idea what she was doing.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 12/13/15 at 10:28 AM
White is just evil don't ya know! 😉
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 12/13/15 at 10:43 AM
According to TBITWH that's true.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 12/13/15 at 10:53 AM
Sorry, I should have checked the link before I posted. Please delete.
Posted by BMN on 12/13/15 at 12:12 PM
Your wish is our command.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 12/13/15 at 12:21 PM
A ladyfriend was given a bikini by a guy who works for a company which develops new fabrics. First time out, she slathered appropriate spf lotion on her face, arms, legs, and tummy and basked under the sun. A couple of hours later, she began to feel very uncomfortable. Turns out the swimsuit was made of one of the new "tan-through" fabrics! The exposed parts of her body, protected by the lotion, had a light tan, but everything the bikini covered was very badly sunburned.
Ouch!
Ouch!
Posted by Phideaux on 12/13/15 at 03:41 PM
Pervious. Yuk yuk. Snicker. Wonderfully appropriate word for a transparent, now very revealing bathing suit.
Posted by doug rogers on 12/13/15 at 05:01 PM
Anyone else been to the nude beaches in the "Virgin" Islands. My eyes .. my eyes ... oh wait .. that's my wife. Nevermind.
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 12/14/15 at 03:51 AM
As a representative of the Internet: pics or it didn't happen.
Posted by Justin S. on 12/19/15 at 09:15 PM
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Category: Lawsuits | 1950s