Tank Tops got their name from old Tank Suits that women wore to swim!

Tank Tops got their name from old Tank Suits that women wore to swim!

Today, women mostly wear two-piece bathing suits. If you visit a beach or the local pool, you'll see any number of versions of the bikini and tankini.

Back in the 1920s though, the one piece suit was all the rage. Women's fashion back then required more coverage and bathing suits did not bare the torso but rather covered the full upper body but bared the arms.

These suits were also called "tank suits." The "tank" was the pool or body of water that the woman was swimming in. Today, we call sleeveless tops (both men's and women's) "tank tops." This comes from the sleeveless style of these one piece bathing suits.

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