Anne Cole

Anne Cole is an American swimwear brand most known for the invention of the tankini swimsuit.[1] The brand's namesake founder, Anne Cole, invented the tankini.[2]

The swimwear company was originally a division within Cole of California, a knitwear company founded by Cole's father, Fred Cole.[3] Anne Cole began to work for Cole of California in sales and marketing in 1951. During that era, the brand attracted celebrities such as Esther Williams, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marilyn Monroe.[4] In 1982, after decades of designing women's swimsuits, Anne Cole created her own eponymous swimwear brand, Anne Cole Swimwear.[5]

References
  1. Singer, Melissa (2017-01-12). "An ode to Anne Cole, inventor of the tankini, the friendliest swimsuit to women". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  2. "About Anne Cole". Anne Cole. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  3. "Anne Cole, Inventor of the Tankini, a Godsend For So Many Teenage Girls and Women, Dies at 90". Jezebel. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  4. "About Anne Cole". Anne Cole. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. Hughes, Aria; Hughes, Aria (2017-01-10). "Anne Cole, Swimsuit Designer Who Invented the Tankini, Dies at 90". WWD. Retrieved 2022-04-21.



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