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In the 1920s, Catalina produced increasingly daring swimwear, including the boldly striped "Chicken Suit", men's "Speed Suit" and "Rib Stitch 5" suits. With the rising glitz of the silver screen in the 1930s, Catalina adopted the slogan "Styled for the Stars of
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Catalina is predominantly women's swimwear, including a rib suit known as the "Everybody Tank", as well as
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Pacific Knitting Mills in 1912, accompanied by the introduction of swimwear to their existing knit lines. The name was changed again finally to Catalina in 1928.
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In the 1960s, Catalina became a sister company to Cole of
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