Vintage Clothing; Tank Top; Body Stocking

[jdespres at MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM]

Thanks for the cue, Vicki -- and sorry to be so slow in responding!
Time for another cup of M-W's own special blend of battery acid.

The citation backing C10's dating of "tank top" reads as follows:

The bare-top dress -- sometimes called the "tank-top" -- will this
season most often be paired iwth a snug, fitted jacket rather than
the brief bolero which has been so popular.

Fashion Digest
Fall-Winter 1950
page 59

Joanne Despres
Merriam-Webster