ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː pˈɛɹəs wʌz ˈæskt tə dɪzˈaɪn ɐ sˈuːt fɔːɹ sˈælvɪdʒ wˈɜːk ɔnðə ɹˈɛk ʌvðə pˈiː ænd ˈoʊ lˈaɪnɚɹ ˌɛsˈɛs ˈiːdʒɪpt wˌɪtʃ hæd sˈʌŋk ɪn ʌv wˈɔːɾɚɹ ˈɔf ˈʌʃənt.
In 1923 Peress was asked to design a suit for salvage work on the wreck of the P&O liner SS Egypt which had sunk in  of water off Ushant.