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Although the evening-dress style of nightwear made moves towards the modern negligee style—translucent bodices, lace trimming, bows, exemplified in 1941 by a photo [2] [3] [4] of Rita Hayworth [5] [6] in Life—it was only after World War II that nightwear changed from being primarily utilitarian to being primarily sensual or even erotic; the ...
The more sheer the lingerie dress, the better. [6] The dresses were made of various fabrics, including linen, cotton or silk and parts of the dress were see-through to reveal the slip or gown worn underneath. [7] Lingerie dresses were worn by various classes of women in North America and Europe in the decades of the 1900s up to the 1920.
Babydoll negligees from the 1950s to the early 1980s are now collectible vintage items. Some babydolls open in front and resemble a robe or peignoir. [2] Short daywear dresses of a similar style are sometimes called babydoll dresses; the name is sometimes two words, baby doll, and sometimes hyphenated, baby-doll. Some styles are similar to what ...
Lingerie displayed on women's mannequins. Lingerie (UK: / ˈ l æ̃ ʒ ər i, ˈ l ɒ n-/, US: / ˌ l ɒ n ʒ ə ˈ r eɪ, ˌ l æ n ʒ ə ˈ r iː /, [1] French: ⓘ) is a category of primarily women's clothing including undergarments (mainly brassieres), sleepwear, and lightweight robes.
A nightgown. A nightgown, nightie or nightdress is a loosely hanging item of nightwear, and is commonly worn by women and girls.A nightgown is made from cotton, silk, satin, or nylon and may be decorated with lace appliqués or embroidery at the bust and hem.
By JENNY DEPPER London was calling and Taylor Swift answered! Skimpy lingerie wasn't just for the Angels at the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre on Tuesday ...
A version reappeared in the late 1960s, called a braslip, [2] which featured a bra top and attached slip, to wear under short, shift dresses, and replace half slips. Often the bra top was an underwire style, and the entire garment was sized by the bra.
Monroe wore the famous white dress in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch, directed by Billy Wilder.The scene was filmed early in the morning on Sept. 15, 1954, on the corner of Lexington Avenue and ...