Baby Doll Lingerie and Sylvia Pedlar - Folkwear
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
The lingerie sewing patterns that Folkwear debuted this year (510 Passionflower and 511 Juliette's Dream) are heavily influenced by the baby doll lingerie that developed and was popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Baby doll lingerie brings to mind sweet and sexy garments - lacy and loose and very short. Baby dolls are loosely defined as a garments with an empire waist and a skirt ending above the knee. This type of lingerie often has lace, frills, or bows on the hems, seams, or straps, giving it a typical lingerie look. Baby doll lingerie is credited to clothing designer Sylvia Pedlar who created super-short nighties in the early 1940s as a response to war-time fabric shortages. Before this time, women's nightwear was generally long and voluminous, similar to our 224 Beautiful Dreamer. These newer short gowns were quickly called baby doll lingerie, though Ms. Pedlar
Off the Beaten Path - The creation of the super-short nightgown is
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511 Juliette's Dream - PDF - Folkwear
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Folkwear Passionflower Lingerie Top #510 | Harts Fabric
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1930s Trousseau - Canada
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1930s Trousseau - Canada
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Non chiamatelo babydoll – Storia e ascesa di un capo intimo quasi
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Baby Doll Lingerie and Sylvia Pedlar - Folkwear
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Vintage Iris Lingerie Designed by Sylvia Pedlar The Dior of
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511 Juliette's Dream - PDF - Folkwear
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1930s Trousseau
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