1940's Nylon Negligee
Description
Off-White, nylon parachute robe and gown, lace trim, ankle length.
Source
HCT.1996.12.1ab
Relation
Additional fiber images and information available at the CAMEO Materials Database at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Provenance
These garments were designed and made by Lillian Luoma for her belated honeymoon in 1945. The garments are made from a nylon parachute that her husband sent her from France. She won first place in The Cleveland Press' fifth national sewing contest in the Victory category for these garments. Lillian was born in Warren, Ohio in 1917 and was an Alumna of Ohio State University. She would go on to teach Home Economics in Ohio and Florida.
Design Elements
Bishop Sleeve, Banded Cuff, Gored Skirt
Fiber/Fabric Information
Garment is made of nylon and lace trim is cotton
Decade
1940-1949
Color
White
Nightwear Type
negligee
Files
Collection
Citation
“1940's Nylon Negligee,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed December 25, 2024, http://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/1774.
Item Relations
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