87.82.5

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Exposed_37 Left to right 87.82.5 (nightgown), 75.183.69 (bra and girdle), 82.153.148 (bra and panties)

Exposed_14 Left to right 87.82.5 (nightgown), 75.183.69 (bra and girdle), 82.153.148 (giraffe bra and panties), 82.153.116 and 82.153.137 (bra and slip), 87.82.20 (bodysuit), 2000.89.19 (bra and panties), 94.42.1 (stockings case), 99.14.3 (lounge set), 83.128.1 (gown), 85.76.10 (slippers case)

Object: Nightgown

Brand: Vanity Fair

Date: c. 1960

Medium: Nylon tricot

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Pollack

Object number: 87.82.5

DescriptionNightgown: pink, orange nylon tricot; pink empire bodice with three ruffled tiers of upward accordion pleats released two inches below edge; full circle orange skirt; pink A-line underskirt; below knee length; double rouleau straps; pink satin ribbon waistline trim extending at center front to long ties

Label Text:Actress Carroll Baker wore a hip-length, ruffled nightie and matching pantalets in the 1956 movie Baby Doll. The movie helped to popularize short, billowing sleepwear styles. Vanity Fair was known for its fashionable and brilliantly colored nylon sleepwear, which was both inexpensive and easy to care for.

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Lingerie

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Exposed: A History of Lingerie