Medium: Nylon tricot

Date: c. 1960

Country: USA

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Pollack

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.

Object Number: 87.82.5