Nightgown
Brand
Vanity Fair
c. 1960
Nylon tricot
Gift of Dorothy Pollack
Object number87.82.5
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.
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 tiesCollections
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