Slip Petticoat & Knickers
1940s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Pink flowered printed rayon slip petticoat and French cami-knickers.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Printed rayon |
| Brief description | Printed rayon slip petticoat and French cami-knickers, made for Utility, Great Britain, 1940s |
| Physical description | Pink flowered printed rayon slip petticoat and French cami-knickers. |
| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Gallery label | Wartime restrictions on clothing included a ban on the use of silk for civilian purposes. In keeping with the measures imposed, these rayon or 'artifical silk' undergarments are short and fairly slim-fitting with narrow hems, little elastic and no trimmings. Patterns with a tiny repeat, such as this floral design, were used to aviod wastage when cutting.(1997) |
| Bibliographic reference | De la Haye, Amy (ed.). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947- 1997. London : V&A Publications, 1997
plate 141 |
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| Accession number | T.204&A-1982 |
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| Record created | September 25, 2003 |
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