Summary
A lingerie dress was a popular type of dress in the North America and Europe throughout the decades of the 1900s until 1920. The dress was lightweight, often white and decorated. It was especially popular as an outdoor dress and for summer.
Overview
editLingerie dresses were heavily decorated and designed to look like a Regency era chemise gown.[1] The dresses featured full skirts, blouses and sleeves of varying lengths.[2] They were most often white, but not always.[3] The dresses could also be worn over different colored gowns or slips, expanding a woman's wardrobe.[4][5] The dresses were named "lingerie" in order to emphasize the lightness and thinness of the dresses, not to suggest lingerie as an undergarment.[3] The more sheer the lingerie dress, the better.[6] The dresses were made of various fabrics, including linen, cotton or silk and parts of the dress were see-through to reveal the slip or gown worn underneath.[7]
Lingerie dresses were worn by various classes of women in North America and Europe in the decades of the 1900s up to the 1920.[8][7] They were often worn at outdoor activities and were touted as being appropriate for warm weather.[1][2] They were also easier to wash than other kinds of dresses.[7] In addition, they were praised for their simplicity which also implied that they were less costly than other types of dresses.[9]
The dresses could be bought ready-made or created at home by pattern.[8] They could be accessorized with collars, laces and bows on the neck.[10] Other accessories included lingerie hats and parasols.[11] Dresses were embellished with lace and embroidery, including eyelet embroidery.[5][12][13]
References
edit- ^ a b Ben-Horin, Keren (2012-01-21). "1900-1910: The Reign of The Lingerie Dress". On Pins and Needles. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ a b Chalmers, Eleanor (January 1917). "Warm Weather Ahead With Its Need of Lingerie Dresses". The Delineator. 90: 57–58.
- ^ a b Osborn, Ellen (1905). "Shirtwaist Suits for Southern Spring". Pittsburgh Daily Post. p. 24. Retrieved 2018-01-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Bordered Materials and Flouncings". Ladies' Home Journal. 30: 42. 1913.
- ^ a b Clarke, Verona (1906-07-10). "Fashions". The Sun. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-01-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chic Lingerie Frocks". Freeport Journal-Standard. 1905-07-15. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-01-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c DePauw, Karen (12 July 2013). "Cool Summer Cottons: Early 20th Century Lingerie Dresses". WNPR. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ a b Dirix, Emmanuelle (2016). Dressing the Decades: Twentieth-century Vintage Style. Yale University Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780300215526.
- ^ "The Silk Lingerie Dress". The Fulton County News. 1905-05-17. p. 6. Retrieved 2018-01-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Neckwear for Summer". Detroit Free Press. 1907-05-26. p. 61. Retrieved 2018-01-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Fashions in Gowns and Hats". Harrisburg Telegraph. 1907-06-04. p. 10. Retrieved 2018-01-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Up-To-Date Lingerie Dress". The Daily Missoulian. 1910-02-27. p. 4. Retrieved 2018-01-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "שמלות לילדות". Thursday, 26 August 2021
External links
edit- Lingerie dress drawing (1904)
- Lingerie dress photograph (1907)
- Lingerie dress photograph (1910)