Resource Type

Camisole slip

Camisole slip of white cotton, knee-length, princess-line, eyelet trim around the shaped neckline and as the shoulder straps. Semi-fitted princess-seams. Turned hem with applied ruffle of eyelet lace and insertion. The slip is homemade and appears to be a petticoat from 1910-1915 that was altered and remade.
Date: 1940/1945
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Nylon camisole

Camisole slip of off-white nylon, v-neckline with shaped camisole cups with adjustable ivory ribbon shoulder straps. Darted bust cups. Inverted V-shaped insert of soft nylon below the bust that joins with the triangular back panel to form a zig zag waist seam. The knee-length skirt is cut in one piece and seamed center back. Nylon lace bound hem. The bust and skirt portions of the slip are made of a heavier weight. ribbed nylon. The V-shaped insert is a more pliable weight. Label stitched inside. at left back zig zag seam.
Date: 1940/1949
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library