Sleepytime Gal

[Etienne]

With so many ladies loving vintage, I am wondering what you all prefer for wearing for sleeping. It seems to me that, at least in the movies, the nightgowns of the Golden Era were so gorgeous and beautifully made. Today's offerings seem to pale by comparison. But maybe there are some wonderful brands out there that I don't know of. Anybody care to chime in?

 

[jp*81]

Here are links to Vintage Nightgowns.

http://www.vintagelingerie.biz/allgowns.htm

http://www.vintagetreasuresgalore.com/LINGERIE/nightgownsnightys1.html

http://shoppewithkajn.com/nightgowns.htm

http://www.silverscreenloungerie.com/index.asp

http://www.poshgirlvintage.com/vintage_lingerie/vintage_lingerie1.html

Hope these help. If not try searching Ebay or Google there are a lot of sites.

Here are some brand names:
Van Raalte, Vanity Fair, Youth Form, Maidenform, Gossard Artemis, Vassarette, Miss Elaine, Olga, Wondermaid

 

[Renee]

I like the nightgowns by Lanz of Salburg; they're available at the Vermont Country Store. www.vermontcountrystore.com

Not exactly vintage but pretty, and they last forever. I love the flannel ones in winter.

 

[magneto]

With so many ladies loving vintage, I am wondering what you all prefer for wearing for sleeping.

Pajamas for ladies are perfectly correct in my humble opinion For summer, the lighter ones that were called baby doll pajamas. Whenever I wear nightgowns they end up "migrating north" and twisting round me like a tourniquet while I sleep!

 

[Etienne]

Thanks so much for the help! JP81 I really liked the last two sites you mentioned! Most helpful!

 

[Rosie]

my goodness, I want like 95% of the things there, shame on you ladies for posting that

 

[Chantilly Lace]

Pajamas for ladies are perfectly correct in my humble opinion For summer, the lighter ones that were called baby doll pajamas. Whenever I wear nightgowns they end up "migrating north" and twisting round me like a tourniquet while I sleep!

I love nighties but I have the same problem! lol

 

[AtomicBlonde]

who else saw this?!!??! (it was on one of the links!)

I find that to be absolutely hilarious! My mom tells me about how my grandmother used to put her money inside a folded hankie and pin it inside of her bra....

Makes for rather uneasy access if you ask me!!

-Jess

 

[maisie]

Wow! They did think of some weird things back then!lol

 

[Renee]

My mom tells me about how my grandmother used to put her money inside a folded hankie and pin it inside of her bra....

Makes for rather uneasy access if you ask me!!

Okay, this is a bit off-topic and may be TMI for some, but I often tuck an OB tampon inside my bra if I want to carry one with me and am in a situation where I don't want to obviously take my purse into the restroom with me.

Because I'm not busty enough to have cleavage-that-clamps, I just tuck it under my breast; the bra keeps everything tucked up tight. You really can't feel it once it's there.

I also once tucked a few $100 bills in there, when hubby and I were on vacation and got lost in a neighborhood that was a little iffy.

Bras are quite useful inventions.

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

My lord! If you just need a vintage slip, don't you dare go to one of those sites and pay $90 or even $20! Go to any Goodwill, Salvation Army, Savers, or the like and you can get a vintage Vanity Fair slip for $2. Look for a fabric label, not a paper one, and that's how you'll know it's vintage. You might even get lucky and score yourself a full length movie-star quality robe for $4 like I did! If you don't like the color or need something specific, just buy a $3 box of RIT dye.

For the truly amazing gowns, you'll have to watch out on ebay. Those prices are ridiculous. They ought to be ashamed of themselves for charging that much. Do people really pay that much?[huh]