tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post6454247166651598348..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Vintage Forties nightgowns or "Whatever Happened to the Peignoir?"Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72971105829366317012020-05-13T04:55:23.232-04:002020-05-13T04:55:23.232-04:00OMG -- you read my mind. I was thinking of Nora C...OMG -- you read my mind. I was thinking of Nora Charles' art deco lounge-wear and Mae West's voluptuous boudoir-wear.<br /><br />Peter also read my mind. I was wondering what the difference is between negligee and peignoir, which is how I landed on this page. Life is a hoot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-26083858633350320382018-09-07T20:37:43.723-04:002018-09-07T20:37:43.723-04:00Go on be a devil get the fabric and do whatever......Go on be a devil get the fabric and do whatever......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-54557082737681343632018-09-06T22:24:51.980-04:002018-09-06T22:24:51.980-04:00I wanted to be Lisa Douglas on Green Acres, with a...I wanted to be Lisa Douglas on Green Acres, with all her beautiful peignoir sets, and Nora Charles in her gorgeous boudoir attire. When "Leeza", in the original Rear Window, reached in her attache case and pulled out her neglige, I was drooling!<br />I have bought and worn vintage sets, and now...the vintage patterns to sew my own! If I could only afford the fabric! Ha-ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-51966014848049610992016-09-03T00:32:27.770-04:002016-09-03T00:32:27.770-04:00Thats a great idea Kelly Thats a great idea Kelly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78176686465811282532016-09-03T00:24:08.916-04:002016-09-03T00:24:08.916-04:00I couldn't agree moreI couldn't agree more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-36567996681619269752016-03-13T16:20:16.365-04:002016-03-13T16:20:16.365-04:00Sounds perfect Sarah I love your sweet story....Sounds perfect Sarah I love your sweet story....James Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632775631001910285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-66877445327632581032015-11-03T06:08:52.770-05:002015-11-03T06:08:52.770-05:00Nothing wrong with vintage nighties be it babydoll...Nothing wrong with vintage nighties be it babydoll,frilly,sassy.sexy sissy, nighties they all look so good no matter what the color's or shades they come in.They look even more inviting with long ribbons and bows and with a sexy peignior or negligee with four layers of chiffon makes them all worth while especially with lots of gathered layers of chiffon at the bust, and to give a spread of over 100inchs or more at the hem is really sexy.Nice to wear around the place and just heaven in bed with all that chiffon around the body mmm its great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-60878781330200896762013-02-20T17:03:32.410-05:002013-02-20T17:03:32.410-05:00That sounds GREAT...and very good for you...That sounds GREAT...and very good for you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-54147518216433960592012-12-30T22:33:03.763-05:002012-12-30T22:33:03.763-05:00Is it weird that I finally wore a negligee to bed ...Is it weird that I finally wore a negligee to bed and LOVED it??? I bought it years ago at a thrift, lace on top with an open back, button closure at the back-neck, and a long nylon skirt. Turns out it's one of the most comfortable nightgowns I've ever worn! Can't put it on too early, though; don't want to traumatize my room-mate with my nipples :PAlexus1325https://www.blogger.com/profile/17929629041165443313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-45829117798497816412012-11-28T22:56:41.526-05:002012-11-28T22:56:41.526-05:00I simply love them. Sadly, I'm a little too r...I simply love them. Sadly, I'm a little too round in shape for most of the true vintage ones. (That's one reason I'm learning to sew. I love many of the forties and fifties fashions. Maybe I can recreate some of them new.) I do have a negligee set that I bought some years ago--it's not vintage, and it's not silk, but it's pretty, I think.Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459054294111375380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-23459561331216249912012-11-17T11:05:40.500-05:002012-11-17T11:05:40.500-05:00Hot Patterns has a nice line called "Boudoir ...Hot Patterns has a nice line called "Boudoir of Bliss" with the added advantage of modern sizing. I'm always torn between beauty and practicality and usually end up wearing something loose and nondescript, usually out of style tee-shirts because I'm too cheap for a "real" nightgown and hey, they're still good. Winter however forces me into flanel jammies. Not sexy but I convinced my husband by making him some too !!!Véroniquenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-66626496830181730592012-11-17T03:29:03.947-05:002012-11-17T03:29:03.947-05:00Lovely. I'm reminded of the novel/movie Rebecc...Lovely. I'm reminded of the novel/movie Rebecca. Nightgowns embroidered by cloistered Nuns. A negligee so fine you could see your hand through it. I'm betting Daphne wore a Peignoir or two.Curly Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802333414956803595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-41814717149640350922012-11-15T23:50:29.950-05:002012-11-15T23:50:29.950-05:00I just want to wear nightgowns in general. Thinki...I just want to wear nightgowns in general. Thinking something like a modified peasant blouse would be comfortable, and less sloppy than what I normally wear (menswear style pj's). The vintage stuff is FAB!Celeste Luxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605538893949802523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-57076897502514244632012-11-15T08:20:34.400-05:002012-11-15T08:20:34.400-05:00My mother had a set in the late fifties in powder ...My mother had a set in the late fifties in powder blue. I think it dated from the 40's when before she married my dad. I don't remember her wearing the peignor but every Saturday morning she'd let me wear it around the house - I loved walking up and down the stairs in it with the back like a train.sarah chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420367186796307675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-44842294143180904642012-11-15T06:28:28.455-05:002012-11-15T06:28:28.455-05:00I used to wear sets from the 40s around the house....I used to wear sets from the 40s around the house. I agree that 50s and beyond, some terrible, unflattering things happened. I like nighties and sets from WWII and before. Now, though, if want to feel boudoir foufy I wear a vintage slip and one of the robes I've made. Slips are often decorated, easier to come by, and cheaper :)Rosehttp://www.oshedesigns.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-16113071938251123052012-11-15T00:18:37.704-05:002012-11-15T00:18:37.704-05:00That first photo makes me snicker - instep straps ...That first photo makes me snicker - instep straps with a peignoir! Sorry, Hollywood, mules are what you need with a getup like that, so that when the proper romantic moment comes, a lady can gracefully slip out of them and get her freak on without stopping to unbuckle. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179527486369159565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9631245156280544712012-11-14T12:57:43.954-05:002012-11-14T12:57:43.954-05:00Love the forties style pegnoir sets! My mother alw...Love the forties style pegnoir sets! My mother always wore them when I was young. Well, on the weekends--usually Sunday morning. She was tall and always looked elegant, regardless of what she wore!<br /><br />I still love the 40s pegnoirs for myself, but I have to be very careful with proportions. I look like the pale, freckled, redhaired girl next door who grew up looking pretty much the same! *LOL* And I'm short. *sigh* If I'm not careful, I look like a little girl dressing up in her mother's clothing! *rolleyes*<br /><br />TajaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-15377775963235095712012-11-14T04:23:01.616-05:002012-11-14T04:23:01.616-05:00I love vintage peignoir sets and own several gowns...I love vintage peignoir sets and own several gowns and matching robes - 40s and 50s ones - and I agree that the 40s ones are the most elegant.<br /><br />I wear them around the house once I get home from work - comfortable, elegant and sexy. But I wouldn't sleep in them...<br /><br />My favourite one I wore whilst getting ready for my wedding - its a beautiful cream bias cut gown with a matching chiffon and lace robe with a beautiful row of satin buttons at the bust. The perfect wedding item I think, I felt beautiful, relaxed and elegant all day.Beccie Leathley (Sew Retro Rose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088942931608827770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-50352133094757736632012-11-14T01:20:00.768-05:002012-11-14T01:20:00.768-05:00I totally have sexy lounge wear and really want to...I totally have sexy lounge wear and really want to make a peignor. Really really. But I also have a late 30's, early 40's style robe pattern with just-below-elbow sleeves that are the perfect length for doing dishes and cooking that I could wear over a silk slip. I'd totally do this at home, too. ladykatzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046811640134997947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-38284117287338077512012-11-14T00:07:31.312-05:002012-11-14T00:07:31.312-05:00When I was a kid, my sister and I wore my dead gre...When I was a kid, my sister and I wore my dead great-grandmother's nightgown and peignoir sets. Mine was peach and my sister's was powder blue.<br /><br />I didn't find out until later that my bed had belonged to the same dead great-grandmother. I didn't ask if she had died in her sleep because I was afraid that the answer would be yes!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175728119875214529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-39954288021997450562012-11-13T21:33:20.372-05:002012-11-13T21:33:20.372-05:00When I was, oh, 13? 14? I desperately wanted a pe...When I was, oh, 13? 14? I desperately wanted a peignoir set (although I didn't know that word). Finally, my mother bought me a set, probably from Sears. It was dark green with ivory lace. A sort of nylon tricot meshy thing (this was the late 70s). NOT satin. But I loved it. I rarely wore it, though. It just didn't make me look like those Hollywood starlets. I really thought it would! *sigh* I'm 48 now and still trying. Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545551379122441851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78325866837520397752012-11-13T21:24:44.957-05:002012-11-13T21:24:44.957-05:00I love them. My relatives wore them, but to be ho...I love them. My relatives wore them, but to be honest they were just not practical. However, they had sets with fancy slippers that they walked around in at home alone. I wear old sweats and my husbands tee-shirt. They would be appalled.Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470039217443534947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72855350323771463152012-11-13T18:54:37.958-05:002012-11-13T18:54:37.958-05:00I would love a dress out of so many of those patte...I would love a dress out of so many of those patterns! I also stopped wearing nightgowns a long time ago, like when I was 13 (I'm 39 now). I couldn't take any more of the bunching up around my waist or armpits. If I could get adult-sized sleepers, I would. <br />But these garments are so, so beautiful! I have a vintage bed jacket in ivory that I wear as a little jacket to work. Handmade lace and all :)allisonhttp://www.squaresville.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86598154119008147192012-11-13T17:41:43.882-05:002012-11-13T17:41:43.882-05:00Love the topic. My bronchitis is proving useful fo...Love the topic. My bronchitis is proving useful for stash organizing, as too weak to sew. I do have 3 helpers too. I have been looking at my lingerie patterns. I have a lot of vintage Style ones, and others. Some of the 60's are very pretty. I hate frothy. I do have a peignoir Hubster bought me, in ivory satin, with same colour designs woven in. I did have another similar when lived with my son. It was pretty, and discreet, like a silk kimono. Hubster also bought me a red kimono with back embroidery. We need this fun. How about silk tap pants too. I have made 2, and love them. Cathie, in Quebec.Cathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59753232352826215152012-11-13T17:06:19.761-05:002012-11-13T17:06:19.761-05:00I'm not sure about these garments. I see the ...I'm not sure about these garments. I see the erotic appeal for sure, but having actually worn slinky things for occasions like that, I can tell you they end up either in the way or balled up at the foot of the bed. When it comes to actual sleep, there is way too much fabric for me. I sleep in a singlet and knickers for comfort and I really don't like the feel of silk on my skin. I'm sure lots of people do really wear them, though.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274649006496918800noreply@blogger.com