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Our love affair with full slips
is long and enduring. The most famous of all is the one worn
in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Don't we all want to be
Maggie the Cat sometimes?
Very few lingerie items say glamour
like the vintage full slip,
so slinky, sleek and sexy we can picture ourselves in front of
our vanity table being a movie queen or lady of the manor. We
feel so elegant in a full slip. Full or whole slips come in all
lengths from mini to long formal. Fabrics run the gamut from
nylon, rayon, silk, satin and taffeta to blends proprietary to
the maker.
Styles are simple to elaborate.
With gathers, pleats, ruffles, chemise or fitted, there is a
vintage slip to fit every desire and need. The trims range from
simple stitching or sheer edgings to fantastic lace, chantilly,
net lace, tiny lace, wide lace, ruching, sheer and lace pleats.
Everything from the basic to the sublime.
The most well known makers were
Vanity Fair and Van Raalte, but by no means were they the only
ones making fantastic full slips during the golden era of lingerie.
Gotham Gold Stripe, Movie Star, Munsingwear, Lorraine, Gossard
Artemis, Barbizon and Fischer, whose specialty was silk slips.
We have attempted to include the
finest examples of each and every kind of vintage full slip in
our collection, and in as many sizes as possible. Please choose
any of the size buttons on the side bar or the links below and
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