1940's "Frillon Lace" label

[Jenny]

I can't find any information about Frillon Lace. I have tried Google, Etsy, Ebay, and US pat website.
Does anyone know anything about it?



Also what is the name of these "fun" buttons?

 

[amandainvermont]

The Newspaper Archive has a number of ads for dresses ("frocks") called "Frillon Lace" for 1938, 1939 and 1940.

 

[Linn]

The lace looks like cutwork lace. The "fun" buttons look like tuxedo studs and may not be original to he dress. The dress may have had removable covered buttons originally - so it could be laundered.

 

[Jenny]

The Newspaper Archive has a number of ads for dresses ("frocks") called "Frillon Lace" for 1938, 1939 and 1940.

Oh thanks! I think I might find the dress?

I am too cheap to give them my credit card. =P

The "fun" buttons look like tuxedo studs and may not be original to he dress. The dress may have had removable covered buttons originally - so it could be laundered.

The green gem of the buttons on the sleeves are same as the one from the studs but it is different.

 

[Pinkcoke]

The buttons are men's cuff-links. Same purpose, but I don't think they were frequently seen on women's wear until the 50s.

 

[lkranieri]

I am a bit late to the thread, but in between demands on my time here I have been looking for information about Frillon lace. As it was around primarily (as Amanda noted) in just 1938, 1939, and 1940, there seems to be a real dearth of information about it. Appsrently the most significant feature about it, which I saw mentioned in a few ads, was its washability. One 1938 ad noted: "Frillon is that sensational new cotton lace, which is traced with colored contrasting stitching...As cool and appetizing as a long, icy drink. In all high fashion shades..." A 1939 ad for $7.99 cotton lace dresses stated: "If you're looking for a saving in something utterly cool for the 4th--you've found it! Frillon Lace is airy, light to wear...perfect all summer...for travel, too...It launders beautifully."

 

[Jenny]

Thank you for the extra information, Lynne!

 

[Rue_de_la_Paix]

Yes, thanks to Lynne for research. I had a lovely dress made of this exact same lace, and I dated to just about 1940. Mine was a pale peach color and I loved it, wore it to a thread back in the 1970s, as a matter of fact. Mine was knee length, with a matching covered belt, and the buttons were also self covered in the peach cotton fabric. The buttons had a metal base on the bottom and so I suspect that on your dress they rusted or were removed if they got worn or torn (mine wore out rather quickly).

I might think that the fabric stopped production because of WWII.