Pretty slip - 1940s?

Midge

Midge

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I have this cute pink slip - could this be 1940s? It has no name label, just a tiny woven one showing the size (I guess), 40, which makes sense.

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Close-up of the top.

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I found this ad in my winter 1947 Jelmoli mail-order catalog. It says that this piece was made of "Waschkunstseide". I admit I hadn't heard the term before I found this catalog. It roughly translates as "washable artificial/synthetic silk". Don't know how that is supposed to feel like.
My slip is quite light, the material is synthetic I'd say, and feels very smooth.

What throws me a bit is how these edges were finished:
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Did they already do this kind of finishing in the 1940s? I call that stitch along the edge an overlock.

Karin
 
Overlocking has been around for a while, and it's common to find in '40s lingerie - I agree that you've dated this one correctly. It's probably made of rayon ("artificial or art silk").

The overlocking in the photo above may have been added more recently though: it's hard to tell, but if it's been consistently overlocked then I'd say it's original but the stitches above finish before the end of the seam (in the middle of the bodice), suggesting it was done after it was made.
Nicole
 
Thanks for your input!

@Nicole - the overlocking goes into the side seam, so this was done first and the side seam, so it must be original. I just wasn't sure since when this kind of technique exists.

I am pretty good with sewing and fabric terms I guess, but in German - I don't always know what the correct word in English is. Rayon is ok - it definitely is synthetic, I already washed it in the washing machine (low temperature of course) and it came out fine - just very crumpled.

Karin
 
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