Tosca Lingerie Mystery

[Justien1979]

Hello, I have been trying to do my own research but I am completely stumped by this chamise and robe set. It is obviously quite old by the look of the lace and nylon but I cannot find any more than pictures of dissimilar items on etsy.... Does anyone have a clue about this garment.

 

[NylonNostalgia]

There was a fairly prolific American manufacturer of lingerie, seemingly mainly nightgowns and peignoir sets, called 'Tosca Lingerie' based in California. At their height, their labels were aqua and black on white with a picture of the Eiffel Tower (for an Italian opera?!) and 'Made in California' on them. Their later labels dumped the Eiffel Tower in favour of a tulip and the words 'Tosca Lingerie of California Inc'. Your label doesn't match the main series, but that's a good thing because it might indicate an earlier design.

Your lovely item(s) are a peignoir set that has - to my mind - a kind of later 60s look to it. I am based in England and we don't see a lot of Tosca lingerie over there but I'm sure one of my American colleagues will leap in with more information about the company itself. I am currently stuck in Poland with just my phone, which is useless for doing searches on, but I'm sure a trademark search might shed some light on things.

Can I ask what, if anything, is on the back of the label?


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[retro ruth]

Great colour! I would have also said 60s. This shape - a-line, loose fitting below the bust, and short - is sometimes called a 'baby doll' peignoir.

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

I also see a hahy doll set and the 1960s.

 

[Ranch Queen Vintage]

Chiming in to agree with what others have said: 1960s Baby Doll set.
Here's a 1970s Tosca peignoir set and label.

 

[Justien1979]

There was a fairly prolific American manufacturer of lingerie, seemingly mainly nightgowns and peignoir sets, called 'Tosca Lingerie' based in California. At their height, their labels were aqua and black on white with a picture of the Eiffel Tower (for an Italian opera?!) and 'Made in California' on them. Their later labels dumped the Eiffel Tower in favour of a tulip and the words 'Tosca Lingerie of California Inc'. Your label doesn't match the main series, but that's a good thing because it might indicate an earlier design.

Your lovely item(s) are a peignoir set that has - to my mind - a kind of later 60s look to it. I am based in England and we don't see a lot of Tosca lingerie over there but I'm sure one of my American colleagues will leap in with more information about the company itself. I am currently stuck in Poland with just my phone, which is useless for doing searches on, but I'm sure a trademark search might shed some light on things.

Can I ask what, if anything, is on the back of the label?

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So sorry you are stuck in Poland... stay safe...
Thank you so much for the awesome information! Here is the back of that Label. The numbers on the back are 638

 

[Justien1979]

Chiming in to agree with what others have said: 1960s Baby Doll set.
Here's a 1970s Tosca peignoir set and label.
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Thank you for the picture! That was the only label I saw with the same name but it's so different from the one I found... glad to know it's still the same brand

 

[NylonNostalgia]

So sorry you are stuck in Poland... stay safe...

lol - bad choice of words on my part - I was happily and voluntarily in Poland, but stuck without access to my laptop. Even where I was in Gdansk, just 30 or so miles from the Russian border, life's pretty much normal. I love it there. It's only a short flight home and I'm back in the UK now


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