StellaMarie
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Hi all, I wonder if anyone could help me with this -
I have a few wool dresses from the 40s (unlined), and I'm wondering historically what women wore under these?
I usually wear a normal slip under dresses, but I found it wasn't enough as my arms/chest etc were exposed to the scratchy material
In the end I found the only solution was to wear a cotton long sleeved blouse over the slip. This at least solved the scratchy feeling, but I'm curious what would have been the norm back then - were there long sleeve slips, or some kind of mid layer on the arms? If so what materials and styles were common?
I actually did try to look this up myself, but Google didn't understand what I was asking so hopefully someone here will know.
Any and all info is appreciated, even just speculation!
I have a few wool dresses from the 40s (unlined), and I'm wondering historically what women wore under these?
I usually wear a normal slip under dresses, but I found it wasn't enough as my arms/chest etc were exposed to the scratchy material
In the end I found the only solution was to wear a cotton long sleeved blouse over the slip. This at least solved the scratchy feeling, but I'm curious what would have been the norm back then - were there long sleeve slips, or some kind of mid layer on the arms? If so what materials and styles were common?
I actually did try to look this up myself, but Google didn't understand what I was asking so hopefully someone here will know.
Any and all info is appreciated, even just speculation!