Cutest 1940s Fruit of the Loom Silky Rayon Floral Print Lingerie Dress designer-hollys-harp Fringed Belt

Fringed Belt

The sleeves are spectacular

they drape and settle into place the way they were intended and the transformation is remarkable

almost weightless silk chiffon that has that spectacular dots of gold lame thread woven though the silk

The fabric is a silk taffeta with ribbons of silky rayon worked directly into the fabric

Cutest 1940s Fruit of the Loom Silky Rayon Floral Print Lingerie Dress designer-hollys-harp Fringed BeltThe Fruit of the Loom company has existed since 1851 and during the early part of the 20th century they produced some lovely lingerie pieces like this one. These don't pop up very often and I think this is one of the prettiest I have ever seen. This is a lovely piece of vintage lingerie. If you were to try to buy new lingerie at this same level of construction it would be at an insane price if you could even find anyone doing this still. The gown is