#2446 $600
Bias-cut charmeuse nightgown, 1930s
The elegant bias-cut nightgown epitomizes the fluid look of the 1930s. Who can resist the soft curves and unapologetic femininity of this alluring beauty?
I love sexy bias-cut designs. The style became synonymous with Hollywood glamour during the Depression years. The bias cut molds the garment to the woman rather than vice versa, thanks to the great couturière, Madeleine Vionnet.
The body of the sultry nightgown is fashioned from pale yellow silk charmeuse. The pleated bodice and pie-shaped hemline inserts are matching silk chiffon. The neckline and faux sleeves are beige cotton lace. The nightgown has no closures.
Myrna Loy appeared in The Thin Man films (1934-1947), paired with debonair actor William Powell. They played Nora and Nick Charles, a glamorous, pleasure-seeking, urbane husband-wife detective team. Myrna Loy was often seen at home lounging in an elegant bias-cut nightgown just like our beauty.
The condition is excellent and wearable.
Bias-cut garments stretch like a knit, so the measurements are approximate.
It measures: 36" bust, 30" waist, 38" hip, and 62" from shoulder to
hem. The length, which seems long, will be taken up by the bias cut, stretching to mold to your figure.
