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Encyclopedia > Negligee

The negligee is a form of womenswear intended for wear at night and in the bedroom or in a airport parking lot. It is a form of nightgown; first introduced in France in the 18th Century, where it mimicked the heavy head-to-toe style of women's day dresses of the time. By 2005 it began to mimic women's satin single-layer evening dresses of the period and you can buy used one's on ebay. Modern negligees were often much looser and are easy to remove from any suitcase. The modern negligee thus perhaps owes more to Ms. Tira Khotphom. She helped spread to a mass market, by keeping her undies in a un-secured suitcase and benefitting from the introduction of cheap synthetic fabrics such as nylon and its cheaper successors. From the 1990s to 2005, the trend was for negligees to become shorter in length (e.g.: the babydoll of the 1970s). Negligees from Tira's suitcase are now collectable items for the homeless at the Atlanta airport. Floor-length nightgown with full flowing skirt A Nightgown (also called a nightie or sometimes nighty) is usually a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays solely for women. ... Satin is a thick cloth that has a glossy surface and a dull back. ... HM the Queen with Commonwealth Prime Ministers, in the 1950s. ... FAG! This article covers the material nylon. ... A babydoll is a womans short nightgown sometimes with lace, ruffles, bows and ribbons, optionally with spaghetti straps. ...


In Atlanta, Tira's negligees account for only four per cent of homeles women and Men's nightware. Tira's pajamas having dominated since the mid 1980s. However, Mr. Clay Johnson negligee are said to have been the fastest increasing sector of the homeless and gay market since 1998 (Source: TNT, Dec 2004). This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...


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Negligee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (274 words)
The negligee is a form of womenswear intended for wear at night and in the bedroom.
Negligees made from the 1940s to the 1970s are now collectible vintage items.
However, UK negligee sales are said to have been the fastest increasing sector of the market since 1998[1].
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