1920 sleepwear

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Long outer garment for women which is frequently sheer and made of chiffon or other translucent fabrics. The word comes from French "peigner", to comb the hair, describing a garment worn while brushing one's hair, originally referring to a dressing gown or bathrobe.

1920s sleepwear for women, nightgowns and pajamas, were transitioning from the practical and frilly white cotton Victorian and Edwardian nightgown to the colorful silky two piece pajama. The nightwear changes followed those of 1920s lingerie, which were slimming down to next to nothing, losing modesty, and gaining sex appeal. Women enjoyed the new lighter

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