Sheer blouses and dresses were very popular in the 1920s-50s. Women would wear a pretty slip underneath to make the dress more modest.
I have several in different colors; some have pretty pintucking and embroidery, giving them a very sweet, "good girl" look.
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they actually don't look too bad with a nice camisole underneath, when done right, it really dresses up the look. Around town, I've seen them mostly with a regular tank top.
Thank you. I find it absolutely fascinating with all the sex blasted in our faces today that the older clothes are much more sexier than the new ones.
Must of driven the men mad to guess so much but be so teased.
No wonder so many baby boomers were born when the men came back from war.
Then they covered up their heads and hands. Almost a conflict of interest.
that brings up a point that I find interesting that you ask a roomful of guys what looks sexier to them; some girl dressed as a boy toy or a well dresses woman, most are going to say the well dressed woman.
There was a poll being taken for what was considered 'sexy' . Curiosity piqued, I had to see how people voted. They took the same actress but in two different looks, one in a very sexy revealing outfit and another in a modest one. The votes for the modest picture far outweighed the revealing one's. Interesting when seeing what most people where in public and what is considered 'popular'.
I wear them with little camisols or strappy tank tops with built-in support. I have a lovely sheer 40s dress that sat in my closet for months before I found a slip for it.
These days I see a lot of women wearing just a really fancy bra underneath sheer, patterned blouses. Never did get up the courage for that. ^_^ Mom does it all the time, though.
BV
This blouse is sheer, and has a peek-a-boo back. Traits many would consider racey. But its one of the most conservative items I own.
LD
i love sheer blouses, especially the ones ive see in light green or yellow. unfortunately i only own a modern, but vintage-style, sheer blouse because its not as sheer as the vintage ones i have found and has a little more forgiveness for what you wear under it.
i have yet to find a nice simple camisole that can work under everything!
I recently bought this on sale from Newport News
I'm not sure what else I'm going to wear with it yet. My style of dressing is always "romantic" rather than accurate adherence to a particular era. I prefer the late 1940s and early 1950s, but with a soft, romantic interpretation.
Does anyone have suggestions for me of an ensemble using this blouse?
Thank you!
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That is very pretty. Any kind of aqua or seagreen is my favorite color.
I love to see the vintage brocades one sees from time to time in this color so maybe you could find a vintage skirt of some kind.
I have quite a few original 30s and 40s vintage blouses and dresses that are see through and they came with slips. They all have 2 little piece of ribbon sewed into the shoulders with press-studs so that a slip could be held in place. Ingenious really!
I recently bought 2 new vintage inspired pieces. A silk dress from Cue Design (which I swear has been made from a 30s pattern) and is very see-through. This came with a satin slip and has the 40s style little clips to hold the slip in place also! As does a sheer organza puff sleeve blouse I bought from Colorado. Until now I've never seen these little fasteners in a modern piece of clothing.
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