"Busting Out All Over"
One of two pieces donated by the designer, Thea Tewi, to the Brooklyn Museum, this nightgown has a full sense of drama created by the long free-floating sleeves and voluminous hem flounce. Clearly, the garment was meant to make a statement in the boudoir. Produced after World War II, this nightgown represents the return to femininity during the late-1940s.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Busting Out All Over"
- Manufacturer: Tewi Lingerie, Inc
- Date: 1946–48
- Culture: American
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Thea Tewi, 1948
- Object Number: 2009.300.2367
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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