Rare Boué Soeurs 1920s Nightgown Negligee Dress, Ornate Floral Embroidered Pale Pink Silk Filet Lace Lingerie Dress, 36 Bust

Ethereal vintage 1920s Boué Soeurs pale blush pink silk nightgown featuring ornate embroidery on thin silk/cotton voile and mixed lace including Filet Boué, a type of filet lace, which was developed by the Boué Soeurs own lacemakers! This nightgown is styled with wide silk satin ribbon shoulder straps which meet the scooped filet lace trimmed neckline. The center front bust is accented with an inset of ornate floral embroidered cotton/silk voile from which extends tiny vertical pintucks. Mixed lace including the Boué filet lace are inset down the front and back sides. The lower center front silk portion has tiny embroidered knots graduating into the more ornate floral embroidery, including bleeding hearts, when it meets a larger swath of the sheer cotton/silk voile towards the bottom skirt portion. Scalloped filet lace trims this large embroidered section followed by a smaller inset of embroidered cotton/silk voile, an inset of mixed lace, mesh net and then culminating with the Boué filet lace scalloped hem. The silk sandwiched between the front/back sides of mixed lace features floral embroidered appliqués with the signature bow embroidered floral wreath before the mixed lace hem. The back has pleats at each center side with 6 button/loop closures and one top hook/loop.

A breathtaking masterpiece in romantic fashion from the 1920s with an eye to attention to detail!

Label: Boué Souers 8 Rue De La Paix Paris, 13 West 56th St. N.Y.
Content: Silk, thin silk/cotton voile, ornate floral embroidery, mixed lace including Boué filet, mesh net

Measurements
Bust: 36"
Waist: free up to 42"
Hip: free up to 48"
Length: 44" (side hem) to 49" (center hem) including straps

Condition: Good / Mostly cosmetic conditions.
Gray markings to silk on FL body. Underarm yellowing to filet lace. Three small yellow or rust spots on silk cotton voile. Water markings surround some of the side appliqués and 1 grease? mark above an appliqué. Light soil at F top voile pleat. Some breaks to lace below ribbon straps. 1 tiny hole to voile on skirt.

About the label: The Boué Soeurs Parisian fashion house was opened in 1899 by two sisters, Madame Sylvie Montegut and Baronne Jeanne d'Etreillis operating under their maiden name Boué. The sisters designs were very romantic and ornate feminine creations, which is exemplified in this nightgown. You can find other examples of Boué Soeurs garments at The Met Museum.

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