Light blue with pink flowers

Light blue with pink flowers, can any fabric have a sweeter print that that?
The colors of icecream and baby bedrooms. And also those of the dress Mme de Pompadour is wearing on one of the most famous portraits ever painted of her. In this painting by Boucher she is wearing a tafeta silk gown trimmed with pink flowers and sashes. Although this dress may seem dressy to us it was not meant to be worn on formal occasions. This character of informality seems to coincide with the combination of light blue and pink flowers.




An unwearable print you might say. Still I have two items in my wardrobe that are light blue with little pink flowers, awakening the five-year-old in me. Both items were never meant to be seen by any broader public than a possible lover.






At first there is this cute dress with smocked detailes. This 'dress is actually a nightgown from the 40's. A modern eye probably wouldn't notice this is a nightgown but there are definite signs. At first there is the material, the dress is made out of a certain kind of rayon that was only used for underwear underdresses and... nightgowns. The general style is also quite nightgownish,the loose fit and simple cut are for example much less usual in daily wear. And than there is the print light blue with pink flowers another indication of the dress being a nightgown






The second item is a simple top, that is hard to date.The fabric is a soft silky rayon that is very comfortable to wear.



The style, seams and lace insertions are very 20's to early 30's but there is no way this garment is that old. There is a name tag in the back so it might have beem from someone in a carehome who still prefered her underwear to be in an oldfashioned style. Again this top was probably never meant to be seen. This summer I might give it a try and show it off with a simple skirt.



Light blue with pink flowers isn't as unacceptable as it used to be. There are numerous examples of it being used fot 'normal' clothes. This gives me the opportunity to walk around in a nightgown or an old lady's chemise. On one of the coming summer days I'll be five again and having an icecream in my light-blue-with-pink-flower dress. I'm already looking forward to it.