Boudoir Cap - Night Cap

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A Boudoir Cap (Lingerie Cap, Morning Cap) is a flat bandeau cap usually made of satin, lace, and ribbon. They were very popular in the 1920s and were often made at home from kits.

Traditionally, a nightcap was a piece of cloth worn while sleeping to keep the head warm. Women typically wore rounded, brimless versions while men wore a more pointy crown style. They evolved to become more fashionable and were no longer used for warmth.

Written by LadyScarletts and TheVintageFashionGuild
1910-20 French silk boudoir cap - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1910-20 French silk boudoir cap
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1915 American silk boudoir cap - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1915 American silk boudoir cap
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1920s crochet boudoir cap - Courtesy of pastperfectvintage
1920s crochet boudoir cap
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1920s silk boudoir cap - Courtesy of personalpursuits
1920s silk boudoir cap
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1923 American silk boudoir cap - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1923 American silk boudoir cap
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1925 American silk boudoir cap - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1925 American silk boudoir cap
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1920s silk boudoir cap - Courtesy of Pinkyagogo
1920s silk boudoir cap
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1920s silk and crochet night cap - Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1920s silk and crochet night cap
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1920s crocheted boudoir cap - Courtesy myvintageclothesline
1920s crocheted boudoir cap
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1920s Irish crochet boudoir cap - Courtesy of RanchQueenVintage
1920s Irish crochet boudoir cap
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1920s silk boudoir cap - Courtesy of RanchQueenVintage
1920s silk boudoir cap
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1920s pink silk boudoir bandeau - Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1920s pink silk boudoir bandeau
Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1920s yellow silk boudoir bandeau - Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1920s yellow silk boudoir bandeau
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1930s night cap - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage
1930s night cap
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1930s silk night cap - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage
1930s silk night cap
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1960s boudoir cap - Courtesy of decotodiscovintage
1960s boudoir cap
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