Golden Era cotton flannel

[nigelewan]

I'm looking for information on flannel during the Golden Era. What kinds of colors and patterns were dominant? (solid, plaid, patterned, etc.) Can anyone give me any background on this?

Thanks!

 

[Tomasso]

If you are referring to suiting they used wool flannel and it was mostly solids and pin/chalk stripes. Cotton flannel was used for shirts and pajamas.

 

[cptjeff]

Cotton flannel was used for shirts and pajamas.

I suspect that was what he was referring to.

And to the OP, you almost certainly can't go wrong with plaids, but when looking at fabric (if you're looking to buy some to make something, which I'm presuming you are), watch out for more trendy color combos. While I'm a fan of Brown and power blue, I'm pretty sure it wasn't used much in the 40's.

 

[Tomasso]

I suspect that was what he was referring to.

You never know. Sartorial nomenclature can be a sticky wicket.

 

[nigelewan]

Thanks for the info. I'm looking into it to make pajamas. (Sidenote: is there really such a thing as cotton flannel suiting? I don't think I've ever heard of that.)

What about polka dots? Was polka dot cotton flannel common during the Golden Era?