Christmas sweaters of ORLON are angels to wash!
New joy to get or give sweaters soft as angel’s wings… warm as a Christmas wish…and, oh, so easy to care for! They’re sweaters of “Orlon” – the fiber that makes luxury sweaters practical for day-to-day living…
P.S. Beautiful way to get kissed, give him a sweater of “Orlon.”
Today we’d be hard-pressed to think of Orlon as a luxury fiber, but in the 1950s synthetics were a novelty, and the ease of caring for them must have seemed to be a true luxury. In 1955 Givenchy did a complete line of sweaters, all made from Orlon. And most of the decorated sweaters sold by Schiaparelli in the 1950s were Orlon.
I will say, that’s a nice way to style a twin set.
The Vintage Traveler 
Yes, it hard to get back into that “miracle fiber” mindset, isn’t it? I was appalled to learn that McCardell made dresses out of nylon, but it made a lot of sense at the time. All the filmy elegance that could be thrown into the washing machine!
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Yes, especially when not every home had a modern washing machine.
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So very stylish! Especially with the pearls.
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I have a 50’s Orlon pullover sweater, and I’m amazed at how soft and comfortable it is. I love it!
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I can’t think of one good thing to say about Orlon. “Angels to wash.” That’s a good one. Acrylic knitwear after it was washed became pretty nasty and subsequent washes turned it into a clogged mass of texture. The pilling was something else. The static coming off a sweater could power up NYC. Can you tell I don’t like Orlon? 🙂
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I’ve seen some pretty horrible Orlon sweaters through the years, but the higher end stuff was actually nice. I had a Schaiparelli one that I would have sworn was lambswool id not for the label.
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