There is no such fabric that would excite the minds of fashionistas the way crimplene did. At least Soviet fashionistas. Every self-respecting beauty should have at least one, or better yet two, outfits made of crimplene in her wardrobe.
But, as Coco Chanel said: “Fashion is what goes out of fashion.” So the crimplen quickly lost their ground. After all, his main trump card - durability - has become his disadvantage. No woman wants to wear the same dress for years.
Chanel, Coco
French fashion designer, founder of the Chanel fashion house.
What type of fabric is this
Crimplene is an easily washable, wrinkle-resistant synthetic fiber fabric. It is made from polyester synthetic fibers using the false twist method. Fibers twisted in this way come out of the spinning machines with volume, while remaining strong and thin. Then, in other machines, the threads are subjected to thermal effects, which makes the fibers soft. Later the threads are woven into cloth.
Crimplene colors
Crimplene is produced in all post-Soviet countries; in Western Europe, its main supplier to the world market is Germany. Italian crimplen is distinguished by its refined design and bright colors.
Catalog of synthetic fiber fabrics
Overalls
On the left are jumpsuits from the 70s; on the right - Gepur overalls, 2018
On the left is the 70s trend; on the right - Stella McCartney jumpsuit, 2018
Another spring-summer trend that came to us from the 70s is the jumpsuit. Nowadays, any of its variations are relevant: from light feminine ones, made from flowing fabrics, to daring denim ones. All you have to do is choose the one that suits your liking and figure!
History of the origin of crimplen
This synthetic matter appeared in the UK in the laboratory of a well-known chemical company in 1946. The name was given to it by the Krimpal Valley, where this laboratory was located. To be fair, it must be said that three years later in the USSR an analogue of this fabric was created, called lavsan.
Lavsan
Oil fabric lavsan: what is known about it? What are its characteristics?
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But it was used only in the defense industry, and Soviet women were forced to “chase” imported cream.
Fabric composition and its properties
Crimplen consists of synthetic threads - lavsan or polyester. Modern manufacturers include other threads in the composition: viscose (increases breathability), elastane (increases elasticity) and polyamide, which makes the surface of the fabric smoother.
Crimplene properties:
Does not wrinkle or shrink during washing
Strength and high wear resistance
Keeps its shape well
Does not fade under sunlight
conclusions
Whatever you sew - a silk or a crimple dress, remember that at that time girls created a complete image. Therefore, be sure to think about your makeup, hairstyle and accessories. In makeup, the notorious “thin eyebrows, like a thread”, as well as blue and green shadows, were also relevant. Brooches, scarves and clips were at the height of fashion back then; beads had bright colors.
The incredibly feminine and delicate dresses of that time are still relevant today. Surely, this is why modern fashionistas spend money on such dresses. We advise you to “dress smartly” - that’s what they said back in the seventies!
Advantages and disadvantages
Positive qualities of crimp:
- inelastic, can be used for years, will not stretch or deform;
- antibacterial, bacteria do not linger on its surface;
- clothes made from crimplene do not wrinkle even after long-term storage in a folded form;
- easy to care for, does not require expensive delicate detergents.
Like all synthetic fabrics, it has many disadvantages:
- poor breathability: clothes made of this material are cold in winter, hot in summer;
- high electrostaticity, especially in the cold season;
- does not absorb moisture well, but if it gets wet, it takes a long time to dry;
- may cause allergies in people with sensitive skin;
- the fabric does not drape well, so the choice of styles is small;
- the material is very afraid of the slightest spark: even the ash from a cigarette can burn a hole and irrevocably damage the thing.
Stylish dresses from the 70s
As already mentioned, the styles of dresses of the 70s were particularly diverse. Let's name the most current models:
- Outfits with thin straps at the waist , complemented by jackets and necklaces.
- Dresses with pockets , belts, items with buttons and turn-down collars were popular To create a more original style, fashionistas in those years cut off factory buttons, sewing on more interesting decor. Dresses with long sleeves often had cuffs.
- The outfit with a fluffy knee-length skirt was stylish and trendy . Such products are still popular today.
- The girls also wore shirt dresses and safari dresses .
- Outfits with polka dots, stripes, houndstooth, and checkered patterns were also at the peak of popularity. Floral and geometric patterns looked interesting.
- It is especially worth highlighting the romantic style outfits with flowers, the styles of which were distinguished by their spaciousness, airiness and natural fabrics.
- sundresses not only in the hot summer, but also in the fall and winter, wearing turtlenecks and body shirts with them.
- For discos they used evening dresses in the style of the 70s, mini-length in disco style. Shiny fabrics also did not lose their relevance.
What standards are used in production? What do they take into account?
All standards for the production of synthetic fabrics, including crimplene, are enshrined in GOST 29298-2005 Cotton and mixed household fabrics. General technical conditions":
- hygroscopicity - compliance with GOST3816-81;
- water resistance - GOST 12088-77;
- thread stretching - GOST 3813-72;
- color fastness to light - GOST 9733.1-91;
- color fastness to washing - GOST 9733.4-83;
- electrostaticity - GOST 19616-74.
Nylon, bologna and crimplen
If your mother threw away your children's things, she threw away trash
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If you threw away things from your mother's childhood, you threw away vintage
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And things from my grandmother’s childhood are antiques
! In this topic I want to talk about material evidence of the 60s. Why specifically about these years? These are the years of my childhood, and, as you know, then the rivers were wider, the seas deeper, and the trees taller and greener! 1961 I went to first grade. 1971 - graduation from school.
And on weekdays, a black apron and black satin sleeves. Collars were sewn on and washed by ourselves from the first grade. As can be seen from the report card for 1st grade, from the third quarter there was a calligraphy lesson. How I managed to get 5, I’m surprised. I remember my fingers were always dirty from ink. After all, we carried faience inkwells with us. My pen and feather have been preserved. And you had to write with pressure and tilt! If you put in a little more ink and don’t get it to the line, it’s a blot! And if you dip less, there won’t be enough for half a letter, which is also ugly.
For five you had to write something like this:
Then we began to write not with the same pen with an asterisk, but with a bag at the end. We learned all sorts of tricks from high school students. For example, if you slightly bend the edge of the pen, you get very thin lines, and if you pour sugar into the inkwell, the ink will shine like mother-of-pearl! In the second photo you can see that everyone is wearing October, then Pioneer badges, a tie and a Komsomol badge. Now on trading platforms these symbols are sold at very symbolic prices. I don’t remember my briefcase, but I know for sure that we didn’t have any backpacks or backpacks with belts.
At the end of the school year, they collected scrap metal and waste paper: a competition between classes. ... In the middle classes, the fashion for correspondence with other cities and countries began. A kind of Internet - social networks! I corresponded with a pioneer from the GDR, I still remember the name: his name was Hubert Metzner. With a Polish girl, and with a pioneer from Gorky. We exchanged postcards, ties, photos of our favorite actors, and stamps. Some letters have survived:
... On weekends, parents gave 10 kopecks for a movie, and sometimes 7 kopecks for fruit ice cream. Or a gas gurgle from a machine with syrup for 3 kopecks. In the summer - on the street: hopscotch, banner, knockout, hide and seek. -Eniki-beniki їli dumplings, -eniki-beniki klyots -Vyshov with a big moustache. Me (bottom row left) at a pioneer camp, 1963.
TV appeared in my family in 1968. I don’t remember cartoons on TV. And “Vacation Boniface 1965; Well, wait 1969; Mowgli, Vovka in the Far Far Away Kingdom 1965” I watched after school. The food was simple: pies, potato pancakes, dumplings, fried potatoes, jellied meat and borscht... There were no twists or wraps. I remember - a barrel of cabbage, and a smaller barrel of pickled cucumbers and tomatoes; pan with salted saffron milk caps. The whole family collected it: dried and salted. The children had constant responsibilities: I had to smear the parquet floor with mastic and rub it with a brush; look after the younger ones; cleaning, buying bread and milk... They carried milk in these cans, and bread in a string bag. We still have one: it’s very convenient to carry watermelons! And kvass and even beer: ... And the doll pushed me to the topic, as always! I bought (a long time ago) a HORSMAN baby doll - a very cute vintage black one. The body was so shabby that it fell apart when washed! And in general it needed restoration. I sewed a new body and bought a vintage dress to make it smaller and make a baptismal one.
I started looking for information: the doll is from the 50s. I also found the dress on Ebay, it’s expensive. Great Britain, nylon. It became a pity to cut it. It is for a newborn child, i.e. The doll is about 55 cm, and mine is too small.
So I went to collect information about nylon, about the dress and about that era. It turns out that nylon appeared in 1934. And the name comes from the first letters of New York and London, resulting in NYLON. In 1940, the boom of nylon stockings began. In the United States, on the very first day nylon stockings went on sale, 72 thousand pairs were sold, and in the first year - 64 million pairs! They were inexpensive and fit the legs without forming folds or wrinkles. Nylon was called a "miracle". Those who didn’t get it, imitated it: they drew arrows on their feet! ...
But the Second World War began and all nylon reserves went to the needs of the front. Nylon appeared in our country only 20 years later, precisely in the years I am describing. Nylon (nylon) stockings were a very scarce commodity. They learned how to tighten the puffs, and also used folk recipes to strengthen the stockings, such as keeping them in the refrigerator overnight :)) I remember my father and brother’s white nylon shirts. Chic - washed and dressed! Comfortable and unbearable, both in the sense of not wearing out and in the sense of being unbearable to wear. Another super-fashionable and scarce novelty of the 60s was the Bologna raincoat. The nylon fabric with a one-sided waterproof coating was called “Bologna” after the Italian city where it was first produced. They bought this for me in 9th grade. Blue. Beautiful, as it seemed to me, I barely persuaded my mother to shorten it. Short fashion had just begun. They were very expensive. With dad's salary being 95 rubles, the coat cost 60! ... “My friends are not in Bologna, but they don’t steal from the family, and they drink crap to save money, even on their own in the morning...” Vladimir Vysotsky.
In 1967, clothing made from a new synthetic material, crimplene, was released. ... I remember we came to my mother-in-law in the summer, already in the 70s, and she criticized me for my wool and cotton clothes. Look, even the villagers wear crimpleins! And she gave me a piece. It crackled, stuck to the body, even gave an electric shock! “Cuts” were even given for weddings; they were considered a good gift. Vyacheslav Zaitsev and fashion model Regina Zbarskaya discuss new models, 1966
Hairstyles. Oh this is something! My mother wore a “babette” invoice. Incredible bouffant! Here's a photo from the web:
And this is me with my friends. The “basin” on the head is no worse than the foreign one!
Curls were created by wetting the strands with beer. The hairstyle stood as if it had a strong hold hairspray! There are arrows on the eyelids, Leningradskaya mascara on the eyelashes, dry (they spat on the brush or in the mascara) And lingerie is a song, or rather a ditty! Winter briefs with fleece and a summer version: ... Bra with 4 buttons on the back, hard. And the summer “fun” is new! ... One-pieces with GDR lace, and a swimsuit ... For example, some prices: Coat - 90-160 rubles. Women's cotton dress – 20 rub. Skirt – 45 rub. Pantsuit – 105 rub. Bra – 3 r. 50 k. Stockings – 1 rub. 80 k. Women's leather boots – 60-110 rub. Perfume – 3 r. Children's sandals – 1 rub. 80 k. ... If the sandals pressed on the toes, they cut off the front, and then the backs. The result was flip-flops! It was during these years that the resettlement from communal apartments to “Khrushchevka” began. In 1966-1970. Living conditions improved for almost 9 million people. And our seven too!
interiors in the countryside and in the city... This is how it was at my house: On the walls there are paintings embroidered with satin stitch or cross stitch - a castle, a bouquet of flowers, a peacock or doves. A carpet on the wall and a floor lamp on a long leg, with light green plastic strips stretched over 2 rings! Round table. The end of the metal bed was covered with a white curtain, a pile of pillows with an embroidered insert, and a lace “valance” peeking out at the bottom. I saved it. Why not Provence!
There was no washing powder; my mother used a grater to grate laundry soap. They were boiled and blued in large boils. Vodka cost 3 rubles. 62 kopecks, but we ourselves made moonshine from sugar (78 kopecks kg). I still have some of the labels.
Dancing in open areas.
And favorite melodies. “Whether the warm rain is pouring, or the snow is falling - I’m standing in the entrance opposite your house, Waiting for you to pass, but maybe not, As soon as I see you - oh, how happy I am!” Valery Obodzinsiy. Ready to listen now! On Kirova Street, not far from the Main Post Office metro station, there is a Tea-Coffee shop. ~ 5 rub. per kg Arabica + 20% Robusta. Queue: left for tea, right for coffee. I remember the smell of freshly ground coffee as I was approaching. I couldn’t find the corresponding photo :(( **** They’ve already written about candies, toys, and dolls here many times. I’ll just add how much we are misunderstood on this issue. I quote the ironic post: “Her name is Milana, and she is blinking, as the author of the ad specifies. The doll for 1,750,000 rubles is truly for real connoisseurs (who else would be flattered?). Forgive the associations, but nude photos and gentle descriptions are just some kind of doll prostitution. “A real treasure “, a very sweet girl,” the puppet pimp tempts and busily adds: “Waist circumference - 34 cm, foot size - 9x4.5 cm. Weight - heavy!” From the advertisement we learn that the head of a very cute girl is adjacent to the neck, her eyes sleeping in the holes and the eyelashes are in order. The hair is supposedly slightly tangled and crumpled, but Milana Morguchaya’s fingers are very beautiful: without bites or damage." ha ha ha I received a lot of emoticons in support! What’s so funny? A very good announcement.
Sport. Lots of sections to choose from. They gave out uniforms and took them to training camps and competitions for free! I went to basketball, and later to handball:
Khrushchev. Caricature of “Kuzka’s mother” ... Popular names of dogs - Dzhulbars and Mukhtar / Board of honor and “ganba”. Central Base of Posyltorg - goods by mail. Of course, more about cinema, television, actors, writers, cosmonauts, political events... I’ll give a couple of general views of our cities (Kyiv, Lvov, Lutsk in the 60s) Perhaps that’s enough, otherwise there’s no end in sight!
For what purposes can it be used?
Crimplene became popular in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century.
Then they made clothes from it:
Swimwear
Baby clothes
Suits
Coat
Crimplene dress
Of course, the fashion for crimple has long since faded away and now it is used mainly to make clothes for retro shows. Seventies styles are in fashion - trapezoidal dresses in bright colors, and crimplein is an ideal option for such models.
Historical reference
Romance and tenderness were very relevant at that time. Women began to wear not only mini length, but also maxi length.
In the seventies, the pret-a-portrer trend began to develop. In Paris, since 1973, twice a year, famous fashion designers presented their collections to the world. Casual outfits at that time were created by such fashion designers as Emmanuel Khan, Sonia Rykiel and Japanese Kenzo Takada. The trends were dominated by shirt dresses, dresses with small flowers, and woolen dresses with a belt. Collections appeared in which previously incompatible motifs predominated, namely polka dots and stripes, checks and stripes.
In the 70s, a black silk dress below the knee length created a real sensation. These types of dresses of the 70s were chosen by business women. By combining outfits with a blazer, girls could wear the dress both to work and for an evening event. Women began to use clothing in order to achieve success in the professional field. However, as soon as they reached the highest levels of the hierarchy, women began to wear skirt suits and nude stockings.
The fashion of the 70s is so diverse that it is difficult to describe it in just one word. At that time, the trends of hippies, glam rock, and disco were relevant. Clothes have become more comfortable to wear and more versatile. It was at this moment that the concept of a whole image or set (“combinatoriality”) appeared. Women began to select complete elements of the image, based on textures, shades and fabrics.
