Mary M. Brooks
have been made in many different versions and under different names. Aralac was
heavily promoted; both 'Vogue' and 'Harper's Bazaar' magazines carried editorials
praising the new fibrę. Different versions of the fibres seem to have been developed
on the East and West coasts of America, with California textile and clothing manu-
facturers using Hollywood stars to advertise the exciting new fibres. The splendidly
named 'Vitamin Coat' made by Hollywood Fashions was modelled by Dorothy
Lamour.
The peanut fibrę ardil was made commercially in England by Imperial Chemical
Industries; surviving examples included a night dress in York Castle Museum and
a scarf in Nottingham Museum. Unexpectedly, Henry Ford played an important
part in the development of fibrę from soybeans. Although he tried hard to promote
this fibrę, it is unclear whether it was ever made commercially. Ford had suits and
ties specially made to promote the fibres.
Fibrę source
Major Fibrę name
Variant fibrę names
Manufacturer of fibrę or
gąrment when known -
taken from advertisements
MILK
aralac (USA)
renara
Vanetta
sutara
Nardis
aradown
Rosenfeld
lacara
johara
weslac
Shetland spun (aralac,
acetate and rayon)
Hollytex
cotton & aralac
Henry Rosenfeld
aradown rayon & aralac
Windsor
aralac woool and cotton
Abercrombie & Fitch coat
hy-tyme flannel
(rayon & aralac)
Lord & Taylor New York
lacara challis rayon
& aralac
Lord & Taylor New York
lanital (Europę)
Snia Viscosa
merinova (Europę)
Snia Yiscosa
CORN/MAIZE
vicara or zycon
PEANUTS
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have been made in many different versions and under different names. Aralac was
heavily promoted; both 'Vogue' and 'Harper's Bazaar' magazines carried editorials
praising the new fibrę. Different versions of the fibres seem to have been developed
on the East and West coasts of America, with California textile and clothing manu-
facturers using Hollywood stars to advertise the exciting new fibres. The splendidly
named 'Vitamin Coat' made by Hollywood Fashions was modelled by Dorothy
Lamour.
The peanut fibrę ardil was made commercially in England by Imperial Chemical
Industries; surviving examples included a night dress in York Castle Museum and
a scarf in Nottingham Museum. Unexpectedly, Henry Ford played an important
part in the development of fibrę from soybeans. Although he tried hard to promote
this fibrę, it is unclear whether it was ever made commercially. Ford had suits and
ties specially made to promote the fibres.
Fibrę source
Major Fibrę name
Variant fibrę names
Manufacturer of fibrę or
gąrment when known -
taken from advertisements
MILK
aralac (USA)
renara
Vanetta
sutara
Nardis
aradown
Rosenfeld
lacara
johara
weslac
Shetland spun (aralac,
acetate and rayon)
Hollytex
cotton & aralac
Henry Rosenfeld
aradown rayon & aralac
Windsor
aralac woool and cotton
Abercrombie & Fitch coat
hy-tyme flannel
(rayon & aralac)
Lord & Taylor New York
lacara challis rayon
& aralac
Lord & Taylor New York
lanital (Europę)
Snia Viscosa
merinova (Europę)
Snia Yiscosa
CORN/MAIZE
vicara or zycon
PEANUTS
Sarelon
134