Gertrude Davenport and the TOG

It all began in the 1940's when New York designer Gertrude Davenport took a piece of white terry cloth, draped it sarong-like around a woman's figure, closed it with a top and side button, and christened it "the Wraparong". In 1947, Miss Davenport was granted a patent number for her design, which was one of the earliest granted in the fashion industry. Today, her patent is in the Costume Institute collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as an important example of the evolution of American Loungewear. With this simple design a fashion trend was born. The trend grew into a whole line of comfortable, stylish terry cloth apparel. And, its success launched an entire mail order catalog business. The Tog Shop issued its first catalog in the early 1950's.

Item came from the Estate Sale of Joseph Brooks Past CEO of Lord And Taylor

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