This silk nightdress was made out of a parachute which landed in the village of Bishop's Hull, Somerset, during World War II. The parachute was found in a field where people then took and divided the material up. It was then turned by many individuals into several different types of garments.
Silk nightdress made from a parachute
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Bishop's Hull, Somerset
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1943
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