Of course, this is only a partial list I have created.
Popular/Current Lingerie Lines And Start Up Years:
Bali-1930'sBarbizon -1920's
Farr West - 1968
Frederick's of Hollywood-1930's or 40's
Gilead -1950's
Hollywood Vassarette (Munsingwear)-1940's to still in production just under the name Vassarette
Komar-1950's
La Perla -1954
Lily of France-late 1800's
Lucie Ann II-1980's
Maidenform-1922
Miss Elaine-1920's
Natori-Unknown start up year
Olga-1948 still in production (although her nightgowns went out of production in the late 80's to early 90's). Rule of thumb, gowns with the 5 digit style numbers are 80's gowns. 4 Digit style numbers are earlier, and Olga NEVER created nightgowns before the mid/late 1960's. All her items were foundations/panty-slips prior to that.
Playtex-1932
Rago-Unknown start up year
Shadowline-1940's
Val Mode-Late 1930's
Vanity Fair-1899
Victoria's Secret -started as a mail order catalog in the 1970's
Warner-1930's (interesting side note, Warner's invented the A,B,C,D Bra Cup sizing)
Wondermaid-1930's or 40'
Out Of Production Lingerie Lines:
Aristocraft
Artemis (later Gossard merged with Artemis)
Bien Jolie
Cattani of California
Charmode (Vintage Sears exclusive brand)
Christian Dior
Deena
Eye Full-Flaum's
Fischer Heavenly Lingerie
Gaymode (Vintage JCPenney exclusive brand)
Glydons or Glydons of Hollywood
GMc
Gossard
Henson Kickernick (later Kickernick merged with Henson)
Intime' of California
Jenelle of California
Juliana
Lady Duff
Lady Leonora
Lady Lynne
Leona
Lucie Ann~Claire Sandra
Luxite~Kayser
Mary Barron
Michelene
Movie Star
Odette Barsa
Radcliffe
Radelle
Rovel / Ro-Vel of California
Seamprufe
Trillium
Van Raalte
Yolande
Youthcraft
Ok, you may ask, there is a label, with a bunch of numbers usually with an RN on it. This is the "Registered Number" that is registered as a clothing manufacturer that the US Federal Trade Commision assigns.
You can check the "RN" number here RN QUERY SEARCH or on this handy list courtesy of eBay sellers 1938house (The Dream Merchants):
RN 12942 Kay Togs (also 12944 and 12946)
RN 12962 Lisette
RN 13711 Lord & Taylor (incl Erika Taylor, Valerie Stevens and Rachel Stevens)
RN 13765 Fruit of the Loom
RN 13966 Katz
RN 13973 found on “Sparkle” stockings
RN 13996 Sliperfection
RN 14008 Perfectform (see also 105131) and Escapades
RN 14113 Poirette
RN 14242 Christian Dior and Oscar de la Renta
RN 14284 Lady Lynne
RN 14298 Velma Lingerie
RN 14328 Godfried
RN 14336 Danskin (incl Shannon Lee of New York)
RN 14345 Dorothy Unif Co
RN 14364 Nanette Undies Co, Inc
RN 14447 Gotham Gold Stripe
RN 14522 Eye-ful Lingerie (Chevette)
RN 14528 Sans Souci
RN 14533 Michelene
RN 14556 Slumbertogs inc dba Intime
RN 14596 Kayser
RN 14605 McKay Products (Blue Swan)
RN 14622 Underscore
RN 14627 Stone Mfg Co (Stoneswear)
RN 14631 Stone Mfg Co
RN 14649 A J Schneierson & Son, Inc
RN 14660 Shirey
RN 14676 A J Schneierson & Son, Inc
RN 15015 Siren Silk Undergarment Co
RN 15058 M E Undergarment Co
RN 15084 Lindsey Blake (Pembrooke Lingerie Co)
RN 15099 Sears Roebuck (Apostrophe, Fundamentals and Enchanting)
RN 15234 Schneierson Mfg (KustomFit)
RN 15411 Movie Star (incl Dutchess and Body Lites)
RN 15435 McGregor Corp (Gilead)
RN 15482 Dutchess Underwear (incl ‘Rene’)
RN 15492 Crown Tex Corp (as Private Moments)
RN 15525 Carolina Underwear (Carole)
RN 15533 Carol Anne (of Puerto Rico, USA)
RN 15564 Glamorise
RN 15645 Lily of France (to 1998, then VF)
RN 15763 Hanes
RN 15827 The HWGossard Co (Artemis and Gossard Artemis)
RN 15843 Milco (includes Delicates, Soft Moments, Secret Accents, Carriage Court,
Adonna*, Grand Designs & Intimate Options)
RN 15962 Snowdon, Inc
RN 16002 Kellwood Company
RN 16005 finesse by Sears, Roebuck & Co
RN 16060 TopForm – Yolande (includes Diane Von Furstenberg)
RN 16073 Russell Newman (Gaymode, Carol Evans for Penney's, Texsheen and Penney's Adonna*)
RN 16216 Sherman Underwear Mills, Inc
RN 16250 Iris (subsequently Saramae Lingerie)
RN 16303 Indera Mills (Figurfit and others)
RN 16310 Diana Waist Co (Windy Rose)
RN 16131 ísis (W T Grant Co)
RN 16225 National Corset Supp House (Shirley of Hollywood)
RN 16335 Pinehurst Textiles, Inc = Pinehurst Lingerie
RN 16339 E Greenwald (Greencraft and Greenco Maid)
RN 16345 Vanity Fair Brands (incl Cabernet and Bestform)
RN 16528 Lowell Lingerie (Lorelei)
RN 16581 Mitchell Bros (Nymphorm)
RN 16583 Trillium - Fantasy
RN 16595 Flair Lingerie
RN 16711 Chic Lingerie, incl Merlita and Pandora (later Fredericks)
RN 16985 Val Mode Lingerie (incl Delicates and Clifford & Wills)
RN 16997 WonderMaid Inc
RN 17144 Fit Rite Lingerie
RN 17177 Ginsburg Mfg Co (GMc)
RN 17196 Helen of Troy Inc
RN 17199 Movie Star
RN 17266 Luxerdame Co (dba Dame)
RN 17363 (Charles) Komar and ‘Sabrina by Mervyn’s’
RN 17400 Jezebel Renee of Hollywood
RN 17414 Miss Elaine
RN 17431 Sonjay Mills (Pink Lady)
RN 17460 SLC Fashions (Aristocraft by Superior)
RN 17551 Bregstein Undergarment Co (Opalaire)
RN 17558 California Lingerie, Inc
RN 17571 Character
RN 17611 Stardust Inc (incl Anne Leslie)
RN 17617 Crown Foundations
RN 17645 Dunley Lingerie
RN 17679 Fischer & Co
RN 17730 Target Corpn (Gilligan & O'Malley)
RN 17819 Kingly Manfacturing Corp
RN 17976 Schnur & Cohan (Richform)
RN 18208 Lucie Ann
RN 18262 Beverly Vogue Co (SkirtSaver)
RN 18288 Carmen Foundations, Inc
RN 18310 Windy Rose
RN 18443 Laura Dare and Copper Key
RN 18545 NanFlower
RN 18562 Phil-Maid
RN 18610 Cattani of California
RN 18702 Durelle Lingerie (incl Suzanne Beth, Dara-Jane and Erica Loren NY)
RN 18799 Sidney Bernstein & Son (Bernette, Danni New York, Rikki New York)
RN 18893 Rohr Lingerie of Pennsylvania
RN 18901 Primrose by Stephanie
RN 19001 Spotlight Co (incl After Eight)
RN 19051 Paramount New York
RN 19090 Olga (incl Vandemere)
RN 19219 Sears, Roebuck & Co
RN 19290 Dixie Belle Textiles (incl Sarah Smith)
RN 19681 Cupid Foundations (incl Lady Manhattan)
RN 19686 Blanche Lingerie, Inc
RN 19800 Radcliffe Lingerie
RN 19833 Nancy King
RN 19871 Terby Tuck inc
RN 19992 Ballet Lingerie
RN 20042 Julius Corn
RN 20223 Kingsboro Mill (Charmode and Formfit Rogers)
RN 20421 Teenform Foundations, Inc (Wacoal)
RN 20628 La Valle & Mills Underwear Co
RN 20774 Miss Youthform Creations
RN 20811 Fortune Lingerie (Ashley Taylor)
RN 20823 Faris Bros (Treasures from California) later Frederick's of Hollywood
RN 20931 Regal Form Girdle Co (incl Lane Bryant)
RN 20960 Miss Dira New York
RN 21065 Evette by Southern Silk Mills
RN 21549 Leonora Inc
RN 21761 Renette Foundations
RN 22524 Maggie McQuade, Katie O’Brian
RN 22557 Jill Andrea Inc
RN 22896 Mary Barron Lingerie Corporation
RN 23165 Chic Parisienne (Tosca Lingerie)
RN 24053 Silver Belle (Goddess)
RN 24771 Wm Bagry Hosiery (Dress Sheers)
RN 25407 Avian
RN 27701 Maidenform (incl Flexees and Lilyette)
RN 28269 Carolina Sleepwear
RN 28927 Beau Monde by Ruth Schwartz
RN 29354 Glencraft Lingerie
RN 29533 Isabella
RN 29835 Elsie of Miami
RN 29984 E Greenwald (Mardor)
RB 30175 Happy Time Mfg (Jill Andrea)
RN 30715 Lanique
RN 30913 Maidenform for JCPenney
RN 32026 Schneierson Mfg (Slumbacraft)
RN 32544 Genesco (JCPenney = Jolie Two and Formfit)
RN 33420 Corhan Noumair
RN 33836 Intimate Fashions
RN 34452 O'Bryan Bros (Lorraine)
RN 35052 Worth Sleepwear
RN 36467 K Mart Apparel
RN 36469 K Mart Apparel (Eyefuls)
RN 36715 Stellar Foundations
RN 37844 Briarcliff Mills (Playgirl)
RN 37971 Puritan
RN 38859 Baronet Lingerie
RN 38910 Teenie Weenie
RN 38922 Buckeye Industries (Deena)
RN 38951 L M Knitwear (incl Jenelle California)
RN 39310 Lady Cameo Dallas (queried)
RN 41381 Ralph Lauren
RN 41936 Lucie Ann
RN 42000 Inhibitions (K Mart)
RN 42461 (Lindsey Roscoe for) Farr West
RN 42529 Sanmark (Secret Treasures)
RN 42689 Amber Lingerie
RN 44651 Blue Package (Sears)
RN 44782 N Edelson Sons (Ma Cherie)
RN 44801 Wilmot Mills, Inc
RN 45078 Intime' of California - actually an acute accent over the E
RN 45380 Bliss Manufacturing, Inc (Nanflower)
RN 47341 Steppin' Out
RN 47581 Helen of Troy Inc
RN 47755 Beverly Creations and Night Time Creations
RN 48557 Mervyn (incl Sabrina, Hillard & Henson Intimates)
RN 49138 First Love
RN 49948 Haband for Her
RN 50434 Warnaco (incl Calvin Klein, Warner's, Olga and lejaby)
RN 50856 Kaydette (Body Chic)
RN 50858 JJ Enterprises (Dawn to Dusk)
RN 50951 Chic Lingerie Co, Inc
RN 51799 Carriage Court
RN 52689 Bayonne Fashions (incl Bari for Abraham & Straus)
RN 52884 Youthful Creations
RN 53002 Blush Lingerie
RN 53167 Mel-Lin Lingerie
RN 54867 Victoria's Secret
RN 58909 Dillards (incl Go Softly)
RN 60123 Rosalie
RN 60946 Trueform Foundations (incl Flexees)
RN 61085 Undercover Wear (incl Joie de Vie)
RN 62295 Fantasy Lingerie
RN 63153 Rampage Clothing (Eletra Casadei)
RN 63363 Flora Nikrooz
RN 63566 Wynette by Valmont
RN 63857 Kathryn
RN 64211 MGT: as Linea Donatella; Secret Treasures; Sleep Solutions; California Dynasty; TJW
RN 65034 Hope Enterprises (Va Bien)
RN 65539 Jones New York (incl Etienne)
RN 66170 Urban Outfitters (Eloise)
RN 67618 AGE Group (Flora Nikrooz, Ambrielle)
RN 68223 Petra Fashions
RN 68863 Russell Newman (Incl Willow Creek)
RN 69074 St Anna
RN 70091 Victoria’s Secret
RN 70817 Victoria's Secret Stores
RN 71224 ABC Distribution (Lillian Lorow Designs)
RN 73120 Frederick's of Hollywood
RN 73870 Tosca Lingerie of California, Inc
RN 76290 Safari
RN 76292 True Colors
RN 78056 Standard Venture (Sweet Heart and Party Time)
RN 78138 Vermont Country Store
RN 78334 JWE Sales (Insilk)
RN 79423 Dentelle, Intimate Affair
RN 79441 Alexandra Nicole
RN 79653 Paula Carbone Ltd (Papillon)
RN 80465 Fleur de Lace by Smoothie
RN 80763 Victoria's Secret Direct
RN 82940 Kelly Red Collection
RN 88842 Comfort Choice
RN 90479 Lara Lingerie of Houston
RN 93677 Adonna
RN 94494 Jolie Intimates
RN 96030 Velrose Lingerie
RN 99747 Heavenly Shapewear
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