Vassarette - Vintage Fashion Guild

By A Mystery Man Writer

Vassarette was originally the Vassar-Swiss Underwear Company of Chicago. It had been formed by 1900 as a maker of “ribbed union suits for gentlemen” and women’s underwear. In 1951 the Vassarette label was formed by parent company Munsingwear, as a label for its women’s lingerie. In 1958 Vassarette was combined with another Munsingwear holding, to …