Crimplene

In the early 1970s, Crimplene began to fall out of fashion.

She had on a bright green crimplene suit and a dark green hat.

Crimplene (polyester) is a thick yarn used to make a fabric of the same name.

She was wearing a bright crimplene dress and a new pair of squeaky brown leather shoes.

Crimplene was used in garments that required a permanently pressed look, such as skirts and trousers.

Crimplene is seldom used today as fashion-preferences have drifted towards more natural cottons.

Crimplene suits were regarded in some countries as "working-men's going-out clothes".

Crimplene was often used to make the typical A-line dress of 1960s Fashion.

Eight tight-fitting jumpsuits in a variety of bright colors were created using the stretch fabric crimplene.

That Crimplene!

When I was a nipper, you could see middle aged women looking old already with crimplene slacks and frumpy headscarves.

ICI developed a fabric in the 1950s known as Crimplene.

Our mothers at the same age dressed head to toe in Crimplene, sported a wash-and-set hairdo and blended into the background.

Until the squadron got hold of him, he used to go everywhere in Crimplene safari jackets and trousers that stopped just short of his ankles.

Coronation Stakes - (1) - Crimplene (2000)

Increasingly used were easy-care synthetic fabrics such as Crimplene, Dacron and Terylene.

Other, lighter-weight polyester fabrics like Trevira replaced Crimplene for their ease of movement and ventilation.

Irish 1,000 Guineas - (1) - Crimplene (2000)

In late 2010 many of the original members of the Noseflutes were performing as The Crimplene Explosion.

It gave its name to the synthetic yarn Crimplene, which was developed at the nearby ICI Laboratory.

ICI Fibres developed the Crimplene fibre.

If he hadn't been in the Regiment, he would have been a yuppie or a spy--albeit in a Crimplene suit.

They performed shows with unlikely titles like "Does Your Crimplene Go All Crusty When You Rub?"

I'd join the crimplene brigade, dress out of the Littlewoods club and resign myself to false teeth and a perm by the time I was 30.