Eventually this company turned into a women's lingerie store called Henson Kickernick which was sold to Bali intimates, I believe in the 1990's. I have funny memories with my sisters playing dress-up in extravagent nightgowns that were so large we had to hold them up to walk around. We would take turns being the princess, the queen, or the evil step-mother.
Researching Henson Kickernick stuff on the internet I found some funny old lingerie for sale. These panties look comfortable :)
Remember when big was beautiful, I think it still is!
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Whoa! I think you could jump out of an airplane wearing only those and land safely. Hot!
Yes they also make a lovely hammock :)
Hey, careful when you talk about those nylon and lace beauties. I used to wear them and my friends were always envious of my beautiful undies. They were on the internet???? I'm sure there's a big demand for them. Ha, ha
That's cool! I had no idea that you came from an underwear family.:)
Such a great story!
My mother was a model for Henson's in the 40's. She was a beautiful woman in her day.
I have a beautiful vintage white kickernick nylon nightie, and would like to know what year it was manufactured. the # 36946.
My mother worked for Henson's in Greenville, Tx on the sewing line for years. I worked for Henson's also in accounting and production office.
Hi my name is penny , I was checking to see if Henson
Kickernick was still active , and ran across this blog , I thought it to be very interesting as I am from there and used to shop at the factorery years ago , they had a shop right outside their factory.
Texarkana ,Tx
Cora Henson was my great-grandmother. Her family owned Henson Lingerie in Greenville Texas before that company merged with Kickernick. My mother and her sister also modeled the lingerie in the 40s. My mother continued modeling part-time.
I started working for Henson Kickernick in 1975 after I graduated. My very first job I ever had. I worked there for 5 years on the assembly lines mostly running a serger. It was hard work but was fun too at times...I was 18 at the time I started working there and now I'm 57...since most of the ladies were alot older than me I reckon most of them are gone now. Its funny how time seem to go fast the older you get. But I think working there being it was my first job ever is also my favorite memory. Miss them days and the people.
My grandmother, Elizabeth "Lilly" McGee, was a seamstress there for many years. I recently came across a newspaper clipping of her with John and Robert Henson celebrating her 10 years of service with the company. I, too, grew up with lovely lingerie throughout my life. She was a great lady and a talented seamstress.
There is a museum in Greenville that has a sample of every piece of lingerie that was made.
I'm so behind in responding to these wonderful wonderful comments!!! Two children and a full time career have kept me from updating or checking my blog but so happy to see amazing souls come together for comments on this family heritage.
I worked there for 20 plus years-starting in plant office on Henry St and then in building on Lee Street. The last several years I was over purchasing department. I loved the job-ordering all the fabrics and trims for a full line of lingerie-panties, bras, pjs, gowns, robes, slips etc. They were great people to work for. I stayed until they closed. I worked for two weeks in Winston Salem with new owners. I hated to see all those beautiful garments dropped. Bali/Sara Lee was really interested in the nylon lycra pantie know as Skimp Skamp. I was blessed to have worked there and loved all the garments I was given to "wear test". Still have a few today. Thanks for keeping your family legacy alive.
How exciting to find this blog!
I purchased a negligee set in 1963 and still have it. in great
I worked at Henson's too in the Advertising Department. My manager was Johnny Henson. It was a fun job, and we got to test-wear some of the lingerie. One time they were missing one drawing of a model wearing a piece of lingerie to put in the catalog and I was able to sketch it out and then draw it for them. It was used in the catalog! I wish I had kept a copy of that particular catalog. It was fun working there.
This is great to read. My grandmother and aunt worked for Henson-Kickernick in Mississippi until it closed. I live in Texas and when I would go visits growing up I would go to work with them. My granny worked her way from seamstress to manager over the years. I could fill up the site with all the wonderful memories of my granny, aunt, and beautiful lingerie. Would so buy some today. Beautiful and good quality that you don’t see anymore. Thanks for starting this blog.
I hope you’ll forgive this comment but it brought a lot of laughs to my family for years. I worked at Henson Kickernick for only a few months in 1972 and evidently was appreciated. The supervisor offered me a raise and begged me to stay but I was getting married (just celebrated 50 years this past July) and took a sales job that paid me much better. My job at HK was as a fabric spreader. The joke around my family was that I was a spreader at a panty factory.
Now, my journey in life has taken lots of turns. I’m now a retired pastor after many years in ministry. So, don’t hold that old joke against me. I have fond memories of the group I worked with. So glad to have found this blog as I’ve wondered what happened to this nice old company. Many great people worked there.
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