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  • Exhibition: Erté: Feline Costumes for Bal Tabarin
  • Exhibition: Erté: Feline Costumes for Bal Tabarin – Chapter Three
  • Exhibition: Erté: Feline Costumes for Bal Tabarin – Chapter Two
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective – Afterword
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Eight
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Eleven
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Four
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Nine
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Seven
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Six
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Three
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Twelve
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies – A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Two
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies- A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Five
  • Exhibition: Gilded Lilies- A Sparklewren Retrospective – Chapter Ten
  • Exhibition: Incendiary: A History Of Red Lingerie
  • Exhibition: Incendiary: A History Of Red Lingerie – Chapter Five
  • Exhibition: Incendiary: A History Of Red Lingerie – Chapter Four
  • Exhibition: Incendiary: A History Of Red Lingerie – Chapter Six
  • Exhibition: Incendiary: A History Of Red Lingerie – Chapter Three
  • Exhibition: Incendiary: A History Of Red Lingerie – Chapter Two
  • Exhibition: Lift & Separate: Technology and the Bra
  • Exhibition: Lift & Separate: Technology and the Bra. Chapter 2
  • Exhibition: Lift & Separate: Technology and the Bra. Chapter 3
  • Exhibition: Lift & Separate: Technology and the Bra. Chapter 4
  • Exhibition: Lift & Separate: Technology and the Bra. Chapter 5
  • Exhibition: Lift & Separate: Technology and the Bra. Chapter 6
  • Exhibition: Lift & Separate: Technology and the Bra. Chapter 7
  • Exhibition: Lift & Separate: Technology and the Bra. Chapter 8
  • Exhibition: Lift & Separate: Technology and the Bra. Chapter 9
  • Exhibition: Lingerie For Your Hair; Can Hats Be Underwear? Chapter 2
  • Exhibition: Lingerie For Your Hair: Can Hats Be Underwear?
  • Exhibition: Lingerie For Your Hair: Can Hats Be Underwear? Chapter 3
  • Exhibition: Lingerie For Your Hair: Can Hats Be Underwear? Chapter 4
  • Exhibition: Lingerie For Your Hair: Can Hats Be Underwear? Chapter 5
  • Exhibition: Lingerie For Your Hair: Can Hats Be Underwear? Chapter 6
  • Exhibition: Lingerie For Your Hair: Can Hats Be Underwear? Chapter 7
  • Exhibition: Lingerie For Your Hair: Can Hats Be Underwear? Chapter 8
  • Exhibition: Lingerie For Your Hair: Can Hats Be Underwear? Chapter 9
  • Exhibition: Remaking The Past
  • Exhibition: Remaking The Past. Chapter 2
  • Exhibition: Remaking The Past. Chapter 3
  • Exhibition: Remaking The Past. Chapter 4
  • Exhibition: Remaking The Past. Chapter 5
  • Exhibition: Remaking The Past. Chapter 6
  • Exhibition: Remaking The Past. Chapter 7
  • Exhibition: Silken Petals: Flowers, Femininity and Lingerie
  • Exhibition: Silken Petals: Flowers, Femininity and Lingerie – Chapter Five
  • Exhibition: Silken Petals: Flowers, Femininity and Lingerie – Chapter Four
  • Exhibition: Silken Petals: Flowers, Femininity and Lingerie – Chapter Three
  • Exhibition: Silken Petals: Flowers, Femininity and Lingerie – Chapter Two
  • Exhibition: The Big Reveal
  • Exhibition: The Modern Corset Renaissance. Chapter 1
  • Exhibition: The Modern Corset Renaissance. Chapter 2
  • Exhibition: The Modern Corset Renaissance. Chapter 3
  • Exhibition: The Modern Corset Renaissance. Chapter 4
  • Exhibition: The Modern Corset Renaissance. Chapter 5
  • Exhibition: The Modern Corset Renaissance. Chapter 6
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  • Monowire heart padded lace bra by Belligne, c. 1950s The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    Favourite Things: Maude Nibelungen

    Another installment in our blog series ‘Favourite Things’, where we ask lingerie industry professionals to pick a favourite object from our collection. Today’s selection comes…

    August 27, 2018
    Karolina Laskowska
  • Behind the scenes at day 2 of the Underpinnings Museum photoshoot in July 2018

    Behind the Scenes at an Underpinnings Museum Photoshoot

    Running an online museum with people who live in three different European countries is exciting, but also means it’s very easy to forget how different…

    August 4, 2018
    Lorraine Topper
  • Homemade Parachute Silk & Tulle Slip, Bra & Tap Pant Set, c. 1940s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Favourite Things: Kaaren Bedi of Layneau Collection

    Another installment in our blog series ‘Favourite Things’, where we ask lingerie industry professionals to pick a favourite object from our collection. Today’s selection comes…

    April 17, 2018
    Karolina Laskowska
  • Ribbon Garter & Silk Stocking Gift Set, c. 1920s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Guest Post: Depilation in the 1920s, by Lucy Jane Santos

    In this series of posts, I will be taking something from the Underpinnings Museum’s collection and using it to look at an object from my…

    March 9, 2018
    Guest
  • Longline 'Cinch-bra' Merry Widow By Warner, c. 1953 The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    Favourite Things: Catherine Clavering of Kiss Me Deadly

    This is the first installment in our series ‘Favourite Things’, where we ask lingerie industry professionals to pick a favourite object from our collection. Our…

    March 5, 2018
    Karolina Laskowska
  • The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017Sheer Cream Silk Stockings With Clocked Ankle By Rosaine Hosiery, c. 1920s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    #UPMTC: Archives: A Brief Introduction, by Georgina Orgill

    The final blog post in our series documenting the first Underpinnings Museum Twitter conference shares the presentation by Georgina Orgill, entitled Archives: A Brief Introduction.…

    January 21, 2018
    Lorraine Topper
  • Red midbust corset with flossing and gores, c.1860s From The Underpinning Museum collection Photography by Tigz Rice

    #UPMTC: Hold On and Suck In, by Cassidy Percoco

    This blog post details the Underpinnings Museum Twitter conference presentation from Cassidy Percoco, entitled Hold On and Suck In: 20th Century Views of the 19th…

    January 20, 2018
    Lorraine Topper
  • 'Droit Devant Forme Nouvelle' Drab Coutil Corset With Flossing Embroidery, c, 1900-5, France. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    #UPMTC: Women and Corsets in Toronto, by Alanna McKnight

    This blog post covers the Underpinnings Museum Twitter conference presentation from Alanna McKnight entitled Women and Corsets in Toronto, 1870-1914. This study argues that corsets…

    January 19, 2018
    Lorraine Topper
  • Pointed Tea Rose Brocade Coutil Girdle With Side Lacing, c. 1930s, France. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    #UPMTC: The curious history of Radioactive Corsets, by Lucy Jane Santos

    This blog post documents the Underpinnings Museum Twitter Conference presentation by Lucy Jane Santos, entitled The Curious History of Radioactive Corsets. This presentation will look…

    January 18, 2018
    Lorraine Topper
  • Detail from an advert for Imperial union suits. From the collection of Dr Shaun Cole.

    #UPMTC: The Big Sell, by Shaun Cole

    This blog post details the presentation from Shaun Cole at the first Underpinnings Museum Twitter conference, entitled The Big Sell: Men’s Underwear Advertising in the Early…

    January 17, 2018
    Lorraine Topper
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