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#UPMTC: The Walls of Jericho, by Casci Ritchie
This blog post – part of a series documenting the first Underpinnings Museum Twitter conference – details the presentation from Casci Ritchie, entitled The Walls of Jericho: Dressing for the bedroom during…
![Yellow Silk, Lace & Ribbonwork Bow Appliqué Boudoir Cap, c. 1910s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photo by Tigz Rice]()
#UPMTC: Boudoir Caps & Zeppelin Nighties, by Lucie Whitmore
In the third of our posts documenting the first Underpinnings Twitter conference, we are sharing the presentation of Lucie Whitmore, entitled Boudoir Caps & Zeppelin Nighties: How fashionable women dressed for air…
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#UPMTC: The role of women in the history of underwear, by Susanna Cordner
This is the second of our blog posts documenting the first Underpinnings Museum Twitter conference. It focuses on the presentation from our keynote speaker Susanna Cordner, which followed Karolina’s introduction to the…
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#UPMTC: Our first ever Twitter conference
On Friday 12th January 2018, the Underpinnings Museum held an academic conference 100% online as part of our ongoing quest to bring the history of underwear to a wider audience, making collections…
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Announcing the Underpinnings Museum Twitter Conference
As part of its quest to bring the history of underwear to a wider audience, making collections and research freely accessible online, The Underpinnings Museum is hosting a Twitter conference on Friday…
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The Underpinnings Museum at The Oxford Conference of Corsetry
If you’re a fan of the art of corsetry, I’m sure you are already aware of The Oxford Conference of Corsetry (OCOC). It is a two day residential conference for corsetmakers and…
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Collaborative Unit at London College of Fashion
In 2015 London College of Fashion introduced the Collaborative Unit for MA students across 17 subject areas. The unit is designed to provide an opportunity to innovate, explore developmental processes and to…
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How Did Corsets Evolve Into Girdles?
The change from ‘old-fashioned’ corset to ‘modern’ girdle began in the 1910s with the help of some Parisian couture houses who began to adopt features of alternative modes of dress. For around…
![1930s Kestos style bra, The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice Studios]()
The Changing Fashion Of Breast Shape
The December issue of British Vogue has generated a lot of discussion in the last week for declaring that cleavage is over. Media outlets were jumping on this story right away, declaring that…
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Why I Got Involved In The Underpinnings Museum
I first met Karolina back in 2013, when I went to be fitted for a bespoke lingerie set that she was making for me. After we checked the fit and discussed fabric…
