![Hand painted silk bridal garters, c.1890s, USA. Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum Collection.]()
Hand Painted Silk Bridal Garters
Hand Painted Silk Bridal Garters Date: c. 1890s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Custom made A pair of bridal garters, hand sewn from cream silk and later hand painted…!['The Finishing Touch' Boudoir Postcard By The Photochrom Co., c. 1920s, The Underpinnings Museum collection]()
‘The Finishing Touch’ Boudoir Postcard By The Photochrom Co
'The Finishing Touch' Boudoir Postcard By The Photochrom Co Date: c. 1920s Origin: Great Britain Brand: The Photochrom Co Ltd A postcard detailing a 'flapper' girl at her toilette applying finishing powder, illustrated…![Leavers machine lace sample. C. 1900, France. From The Underpinnings Museum collection]()
Leavers Machine Lace Sample Collection
Leavers Machine Lace Sample Collection Date: c. 1900 Origin: France Fabric: Lace, composition likely a mix of silk and cotton. A collection of Leavers machine lace samples once held by a French haberdashery…![Floral Printed Nylon Bra & Knicker Set By Saks Fifth Avenue, c. 1960s The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017]()
Floral Printed Nylon Bra & Knicker Set By Saks Fifth Avenue
Floral Printed Nylon Bra & Knicker Set By Saks Fifth Avenue Date: c. 1960s Origin: United States Fabric: Printed nylon & nylon lycra Brand: Saks Fifth Avenue This bright, floral bra set is…![Quilted Padding & Elastic Bra By Philtrex, c. 1960s The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017]()
Quilted Padding & Elastic ‘Linda’ Bra By Philtrex
Quilted Padding & Elastic 'Linda' Bra By Philtrex Date: c. early 1960s Origin: Likely Great Britain Fabric: Nylon and lycra Brand: Philtrex Bras of this era mark the move into construction methods and materials…![Triumph 'Please Pamper Me' Garment Care Booklet, c. 1950s. The Underpinnings Museum]()
Triumph ‘Please Pamper Me’ Garment Care Booklet
Triumph 'Please Pamper Me' Garment Care Booklet Date: c.1950s Origin: Unknown, likely Great Britain Brand: Triumph This care booklet from Triumph shows that care instructions for synthetic undergarments were quite different…![Perma-Lift 'Hickory' Brassiere Advert, 1942, USA. The Underpinnings Museum]()
Perma-Lift ‘Hickory’ Brassiere Advert
Perma-Lift 'Hickory' Brassiere Advert Date: March 15th 1942 Origin: United States Brand: Perma-Lift Many corset firms brought out their own brassiere lines in the 1930s. This was when Chicago’s A. Stein &…![Exquisite Form 'Circloform Floating Action' Brassiere Advert, The Underpinnings Museum]()
Exquisite Form ‘Circloform Floating Action’ Brassiere Advert
Exquisite Form 'Circloform Floating Action' Brassiere Advert Date: November 1952 Brand: Exquisite Form, published in the Ladies' Home Journal Technical innovation was extremely popular in brassiere design after the Second World…![Hollywood Maxwell 'V-Ette' Whirlpool Stitch Bra Advert, c. 1935, USA, The Underpinnings Museum]()
Hollywood Maxwell ‘V-Ette’ Whirlpool Brassiere Advert
Hollywood Maxwell 'V-Ette' Whirlpool Brassiere Advert Date: 1935 Origin: United States Brand: Hollywood Maxwell Hollywood-Maxwell was the first in a line of Californian brassiere manufacturers which entered the American market from 1929.…![Floral Ruffled Terylene Bra By St Michael, c. 1960s The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017]()
Floral Ruffled Terylene Bra By St Michael
Floral Ruffled Terylene Bra By St Michael Date: c. 1960s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Terylene Brand: St Michael / Marks & Spencer An underwire bra in a delicate floral blue and white printed terylene, a…
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