• Lace Insert & Pleated Silk Step In, c. 1920s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Lace Insert & Pleated Silk Step In

    Lace Insert & Pleated Silk Step In Date: c. 1920s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk & lace Brand: Custom made   A luxurious step in teddy made of silk crêpe and machine lace. The lace trim at the bustline and leg line is intricately appliquéd onto the body with a graphic 'step' pattern, with the…
    March 20, 2019
  • Silk, Lace & Ribbonwork Tap Pants, c. 1920s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Silk, Lace & Ribbonwork Tap Pants

    Silk, Lace & Ribbonwork Tap Pants Date: c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Saks Fifth Avenue   A pair of luxurious tap pants made of a fine silk georgette and machine made lace. The lace waistband is appliquéd onto cotton bobbinet tulle for re-enforcement. Carved shell buttons and buttonhole stitches form a fastening…
    March 16, 2019
  • Lace Bandeau Bra By 'Egyptian', By The Warner Bros. Co. Inc., c. 1920s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Lace Bandeau Bra By ‘Egyptian’, By The Warner Bros. Co. Inc.

    Lace Bandeau Bra By 'Egyptian', By The Warner Bros. Co. Inc. Date: c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk and lace Brand: Warner's 'Egyptian'   This simple bandeau bra was produced for the 'Egyptian' sub-brand of Warner Brothers. It was sold alongside another more luxurious bra from the same label that can viewed within the Underpinnings Museum's…
    February 20, 2019
  • Silk & Lace Bra By Warner's Egyptian, c. 1920s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photo by Tigz Rice

    Silk & Lace Bra By Warner’s Egyptian

    Silk & Lace Bra By Warner's Egyptian Date: c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk and lace Brand: Warner's 'Egyptian'   This luxurious bra was produced for the 'Egyptian' sub-brand of Warner Brothers. It was sold alongside another, lower-priced bra from the same label that can viewed within the Underpinnings Museum's collection here. Unusually for the 1920s,…
    February 20, 2019
  • 'Robe De Style' Cotton & Lace Hoop Skirt, c. 1920s. Russia. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    ‘Robe De Style’ Cotton & Lace Hoop Skirt

    'Robe De Style' Cotton & Lace Hoop Skirt Date: c. 1920s Origin: Russia Fabric: Cotton Brand: Custom made   The 'Robe De Style' is a style of dress most associated with the 1920s, and was arguably popularized by the couturier Jeanne Lanvin, for whom it was a design signature. Unlike the 'Flapper' style straight cut…
    February 3, 2019
  • Guipure Lace & Silk Boudoir Cap, c.1920s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Guipure Lace & Silk Boudoir Cap

    Guipure Lace & Silk Boudoir Cap Date: c. 1920s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk & guipure lace Brand: Custom made   This boudoir case has a crown of pale pink silk crêpe, edged with a textural, heavy chemical guipure lace. The boudoir cap is a type of lingerie headwear, most commonly worn during the nineteenth to…
    October 10, 2018
  • Cream Machine Lace Boudoir Cap With Silk Ribbonwork & Wired Ear Covers, c. 1920s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Cream Machine Lace Boudoir Cap With Silk Ribbonwork & Wired Ear Covers

    Cream Machine Lace Boudoir Cap With Silk Ribbonwork & Wired Ear Covers Date: c. 1920s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Lace & Silk Ribbon Brand: Unknown   A boudoir cap in a base of allover ecru leavers lace with narrow trim, embellished with profuse silk ribbonwork in structures of rosettes and ribbon streamers. The ear covers…
    October 10, 2018
  • Silk Crepe Drawn Thread Work Step In, c. 1930s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Silk Crêpe Drawn Thread Work Step In Teddy

    Silk Crêpe Drawn Thread Work Step In Teddy Date: c. 1920s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk Brand: Custom made   A step in teddy made from peach silk crêpe, embellished with intricate, hand stitched, drawn thread work and faggoting embroidery. The legs of the step in are delicately pleated at regular intervals. Because the garment…
    October 10, 2018
  • 'Buy Your Brassière To Harmonize With Your Lines' Advertisement By Model Brassière Co., c. 1920s, USA The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘Buy Your Brassière To Harmonize With Your Lines’ Advertisement By Model Brassière Co.

    'Buy Your Brassière To Harmonize With Your Lines' Advertisement By Model Brassière Co. Date: c. 1920s Origin: United States Brand: Model Brassière Co.   Model Brassiere Company was a New York firm which operated from 1915 to the 1950s, selling reasonably priced brassières to fashionable young women. The copywriting of this advertisement is noteworthy for its…
    October 1, 2018
  • Corsetry Catalogue By Twilfit/D. H. Evans & Co., 1926, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum.

    Corsetry Catalogue By Twilfit/D. H. Evans & Co.

    Corsetry Catalogue By Twilfit/D. H. Evans & Co. Date: 1926 Origin: Great Britain Brand: Twilfit / D. H. Evans & Co.   This catalogue from 1926 was for the corset and undergarments label “Twilfit” by D. H. Evans & Co., a London-based department store. The catalogue showcases a variety of foundation garments, ranging from maternity…
    August 29, 2018
  • Lamé Brocade Fabric Samples, c. 1920s, France. The Underpinnings Museum.

    Lamé Brocade Fabric Samples

    Lamé Brocade Fabric Samples Date: c. 1920s - 1930s Origin: France Fabric: Lamé silk Brand: Mollon, Busseuil & Cie   A collection of samples of lamé silk brocade in incredibly vivid colours, though it must be noted that the metal threads have tarnished somewhat with age. This variety of fabric was likely never intended for…
    August 28, 2018
  • Short Green Brocade Girdle, c. 1920s, Russia. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Short Green Brocade Girdle

    Short Green Brocade Girdle Date: c. 1920s Origin: Russia Fabric: Rayon blend brocade satin, cotton lining Brand: Custom made   A short girdle with a button and loop side closure and back lacing. The girdle is in poor condition, with the cotton lining disintegrating and the few bones that would have originally given this garment…
    August 27, 2018