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  • Ivory Silk Crepe Slip With Pastoral Embroidery, c. 1930s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Ivory Silk Crêpe Slip With Pastoral Embroidery

    Ivory Silk Crepe Slip With Pastoral Embroidery Date: c. 1930s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk Brand: Custom made   This elegant silk slip is made from a lightweight silk crêpe. The cut…
  • Embroidered, Bias Cut, Jacquard Silk Trousseau Slip & Tap Pants, c. 1930s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Embroidered, Bias Cut, Jacquard Silk Trousseau Slip & Tap Pants

    Embroidered, Bias Cut, Jacquard Silk Trousseau Slip & Tap Pants Date: c. 1930s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk Brand: Custom made   This set of a slip and tap pants were originally…
  • Peach Silk & Horseshoe Lace Insert Bra, c. 1930s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Peach Silk & Horseshoe Lace Insert Bra

    Peach Silk & Horseshoe Lace Insert Bra Date: c. 1930s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk, lace, cotton tulle Brand: Unknown   A luxurious soft bra, sewn with an exterior of silk satin…
  • Machine made lace from the collection of Karolina Laskowska. The Underpinnings Museum

    Collection Of Machine Made Laces

    Collection Of Machine Made Laces Date: c. 1870s-1950s Origin: Great Britain, France Fabric: Silk, Nylon   A collection of machine made laces. Many of these laces were not intended for lingerie, but…
  • 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,…
  • Silk Crepe Drawn Thread Work Tap Pants, c. 1930s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Silk Crêpe Drawn Thread Work Tap Pants

    Silk Crêpe Drawn Thread Work Tap Pants Date: c. 1930s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk crêpe Brand: Custom made   A pair of silk crêpe tap pants that look deceptively simple, but…
  • Peach Silk Satin & Corded Lace Appliquéd Peignoir, c. 1930s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Peach Silk Satin & Corded Lace Appliquéd Peignoir

    Peach Silk Satin & Corded Lace Appliquéd Peignoir Date: c. 1930s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk satin and corded lace Brand: Unknown, likely custom made   A delicate peignoir constructed from a…
  • 'Au Printemps Paris' Summer 1934 Department Store Catalogue, 1934, France. The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘Au Printemps Paris’ Summer 1934 Department Store Catalogue

    'Au Printemps Paris' Summer 1934 Department Store Catalogue Date: 1934 Origin: France Brand: Au Printemps   The Parisian department store 'Au Printemps' (translating literally as 'in the spring') was founded in 1865…
  • Cotton Nursing Bra With Faggoting Stitch By Maidenform, c. 1934, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Cotton Nursing Bra By Maidenform

    Cotton Nursing Bra By Maidenform Date: c. 1934 Origin: United States Fabric: Cotton Brand: Maidenform   An everyday bra with specially adapted patterning and construction suited for nursing. The main body of…
  • Striped Silk Ribbon Garters With Beaded Tassels, c. 1930s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Striped Silk Ribbon Garters With Beaded Tassels

    Striped Silk Ribbon Garters With Beaded Tassels Date: c. 1930s Origin: Britain Fabric: Silk, elastic, glass Brand: Unknown   A pair of striped silk ribbon and elastic garters, embellished with glass bugle…