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  • Green silk ribbonwork Bridal garters, c. 1930s, USA Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum collection.

    Green Silk Ribbonwork Bridal Garters

    Green Silk Ribbonwork Bridal Garters Date: c. 1930s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Custom made     A pair of bridal garters with a base of pale green silk georgette and…
  • Sunburst rayon and lace bra with silk and lace appliqué tap pants, c. 1930s/1920s Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum collection.

    Sunburst Rayon And Lace Bra & Silk And Lace Ribbon Gusset Tap Pants

    Sunburst Rayon And Lace Bra & Silk And Lace Ribbon Gusset Tap Pants Date:  Bra c. 1930s, tap pants c. 1920s Origin: Unknown Fabric: Rayon/lace, Silk/lace Brand: Custom made   This bra and…
  • 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.…
  • Pleated tulle and satin bust pads, c.1930s The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    Tulle And Satin Breast Pads

    Tulle And Satin Breast Pads Date: c.1930s Origin: United States Fabric: Tulle and rayon satin Brand: Unknown   The 1930s saw a change in fashionable bust silhouette, moving from a flattened shape to a more…
  • Embroidered Silk Kestos Style Bra & Tap Pant Set, c. early 1930s The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    Embroidered Silk Kestos Style Bra & Tap Pant Set

    Embroidered Silk Kestos Style Bra & Tap Pant Set Date:  c. 1930s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk satin Brand: Custom made   A soft cup style bra based on the ‘Kestos’ bra of…
  • Low back silk and lace bra by Cadolle, c. 1930s The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    Silk & Lace Low Back Bra By Cadolle

    Silk & Lace Low Back Bra By Cadolle Date:  c. 1930s Origin: France Fabric: Silk and leavers lace Brand: Cadolle   This brassiere offered not only the fashionable 1930s shape of a subtly lifted bustline,…
  • Satin Cathedral Bra With Celluloid Boning By Rita Ro, c. 1930s The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    Satin Cathedral Bra With Celluloid Boning By Rita Ro

    Satin Cathedral Bra With Celluloid Boning By Rita Ro Date:  c. 1930s Origin: Spain Fabric: Rayon satin Brand: Rita Ro   The cathedral bra is a style that is often associated with the 1950s,…
  • Kestos Bra 'Line' Advertisement, circa 1930s, The Underpinnings Museum

    Kestos Bra ‘Line’ Advertisement

    Kestos Bra 'Line' Advertisement Date:  c. 1930s Origin: England Brand: Kestos   The 'Kestos' style bra was one of the defining moments of 1930s lingerie, marking the move from the 1920s trend for…
  • Lingerie Embroidery Designs Catalogue by Briggs Transfers - The Underpinnings Museum

    Lingerie Embroidery Designs Catalogue by Briggs Transfers

    Lingerie Embroidery Designs Catalogue by Briggs Transfers Date:  estimated to be 1930s Origin: England Brand: Briggs' Transfers   A catalogue of embroidery designs from Manchester-based company Briggs' Transfers. The company produced paper transfers of…
  • Satin and lace heart embroidery tap pants Photography by Tigz Rice Studios The Underpinnings Museum

    Satin And Lace Heart Embroidered Tap Pants

    Satin And Lace Heart Embroidered Tap Pants Date: c. 1930s Origin: United States Fabric: Viscose satin and cotton lace Brand: Custom made   These tap pants were originally custom made and appear to…