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  • 'Beau-T-Form's Scientific Maternity Service' Booklet By Stayform, 1949, USA. The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘Beau-T-Form’s Scientific Maternity Service’ Booklet By Stayform

    'Beau-T-Form's Scientific Maternity Service' Booklet By Stayform Date: 1949 Origin: USA Brand: Stayform   This 1949 catalogue advertises maternity corsets from “Beau-T-Form’s Scientific Maternity Service,” produced by Stayform foundations. It warns that…
  • 'How Stayform Balances The Figure' Information Card, 1949, USA. The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘How Stayform Balances The Figure’ Information Card

    'How Stayform Balances The Figure' Information Card Date: 1949 Origin: USA Brand: Stayform   This 1949 demonstration card from a Stayform Foundations sales kit doesn’t showcase a particular product, but claims how…
  • 'Stand The Test Of Time' Advertisement By Maidenform, 1942, USA. The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘Stand The Test Of Time’ Advertisement By Maidenform

    'Stand The Test Of Time' Advertisement By Maidenform Date: 1942 Origin: United States Brand: Maidenform   This 1942 advertisement for Maidenform brassieres boasts that they “stand the test of time!” The advertisement…
  • 'Discriminating Women' Advertisement By Carole Brassieres, c. 1940s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘Discriminating Women’ Advertisement By Carole Brassieres

    'Discriminating Women' Advertisement By Carole Brassieres Date: c. 1940s Origin: United States Brand: Carole Brassieres   This 1940s advertisement for a brassiere by Carole Brassieres plays up the inexpensive cost of the…
  • 'Flottant Au Vent' Lingerie Catalogue By J. Roussel, c. 1940s, France. The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘Flottant Au Vent’ Lingerie Catalogue By J. Roussel

    'Flottant Au Vent' Lingerie Catalogue By J. Roussel Date: c. 1940s Origin: France Brand: J. Roussel   This French lingerie catalogue by J. Roussel, titled 'Flottant Au Vent’, dates to the 1940s.…
  • Stayform Product Catalogue, c. 1949, USA. The Underpinnings Museum

    Stayform Product Catalogue

    Stayform Product Catalogue Date: c. 1949 Origin: USA Brand: Stayform   This is a product catalogue for the American foundations brand “Stayform” dated to circa 1949.  Inside, the copy in this catalogue…
  • 'Keeping The Youthful Fit' Corsetry Editorial Magazine Excerpt, c. 1940s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘Keeping The Youthful Fit’ Corsetry Editorial Magazine Excerpt

    'Keeping The Youthful Fit' Corsetry Editorial Magazine Excerpt Date: c. 1940s Origin: Great Britain Brands: Scandale, Warner, Gossard, Kestos, Roussel   A circa 1940s British magazine editorial inducing photographs of washable brassieres,…
  • 'Nymph' Blue Cotton Wraparound Bra By Adlis, c. 1940s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    ‘Nymph’ Blue Cotton Wraparound Bra By Adlis

    'Nymph' Blue Cotton Wraparound Bra By Adlis Date: c. 1940s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Cotton Brand: Adlis   A bra in a tightly woven, pale blue cotton. It is cut with darted…
  • 'We Thought Of It First' Advertisement By Kestos, c. 1940s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘We Thought Of It First’ Advertisement By Kestos

    'We Thought Of It First' Advertisement By Kestos Date: c. 1940s Origin: Great Britain Brand: Kestos   The 'Kestos' bra had its first patent filed in 1926, and almost immediately exploded in…
  • Collection Of Jacquard Weave Corsetry Fabric Samples, c. 1930-50s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum

    Collection Of Jacquard Weave Corsetry Fabric Samples

    Collection Of Jacquard Weave Corsetry Fabric Samples Date: c. 1930-50s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Cotton & Rayon Blends Brand: Unknown   A factory sample collection of tightly woven fabrics intended for corsetry…