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  • Lace Scalloped Quarter Cup Bra With Boned Cups By Latep, c. 1950s. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Lace Scalloped Quarter Cup Bra With Boned Cups By Latep

    Lace Scalloped Quarter Cup Bra With Boned Cups By Latep Date: c. 1950s Origin: Unknown Fabric: Nylon Brand: Latep   A strapless quarter cup bra made of a nylon lace and stretch…
  • Quilted Floral Cotton Corselet With Pleated Interior Cups, c. 1950s, Poland. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Quilted Floral Cotton Corselet With Pleated Interior Cups

    Quilted Floral Cotton Corselet With Pleated Interior Cups Date: c. 1950s Origin: Poland Fabric: Cotton Brand: Custom made   A corselet in a heavy brocade cotton coutil. The centre front is quilted…
  • Swiss Dot Nylon Cathedral Boned Corselet By Namsie, c. 1950s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Swiss Dot Nylon Cathedral Boned Corselet By Namsie

    Swiss Dot Nylon Cathedral Boned Corselet By Namsie Date: c. 1950s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Nylon Brand: Namsie   This Cathedral style corselet (so named for the bone structures resembling the arches…
  • 'Lifeguard' Full Support Briefs By Reis, c. 1950s, USA. Photography by Tigz Rice. The Underpinnings Museum.

    ‘Lifeguard’ Full Support Briefs By Reis

    'Lifeguard' Full Support Briefs By Reis Date: c. 1950s Origin: United States Fabric: Cotton, rayon and nylon Brand: Reis   Robert Reis & Co was founded in New York in 1885. The…
  • 'Givvies' Bias Cut Cotton Boxers By Hanes, c. 1950s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    ‘Givvies’ Bias Cut Cotton Boxers By Hanes

    'Givvies' Bias Cut Cotton Boxers By Hanes Date: c. 1950s Origin: United States Fabric: Cotton Brand: Hanes   HanesBrands is the world’s largest manufacturer of basic apparel, famous for their underwear for…
  • Black Nylon Lace Suspender Belt By Snap, c. 1950s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Black Nylon Lace Suspender Belt By Snap

    Black Nylon Lace Suspender Belt By Snap Date: c. 1950s Origin: United States Fabric: Nylon lace Brand: Snap   A four strap suspender belt of nylon tulle and black lace overlay. Black…
  • Nylon Lace Overlap Suspender Belt By Treo, c. 1950s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Nylon Lace Overlap Suspender Belt By Treo

    Nylon Lace Overlap Suspender Belt By Treo Date: c. 1950s Origin: United States Fabric: Nylon Brand: Treo   This suspender belt is formed by 4 triangle shaped panels, overlapping one another to…
  • Spiral Stitched Nylon Tulle Bra By Java Lusso, c. 1950s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Spiral Stitched Nylon Tulle Bra By Java Lusso

    Spiral Stitched Nylon Tulle Bra By Java Lusso Date: c. 1950s Origin: United States Fabric: Nylon Brand: Java Lusso   This spiral stitched bullet bra offers the pointed bustline typical of 1950s…
  • Bow Embroidered Tulle Bra With Overbust Bones By 'Cheers' By Harriette Ross, c. 1954, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Bow Embroidered Tulle Bra With Overbust Bones By ‘Cheers’ By Harriette Ross

    Bow Embroidered Tulle Bra With Overbust Bones By 'Cheers' By Harriette Ross Date: c. 1950s Origin: United States Fabric: Nylon Brand: 'Cheers' By Hariette Ross   A bra in a sheer nylon…
  • 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…