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  • 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…
  • Overwire 'Bow' Longline Bra By Bali, c. 1950s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Overwire ‘Bow’ Longline Bra By Bali

    Overwire 'Bow' Longline Bra By Bali Date: c. 1950s Origin: United States Fabric: Nylon Brand: Bali   Although overwired bras were first seen in the 1930s, it was only by the 1950s…
  • Black Floral Mesh Corselet With Nylon Flounce By Mador, c. 1950s, France. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Black Floral Mesh Corselet With Nylon Flounce By Mador

    Black Floral Mesh Corselet With Nylon Flounce By Mador Date: c. 1950s Origin: France Fabric: Floral patterned stretch mesh, nylon Brand: Mador   This corselet or 'guêpière' in French (referring to the…
  • Lace Monowire Scalloped Cup Bra by Lejaby, c. 1955, France. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Lace Monowire Scalloped Cup Bra by Lejaby

    Lace Monowire Scalloped Cup Bra by Lejaby Date: c. 1955 Origin: France Fabric: Nylon lace Brand: Lejaby   Although this bra has undergone numerous alterations and has had its original labels removed,…
  • Pale Blue Satin Cathedral Bra By St. Michael, c. 1950s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Pale Blue Satin Cathedral Bra By St. Michael

    Pale Blue Satin Cathedral Bra By St. Michael Date: c. 1950s Origin: United Kingdom Fabric: Nylon Brand: St. Michael   This Cathedral style bra (so named for the bone structures resembling the…
  • Monowire Strapless Lace Bra By Star, c. 1950s, France. The Underpinnings Musuem. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Monowire Strapless Lace Bra By Star

    Monowire Strapless Lace Bra By Star Date: c. 1950s Origin: France Fabric: Nylon Brand: Star   This bra is an exceptional demonstration of the experimentation with structure and metal components that characterised…
  • Lace 'Merry Widow' With Swing Tags By Warner, c.1957, England. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Lace ‘Merry Widow’ With Swing Tags By Warner

    Lace 'Merry Widow' With Swing Tags By Warner Date: c. 1957 Origin: England Fabric: Nylon Brand: Warner   In the late nineteenth century, New York physician Dr Lucien Warner gave up his…