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  • Perma-Lift 'Hickory' Brassiere Advert, 1942, USA. The Underpinnings Museum

    Perma-Lift ‘Hickory’ Brassiere Advert

    Perma-Lift 'Hickory' Brassiere Advert Date:  March 15th 1942 Origin: United States Brand: Perma-Lift   Many corset firms brought out their own brassiere lines in the 1930s. This was when Chicago’s A. Stein &…
  • Peter Pan 'Freedom Ring' Bra Advert, c. 1950s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum

    Peter Pan ‘Freedom Ring’ Bra Advert

    Peter Pan 'Freedom Ring' Bra Advert Date:  c. 1950s Origin: United States Brand: Peter Pan   Metal supports have been used in women’s undergarments ever since they replaced the use of whalebone in…
  • Exquisite Form 'Circloform Floating Action' Brassiere Advert, The Underpinnings Museum

    Exquisite Form ‘Circloform Floating Action’ Brassiere Advert

    Exquisite Form 'Circloform Floating Action' Brassiere Advert Date: November  1952 Brand: Exquisite Form, published in the Ladies' Home Journal   Technical innovation was extremely popular in brassiere design after the Second World…
  • 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.…
  • Satin bandeau bra with tripartate strapping by The Modishform, c. late 1910s The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    Satin Bandeau Bra With Tripartate Strapping By The Modishform

    Satin Bandeau Bra With Tripartate Strapping By The Modishform Date:  Late 1910s, early 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: Cotton sateen Brand: The Modishform   A relatively simple bandeau bra, this piece would have been…
  • 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…
  • Sahlin 'Perfect Form' Combination Bust Improver & Corset, c. 1908 The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    Sahlin ‘Perfect Form’ Combination Bust Improver & Corset

    Sahlin 'Perfect Form' Combination Bust Improver & Corset Date:  c.1908 Origin: United States Fabric: Cotton coutil Brand: Sahlin   At the turn of the 19th and 20th century, womenswear saw dramatic changes.  The ideal…
  • 'Circlet' wraparound bandeau bra by Nemo, c. 1919 The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    ‘The Circlet’ Wraparound Bra By Nemo

    'The Circlet' Wraparound Bra By Nemo Date:  1919 Origin: United States Fabric: Cotton bobbinet tulle and cotton twill Brand: Nemo   A very early brassiere style with an extremely innovative design for the…
  • Longline 'Cinch-bra' Merry Widow By Warner, c. 1953 The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    Longline ‘Cinch-bra’ Merry Widow By Warner

    Longline 'Cinch-bra' Merry Widow By Warner Date:  c.1953 Origin: United States Fabric: Nylon and lace Brand: Warner       In the late nineteenth century, New York physician Dr Lucien Warner gave up his…
  • Exquisite Form Advert 1953, The Underpinnings Museum

    Exquisite Form ‘Circloform Floating Action’ Brassiere ‘Easter’ Advert

    Exquisite Form 'Circloform Floating Action' Brassiere 'Easter' Advert Date: November  1953 Brand: Exquisite Form   Technical innovation was extremely popular in brassiere design after the Second World War and patented or unusual…