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#UPMTC: The Walls of Jericho, by Casci Ritchie
This blog post – part of a series documenting the first Underpinnings Museum Twitter conference – details the presentation from Casci Ritchie, entitled The Walls of Jericho: Dressing for the bedroom during…
![Liberty 'Nu-Back' girdle, manufactured by R & W H Symington & Company, c.1935-61. Donated to London College of Fashion Archives by Lorraine Smith]()
How Did Corsets Evolve Into Girdles?
The change from ‘old-fashioned’ corset to ‘modern’ girdle began in the 1910s with the help of some Parisian couture houses who began to adopt features of alternative modes of dress. For around…
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