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  • Pointed Tea Rose Brocade Coutil Girdle With Side Lacing, c. 1940s, France. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    #UPMTC: The curious history of Radioactive Corsets, by Lucy Jane Santos

    This blog post documents the Underpinnings Museum Twitter Conference presentation by Lucy Jane Santos, entitled The Curious History of Radioactive Corsets. This presentation will look at the surprising use of radioactive materials…

    January 18, 2018
    Lorraine Smith
  • 1930s Kestos style bra, The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice Studios

    The Changing Fashion Of Breast Shape

    The December issue of British Vogue has generated a lot of discussion in the last week for declaring that cleavage is over. Media outlets were jumping on this story right away, declaring that…

    November 13, 2016
    Lorraine Smith

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