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![Detail from an advert for Imperial union suits. From the collection of Dr Shaun Cole.]()
#UPMTC: The Big Sell, by Shaun Cole
This blog post details the presentation from Shaun Cole at the first Underpinnings Museum Twitter conference, entitled The Big Sell: Men’s Underwear Advertising in the Early 20th Century. In addressing men’s underwear advertising,…
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!['High Line' CC41 Cotton Bra By Kestos, c. 1941, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice]()
#UPMTC: Auschwitz and Underwear, by Lucy Adlington
This blog post – part of a series documenting the first Underpinnings Museum Twitter conference – details the presentation from Lucy Adlington, entitled Auschwitz and Underwear: the humanising power of clothes. Underwear…
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![1930s Kestos style bra, The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice Studios]()
#UPMTC: The role of women in the history of underwear, by Susanna Cordner
This is the second of our blog posts documenting the first Underpinnings Museum Twitter conference. It focuses on the presentation from our keynote speaker Susanna Cordner, which followed Karolina’s introduction to the…
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![Quilted Nylon Sling Bra By Rose Marie, c. 1950s, France. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice]()
#UPMTC: Our first ever Twitter conference
On Friday 12th January 2018, the Underpinnings Museum held an academic conference 100% online as part of our ongoing quest to bring the history of underwear to a wider audience, making collections…
