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  • Stocking Illusion Tights By Jean Paul Gaultier For Wolford, c. 1999, Austria. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Stocking Illusion Tights By Jean Paul Gaultier For Wolford

    Stocking Illusion Tights By Jean Paul Gaultier For Wolford Date: c. 1999 Origin: Austria Fabric: Nylon/elastane blend Brand: Jean Paul Gaultier for Wolford   These fine nylon tights have been knitted with…
  • Watered Silk & Elastic Hose Supporters With Gilded Suspender Clips, c. 1890s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Watered Silk & Elastic Hose Supporters With Gilded Suspender Clips

    Watered Silk & Elastic Hose Supporters With Gilded Suspender Clips Date: c. 1890s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk & Elastic Brand: Unknown   A pair of luxurious hose supporters made with watered…
  • Hosiery Storage Pyrography Wooden Box By L. F. Grammes & Sons, c. 1890-1900s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Hosiery Storage Pyrography Wooden Box By L. F. Grammes & Sons

    Hosiery Storage Pyrography Wooden Box By L. F. Grammes & Sons Date: c. 1890-1900s Origin: United States Brand: L. F. Grammes & Sons   This decorative wooden box was intended for the storage…
  • Embroidered & Monogrammed Cream Silk Stockings

    Embroidered & Monogrammed Cream Silk Stockings

    Embroidered & Monogrammed Cream Silk Stockings Date: c. 1910s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Unknown   These stockings have been finely knitted from silk yarn, embellished with knitted patterns and satin…
  • Elastic Garters With Feathers, Pearls & Gilt Clips, c. 1910s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Elastic Garters With Feathers, Pearls & Gilt Clips

    Elastic Garters With Feathers, Pearls & Gilt Clips Date: c. 1910s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Elastic Brand: Unknown   A pair of garters made from strips of elastic with elaborate stamped metal…
  • Satin & Elastic Boxed Sock Garters By Cambridge Garter, c. 1930s, England. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography By Tigz Rice.

    Satin & Elastic Boxed Sock Garters By Cambridge Garter

    Satin & Elastic Boxed Sock Garters By Cambridge Garter Date: c. 1930s Origin:  England Fabric: Rayon and elastic Brand: Cambridge Garter   In his 2010 book The story of Men’s Underwear, Dr…
  • Black Silk Striped Stockings

    Black Silk Striped Stockings Date: c. 1890s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Unknown   Machine knitted silk stockings, in a black base with decorative white stripes. Even with the lowered costs…
  • Engraved lingerie clips, c. 1920s. The Underpinnings Museum. Photo by Tigz Rice

    Engraved Lingerie Clips

    Engraved Lingerie Clips Date: c. 1920s Origin: Unknown Fabric: Silver plated metal Brand: Unknown   Lingerie clips were popularised in the 1920s as a product that prevented unsightly lingerie shoulder straps from emerging from…
  • Cream Silk Stockings With Lace Inserts, c. 1900s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Cream Silk Stockings With Lace Inserts

    Cream Silk Stockings With Lace Inserts Date: c. 1900s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Unknown   Cream silk knitted stockings with delicate, sheer blonde lace inserts at the front of each…
  • Cotton Padded Bust Improver With Lace Trim, c. 1880-1900s. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Cotton Padded Bust Improver With Lace Trim

    Cotton Padded Bust Improver With Lace Trim Date: c. 1880-1900s Origin: Unknown Fabric: Cotton Brand: Unknown   A cotton padded bust improver, trimmed with a delicate leavers lace and joined with silk…