• Silk Ribbon & Wax Flower Wedding Garters, c.1920s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Silk Ribbon & Wax Flower Wedding Garters

    Silk Ribbon & Wax Flower Wedding Garters Date: c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk ribbon, wax flowers, elastic Brand: Unknown   A pair of garters with a base of elastic topped with an ivory silk ribbon and embellished with silk ribbonwork flowers and wax floral stamens. These were likely intended as bridalwear for a…
    April 10, 2018
  • The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017Sheer Cream Silk Stockings With Clocked Ankle By Rosaine Hosiery, c. 1920s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Sheer Cream Silk Stockings With Clocked Ankle By Rosaine Hosiery

    Sheer Cream Silk Stockings With Clocked Ankle By Rosaine Hosiery Date: c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Rosaine Hosiery   These cream stockings are made of an incredibly fine silk, giving a sheer effect against the skin. There are re-enforced panels around the foot and stocking welt, with a sewn seam up the…
    February 22, 2018
  • Ribbon Garter & Silk Stocking Gift Set, c. 1920s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Ribbon Garter & Silk Stocking Gift Set

    Ribbon Garter & Silk Stocking Gift Set Date: c. 1920s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk Brand: Unknown   A pair of ivory silk knitted stockings and eau-de-nil silk ribbon garters with silk floral ribbonwork, presented in an intricately printed Art-Nouveau style gift box with risqué leg cut outs laid over the stockings.   From the…
    December 14, 2017
  • Striped Silk Ribbon Garters With Beaded Tassels, c. 1930s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Striped Silk Ribbon Garters With Beaded Tassels

    Striped Silk Ribbon Garters With Beaded Tassels Date: c. 1930s Origin: Britain Fabric: Silk, elastic, glass Brand: Unknown   A pair of striped silk ribbon and elastic garters, embellished with glass bugle bead medallions, paste rhinestones and bugle bead tassels. The beads were likely originally pink but the paint has mostly faded away. Garters were…
    December 14, 2017
  • Queen Ann silk ribbon garters c. 1920s, USA, The Underpinnings Museum, Tigz Rice

    Printed Silk Ribbon Garters By Queen Ann

    Printed Silk Ribbon Garters By Queen Ann Date: c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk ribbon and elastic Brand: Queen Ann   A pair of garters with a striped silk ribbon outer, stitched to an elastic interior. Ribbonwork flowers embellish the centre. Garters were commonly worn to keep stockings up just above the knee until…
    November 12, 2017
  • Cross stitch garter with ribbon tie, c. 1820s. From The Underpinnings Museum collection Photography by Tigz Rice

    Cross Stitch & Silk Ribbon Tie Garter

    Cross Stitch & Silk Ribbon Tie Garter Date:  c. 1820s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Cotton with silk ribbon Brand: Custom made   Before the invention and popularisation of elastication, women and men would wear their stockings with garters that tied just above or below the knee. These garters would traditionally have a strip of embellished fabric, often…
    November 12, 2017
  • Floral Embroidered Black Silk Stockings, c. 1900, Great Britain From The Underpinnings Museum collection Photography by Tigz Rice

    Floral Embroidered Black Silk Stockings By Bourne & Hollingsworth

    Floral Embroidered Black Silk Stockings By Bourne & Hollingsworth Date: c. 1894-1902 Origin: London, Great Britain Fabric: Silk Brand: Bourne & Hollingsworth   Machine knitted silk stockings with profuse silk thread embroidery at the ankle. Stable and washable black dyes weren't invented until the second half of the 19th century and first began to appear in undergarments…
    November 5, 2017
  • De luxe sanitary belt, c.1940s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photo by Tigz Rice

    Sanitary Belts by De Luxe & Kleinert

    Sanitary Belts by De Luxe & Kleinert Date: c. 1940-1950s Origin: United States Fabric: Nylon and elastic Brand: De Luxe / Kleinert's   Sanitary belts were most commonly worn for menstruation between the mid-19th century to the 1970s, and were used to keep a sanitary pad in place between the legs before the advent of adhesive sanitary pads.…
    September 4, 2017
  • Cross stitch wedding garter, belonged to Mrs Clara Jane Wreford-Brown, 1864, Great Britain. From The Underpinnings Museum collection. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Cross Stitch Wedding Garter

    Cross Stitch Wedding Garter Date:  1864 Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk and elastic Brand: Custom made     A wedding garter made with a panel of floral embroidered net, backed with silk ribbon and attached to a strip of elastic. The garter is entirely hand sewn. The elastic panel is a relatively early example of elastic…
    July 26, 2017
  • Green silk ribbonwork Bridal garters, c. 1930s, USA Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum collection.

    Green Silk Ribbonwork Bridal Garters

    Green Silk Ribbonwork Bridal Garters Date: c. 1930s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Custom made     A pair of bridal garters with a base of pale green silk georgette and pale green silk ribbon, machine stitched into a channel for elastic. Embellished with pale blue ruffled silk ribbon trim, silk georgette rosettes and…
    June 4, 2017
  • Pink ruffle elastic garters with silk rosettes, c. 1920s, USA Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum Collection.

    Pink Ruffle Elastic Garters With Silk Rosettes

    Pink Ruffle Elastic Garters With Silk Rosettes Date: c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: elastic and silk Brand: Custom made     A pair of garters with a base of patterned elastic with woven in ruffled silk edges, with a focal point of pink silk ribbon rosettes. Sewn by hand. Garters were commonly worn to keep…
    June 4, 2017
  • Green ribbon garters with crochet trim and French knot embroidery, 1920s, USA Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum collection.

    Green Ribbon Garters With Crochet Trim & French Knot Embroidery

    Green ribbon garters with crochet trim and French knot embroidery Date:  c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Custom made   A pair of garters with a base of green silk ribbon machine stitched to an elastic base. The edges have been delicately crocheted with cream yarn, and the entire length of the garter is…
    June 4, 2017