Dress and Undress: A History of Women's Underwear

Aertex Aesthetic dress Albert Museum Amelia Bloomer became began belt Berlei Bloomer body boned bosom bras brassière Britain British broché broderie anglaise busk bust bodice bustle buttoned cami-knickers camisole catalogues chemise chiton clothing colours combinations corselette corsetry cotton crêpe crêpe de Chine crinoline Dr Jaeger drawers early Edwardian elaborate elastic Elizabethan embroidered embroidery Empress Eugénie fabrics farthingale fashion fibres figure foundationwear French frills front garments girdle girls gown hips hoops invented Iron corset knickers knitted ladies legs linen lingerie Lycra Mansell Collection manufacturers material moulded Museum of Costume natural Nightdresses nylon outer outerwear panties patent petticoat pink Queen rayon rubber satin sewing machine shape silk skirts sleeves slim smock staymakers stays steel stiffened stitching stockings style suspender belts suspenders tight lacing trimmed tunic two-way stretch underclothing undergarments underwear Victoria and Albert Viyella vogue waist wear whalebone women women's underwear wool corset wore worn