Underwear Collection (page 5)

Comic postcard, Plump woman in the rain Date: 20th century

Advert for J. Roussel womens underwear 1930
One-piece girdle with high-waist that gives a slimmer figure, also giving a comfortable wear, freedom of movement by using a flexible, porous elastic. 1930

Advert for Royal Worcester corsets 1914
Slim silhouette of women wearing waist-line corsets. 1914

Advert for N D Eynede Paris corsetmarker 1909
Women wearing elegant corsets with drawstrings to the back to bring in the waist with lace edging. 1909

Advert for Le Magda womens corsets 1910
French young women wearing elegant corsets with lace and ribbons. 1910

Advert for W. H. K. & S. corsets 1901
New desirable straight fronted corsets, combining symmetry and elegance with acme of comfort. 1901

Advert for John Barker womens underwear 1911
Models wearing slender fitted corsets with straight-front giving no curving to the figure. 1911

Cause and Effect by Wallis Mills - tennis fashion cartoon
The new fashion for tennis shorts inspires one player to discard her dress and play in her underwear, much to the consternation and shock of some elderly female spectators. Date: 1931

Glamorous American Lady in black underwear and stockings. Date: circa 1920s

Mens winter clothing 1936
Various outfits for men in a fashion catalogue, from golfers trousers, gentlemens winter coats, dressing gown with rope string, underwear and Pyjamas. Date: 1936

Advertisement for Felco equalising and adjuster sling. 1947

Advert for Dickins - Jones corsets 1909
The Specialite Guninea corset, available from Dickins & Jones, is ideal for slight figures. It promises not to cause undue pressure to the respiratory organs. 1909

Underwear for Children
Various undergarments for children including drawers, chemises, night shirts, collars, night caps & corsets for girls of various ages. Date: 1875

Estelle Lingerie Glamour Wear - Undies to be seen - Back to the caves or as glamorous as Eve. 1971

Robert Scott Ltd. selling Aertex garments, 8 Poultry, London
Robert Scott Ltd. selling Aertex garments, Revenue House, 8 Poultry, Cheapside, London Date: 1910

The perennial difficulty of getting changed on the beach when one only has a small wicker handbag and an unhelpful husband for assistance in preserving ones modesty... Date: circa 1950s

Model posing in lingerie, 1934 Vivex colour photograph
A young woman posing in a silk and lace slip. Colour Vivex photograph from the 1930s. Date: 1934

Wartime underwear article, Britannia and Eve magazine, 1940
Page from Britannia and Eve magazine, September 1940, reporting on various types of foundation garments to ensure a controlled figure under clothing

Goddess by Youthlines corselette, 1965
Advertisement for Goddess by Youthlines featuring a corselette of nylon lace and Lycra modelled by a girl arising from the sea on an oyster shell in the manner of Botticellis Venus. Date: 1965

Advert for Vendonis womens underwear 1937
Next to myself I Like- Vendonis. Models wearing sporty underwear made of wool. 1937

WW1 knitting - comic postcard, Naughty Netta
Naughty Nettas Knitting Knickers for the Seat of War. Humorous postcard inspired by the national effort of knitting comforts for soldiers during the First World War

Advert for Gorringes lingerie 1923
Gorringes lastest models in elastic wear and bust bodices. 1923

Advert for Wolsey pure wool underwear 1914
Advertisement for Wolsey pure wool underwear, made in Britain, by Britons. September 1914

Advert for J. Roussel lingerie 1939
Personally for you. A belt by J. Roussel gives you the feeling of slimness and freedom. The Roussel method of expert individul consideration given to each figure control problem

Advert for Maiden Form bra with uplift 1936
For lovely rounded uplift support. Inter-lude. To accomplish a lovely classic roundness of contour, Maiden Form creates Inter-lude brassieres which - by semi-circular stitching - give firm uplift

Advert for Kayser Bondor undergarments & nightdresses 1953
Kayser Bondor, 7 steps to loveliness at prices you can afford. 1953

Just like Mother! A little girl tries on a corset
Just like Mother! A little French girl tries on a corset and checks out the result in an ornate full-length gilt-edged mirror with the aid of a footstool. Date: circa 1905

Parisian Can Can dancer
Parisian Can Can girl - Paris, France. Date: circa 1910

No Peeking! A brunette lays down the law to a Peeping Tom
No Peeking! A brunette lays down the law to an invisible onlooker, who is seemingly admiring her choice of tiny red (with black spots) beach wear and red high heeled shoes. Date: early 1940s

Peek-a-boo! A Blonde starlet with tights and bare back
Peek-a-boo! A Blonde starlet standing alongside a some red stage curtains covered in little black stars, looks back over her shoulder

Cheeky Beauty Contest - Bottoms
A Beauty Contest A beautiful pair of buttocks often bring tenderness. A line up of Parisienne beauties, offering a cheeky angle on life in the French capital. Date: circa 1908

Montfort underwear advert by David Wright
Advertisement for Montfort Undies by the pin-up artist David Wright, with the tag line, Because I like nice things. Well, don t we all? Date: c.1947

Advert for Twilfit corsets 1931
Twilfit for your figure. All the lastest models can be seen and fitted at D. H. Evans. Date: 1931

Stout Lady & Corset
A stout matron admires her ample figure once it has been shoe-horned into a corset. Her maid, holding a petticoat, looks on. Date: 1910

Kayser Bondor lingerie advertisement
Striking advert for Kayser Bondor lingerie showing a woman in a black negligee with a flounced white dressing gown set against a vivid green background

Cami-Knickers 1920S
A lady lifts the legs of her cami-knickers coyly

1860 Wedding Dress & Boy
Boy: brown & black tunic with sash. Woman: blue dress with pagoda or funnel sleeves, belt with a gold clasp, 5 narrow flounces & undersleeves with reverse cuffs

De we Corset & Bra 1950S
A young woman with a ponytail models a corset belt with suspenders & a matching brassiere

Mens underwear / 1912
An advertisement for Porosknit mens summer underwear. Always keeps you in cool comfort

Lady in her Slip 1935
Perfume should be used sparingly and sprayed on the shoulders and behind the ears to be most fragrant. This should be done before putting on a dress to avoid staining!

Lady Takes a Tumble / 1918
An elegant lady takes a rather less elegant tumble

Underwear 1920S
A smiling young French woman in white underclothes sits holding a fan

Underwear 1928
A lady sits negligently in her undies - bra, French drawers or knickers and stockings

Chemise & Knickers 1920
A young woman with an angular bob hairstyle models a chemise & a pair of matching Directoire knickers ornamented with a circular motif trim

Lacy Cami-Knickers Photo
A lady in her frilly undies

Susi - sitting on a clothes horse with female underwear. 1950s

Advertisement, Booth & Foxs Patent Down Quilts
Advertisement for Booth & Foxs Patent Down Quilts, Bedding and other items. 1869

La Poupee by Ernest Hubbard
A young woman in a slip admires herself in front of a mirror. Close by a poupee or boudoir doll sits with its arms outstretched looking up at its owner. Date: 1929

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