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 broderie anglaise busk bust bodice bustle cami-knickers camisole century chemise clothing colours combinations corselette corset corsetry cotton crêpe crêpe de Chine crinoline Dr Jaeger's drawers early Edwardian elaborate elastic elegance Elizabethan embroidered embroidery fabrics farthingale fashion fibres figure flannel foundation garment foundationwear French frills front garments girdle girls gown hips hoops invented Jaeger Janet Reger Kestos knickers knitted ladies legs linen lingerie Lycra Mansell Collection manufacturers materials moulded Museum of Costume nightdresses nylon outer outerwear patent petticoat pink Queen quilted rayon rubber satin sewing machine shape silk skirts sleeves slim smock staymakers stays stiffened stitching stockings style suspender belts suspenders tight lacing trade trimmed tunic two-way stretch underclothing undergarments underwear usually Victoria and Albert vogue waist wear whalebone women wool woollen wore worn