Brief encounters: Undressed at the V&A
From Queen Victoria’s mother’s pantaloons to Kim Kardashian’s ‘butt-lifters’ – an exhibition about the history of underwear explores the beautiful and bizarre inventions beneath our clothes
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A brief history of underwear: V&A exhibition goes big on the smalls
London museum to showcase fashion’s supporting cast, from 19th-century whalebone corsets and bustles to David Beckham’s modern boxers
A look at the 350 years of underwear, the fashion’s foundation
Undressed: 350 years of Underwear in Fashion. Underwear is fashion’s foundation. A new exhibition a the Bendigo Gallery in Victoria, Australia looks at the history of private and intimate clothing – from corsets to court mantuas and boudoir wear to bustles – exploring underwear’s function in decorating and manipulating the body. The exhibition organised by London’s … Read more