Clik here to view.
Favourite Things: Maude Nibelungen
Another installment in our blog series ‘Favourite Things’, where we ask lingerie industry professionals to pick a favourite object from our collection. Today’s selection comes from Maude Nibelungen, a...
View ArticleART-CHERIE: Inspiration from online archives
Clothing and textile archives are fascinating places. Although, as a fashion historian, you might expect me to visit archives as part of my research, they’re also very useful places for designers to...
View ArticleThe Underpinnings Museum is now a member of AIM
Running an online museum has its own special rewards and challenges. Although we have lots of visitors, we don’t get to meet you all in person and chat about what you liked or didn’t like in our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Favourite Things: Stephanie Bodnar of Evgenia Lingerie
Another installment in our blog series ‘Favourite Things’, where we ask lingerie industry professionals to pick a favourite object from our collection. Today’s selection comes from Stephanie Bodnar of...
View Article‘Hello Boys’: How Wonderbra Survived the Bra Wars
Initially developed in Canada in the 1930s, lingerie manufacturer Canadelle first registered its Wonderbra name as a Trademark in the United States in 1955. In 1963 the Wonderbra brand introduced...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Acquisition: c. 1830s Corset
Earlier this year, The Underpinnings Museum ran its first major fundraiser since 2016’s Kickstarter (the crowdfunding campaign that helped us to launch this website). We took to social media to ask...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Favourite Things: Ayten Gasson
Another installment in our blog series ‘Favourite Things’, where we ask lingerie industry professionals to pick a favourite object from our collection. Today’s selection comes from Ayten Roberts of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rosamond Lilian Klin: The Inventor Of The Kestos Bra
‘High Line’ CC41 Cotton Bra By Kestos, c. 1941, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice The Kestos lingerie brand has long been one of my favourite in the grand scheme of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The End of Maternal Corsetry
This guest blog post was kindly written by Claire Salmon. Claire Salmon is currently pursuing an MA in History of Design at the Royal College of Art after having completed a BFA at Parsons School of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sparklewren Autumn 2020 Lookbook: ‘Bless The Weather’
Sparklewren Autumn 2020 Lookbook ‘Bless The Weather’. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Jenni Hampshire. Although the Sparklewren brand is still on indefinite hiatus, earlier this year designer...
View Article
