"This book covers the history of women's nether garments from the ankle-length drawers of the early 19th century to the briefs of today."
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Suzanne Stassevitch
Notes
Gift of Suzanne Stassevitch, August 2022.
Lexicon
Search Terms
lingerie--history, underwear--history
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Rosemary Hawthorne
Illustrator
Mary Want, Jacquie Govier
Publisher
Souvenir Press
Place Published
City
London
Date Published
1991
ISBN
028563061X, 9780285630611
Notes
Length: 112
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Pantalooning -- Pioneer drawers and bloomerism -- Knickerbocker's glory -- Combinations: a blessed union -- Silk, sin and elastic -- Bright young things and old directoire -- Parachutes and passion killers -- Wear today, trash tomorrow -- Next to nothing.
