History of Shapewear.

Did you know that pockets were sewn into girdles during WWII for storing important documents and items? Learn more about the history of shapewear.

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The History of Shapewear and Girdles.

Image from Stylist.com

Curious to know how shapewear and girdles have changed over the course of their history? Stylist.com has done an incredible job outlining the changes.  You can read the article by clicking on the link above.

What Women Wore Under Their Skirts.

Here's a great article by Mentalfloss.com about the brief history of women's lingerie throughout the decades.

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Vintage Corsets

The Lingerie Addict's page on Tumblr has posted a vintage corset catalog displaying some of the styles and designs available for women during the time. It's a interesting bit of history to look at so if you have the chance, take a look.

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The History of French Lingerie

The Lingerie Addict has taken us back to school with this article on the history of French lingerie.

At the beginning of the 20th century, sitting on Thonnet chairs, the joke circulated that the recently built Eiffel Tower represented a woman’s leg in a fishnet stocking and its four pillars were garter belt fasteners. The Guimard metro stations emerged from the ground. The “S curve” became fashionable. Paul Poiret arrived at Worth in 1901. Garter belts succeeded garters. Stockings were black.

To read more of the history of French Lingerie, click here.