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Wasp waists, flat-chested flappers, pneumatic Jane Russell type bras of the 50s, bodystockings, push-up bras, tummy control knickers... women's underwear has adapted to changing times. Leading lingerie expert Gillian Proctor looks at the relationship between fashion, social mores and the lingerie industry.
Gillian Proctor is an established expert in the history of lingerie. She is an author and consultant on the subject and Programme Leader for Contour Fashion and for Fashion & Contour Design at De Montfort University.
Date: Wednesday
8th July 2009
Time: 6.30pm -
8pm
Venue: Fashion
and Textile Museum,
83 Bermondsey Street,
London, SE1 3XF
Cost: 10 (7
concessions) including
exhibition entrance and
a glass of wine.
Attendees wishing to
view the exhibition
should arrive early.
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Wasp waists, flat-chested flappers, pneumatic Jane Russell type bras of the 50s, bodystockings, push-up bras, tummy control knickers...
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This article appeared on Apparel Search on June 15, 2009. It is kept in the fashion event news archive as it ran, as a record of fashion events at that time.
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Date: Wednesday 8th July 2009 Time: 6.30pm - 8pm Venue: Fashion and Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XF Cost: 10 (7 concessions) including exhibition entrance and a glass of wine.