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Bien Jolie bra, ca. late 1920s.
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Cotton bra, ca. 1917.
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Sporting corsets, early 1930s.
From Christie’s.
Silk stays, early 18th century.
From Christie’s.
Royal Worcester Corset Company card from the World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893.
From the Smithsonian Libraries Blog.
Advertisement for R&G Corsets at Potter’s Double Store, ca. 1880.
From the Smithsonian Institution.
Busk, ca. 1775.
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Busk (Scandinavian), ca. 1750.
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Stays, ca. 1725-1750.
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Quilted silk petticoat, mid-18th century.
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Silk petticoats, 1890s.
From Augusta Auctions.
Aviation flight jacket worn by Lt. John H. Rosemond, Tuskegee Airman, ca. 1940s.
From Motts Military Museum.
U.S. Navy jacket, ca. 1940s.
From the National WWII Museum.