Brassiere Collection

Advert for English Rose dream corselette, 1952
Advertisement for underwear and foundation garment manufacturer, English Rose featuring a woman wearing a dream corselette, 1952. Date: 1952

English Rose Corsetry advertisement
Advert for the new corselette from English Rose corsetry, exquisitely styled and entirely without bones. It is described as a corselette with wired

Advert for J. Roussel underwear 1949
A blonde bombshell model wears a rather elaborate creation. Date: 1949

Stacia Napierkowska - Silent Movie Star
Stacia Napierkowska (18911945) - a French actress and dancer, during the silent film era, appearing in 86 films between 1908 and 1926. Date: circa 1920

Measuring hip girth
MODEL RELEASED. Measuring hip girth using a tape measure

Advertisement for the Kestos Backless Brassiere 1935
Advertisement for the Kestos Backless Brassiere

Model in Bra and Girdle Posing with Beautiful Curves Approaching Sign
2630032 Model in Bra and Girdle Posing with Beautiful Curves Approaching Sign, 1948 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; American

Jailor and Two Sexy Women in a Jail Cell

Victorian corset, End 1890s. Artist: Anonymous
Victorian corset, End 1890s. Found in the collection of Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Man Watching Sexy Twins

Pink Underwear
Martina

Undies
Aislinn Simmonds

Cinema advertisement for Unity Brand corsetry, early 1900s

Advertisement for women's undergarments. Date: 1936

Advertisements for corsets and undergarments, from the Bon Marche catalogue, before 1914 (engraving) (b/w photo)
CHT173513 Advertisements for corsets and undergarments, from the Bon Marche catalogue, before 1914 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Comic postcard, Couple outside brasserie Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, cow and bull - your brassiere, I think? Date: 20th century

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove brassiere 1937
Woman modelling the new Gothic, with its fashionable bust-line. 1937

Woman in Lingerie Sitting Reading a Book, 1955 (screen print)
2630050 Woman in Lingerie Sitting Reading a Book, 1955 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; American, out of copyright

Patent-Bolsters: Le moyen d etre en-bon point, pub. 1791 (hand coloured engraving)
3025373 Patent-Bolsters: Le moyen d etre en-bon point, pub. 1791 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Marjolaine, 1896. Creator: Feure, Georges de
Marjolaine, 1896. Private Collection

Woman in a Skirt and Bra

Man and Woman Wearing Underwear

Woman Seducing a Man

Man Looking at Seductive Woman

Seductive Women

Stripper in a Tavern

Pretty Woman

Advertisement for womens undergarments. Date: 1940

Advertisement for womens undergarments

Manufacture Royale de corsets, 1897. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Manufacture Royale de corsets, 1897. Private Collection

WOOLLEN SWIMWEAR 1940
Bikini composed of brassiere top & short-style briefs are made of closely woven navy wool edged in Hyacynth. Slotted sash waistband and zip pockets add interest. Date: 1940

Do not look into it. Private Collection

A La Dame Blanche. Fabrique de Lingerie, c. 1900. Private Collection

Do not enter, . Private Collection

Corsets. Boulevard de Strasbourg, 1912. Artist: Atget, Eugene (1857-1927)
Corsets. Boulevard de Strasbourg, 1912. Found in the collection of International Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester

Woman standing from the front, clasping her corset, ca. 1883. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)
Woman standing from the front, clasping her corset, ca. 1883. Private Collection

Young Woman Adjusting Her Corset, 1893. Artist: Carriere-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933)
Young Woman Adjusting Her Corset, 1893. Private Collection

Woman Adjusting Her Corset, 1896. Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Woman Adjusting Her Corset, 1896. Private Collection

Venetian Courtesan, From: Diversarum nationum habitus... Artist: Bertelli, Pietro (active 1580-1616)
Venetian Courtesan, From: Diversarum nationum habitus.... Private Collection

Manufacture Royale, 1897. Artist: Privat-Livemont, Henri (1861?1936)
Manufacture Royale, 1897. From a private collection

Choristers, c. 1925. Found in the collection of Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

Corset. Artist: Anonymous
Corset. Found in the collection of Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

1934 advertisement for Kestos Lingerie

The perennial difficulty of getting changed on the beach when one only has a small wicker handbag and an unhelpful husband for assistance in preserving ones modesty... Date: circa 1950s

Advert for J. Roussel lingerie 1939
Personally for you. A belt by J. Roussel gives you the feeling of slimness and freedom. The Roussel method of expert individul consideration given to each figure control problem

Advert for Maiden Form bra with uplift 1936
For lovely rounded uplift support. Inter-lude. To accomplish a lovely classic roundness of contour, Maiden Form creates Inter-lude brassieres which - by semi-circular stitching - give firm uplift

De we Corset & Bra 1950S
A young woman with a ponytail models a corset belt with suspenders & a matching brassiere

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