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ABOVE: The exhibition's official poster, featuring the La Perla Atelier collection from Fashion Week 2009. INSET BELOW: An Ella bra and brief. "Undercover: The Evolution of Underwear" is underway at London's Fashion and Textile MuseumExhibition runs through September 27, 2009
The museum's official announcement states that "The exhibition presents a visual demonstration of how female underwear has evolved as women's role in society changed. It encompasses the changing trends from the 'flatten it' to the 'push it up' to the let it all hang out.' Undercover contains some exquisite pieces from a wide range of private and public collections that read like the Who's Who of underwear; M&S, Triumph, La Perla, Christian Dior, Elle Macpherson, Myla and Wonderbra--to name just a few." Items on display include a "Merry Widow" corset inspired by Lana Turner in the film of the same name, burlesque artiste Immodesty Blaize's corset, a gown made from bras and briefs by designers Vin & Omi, and a La Perla bra encrusted with Swarovski crystals. "Undercover: The Evolution of Underwear" runs from June 12 through September 27, 2009 at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey Street on the South side of the Thames near the London Bridge station (Guy's Hospital exit) on the Northern and Jubilee Lines of the London Underground. For more information--including
directions, hours, and ticket prices--visit
www.ftmlondon.org. Top photo: Michelangelo di
Battista.
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LONDON, JUNE 12, 2009 - The Fashion and Textile Museum in London has opened a
major new exhibition, "Undercover: The Evolution of Underwear." The new show
traces the social history of women's underwear from health garment to shape
definer to fashion "must have."
