My cousin recently informed me about "Undercover: The Evolution of Underwear" exhibit at The Fashion and Textiles Museum. I decided since I am now doing lingerie it would be nice to see how it has evolved over the years in a design and pattern cutting perspective. So my friend Theresa and I headed off to do some research and learn about our knickers.
The exhibit was short and sweet it covered how underwear started off as a health garment and has now transformed into a fashion 'must have' item. It featured designs from La Perla, M&S, Wonderbra, Elle McPhearson and Dior. Theresa and I discovered that Wonderbra is a Canadian company, hooray for Canada paving the way for well fitted lingerie. The exhibit was very informative for me as I got to practice using my bra terminology like: balconette, push up bra etc. Furthermore, they deconstructed a bra at the very end of the exhibit and wrote a detailed description of the name of each part of the bra and how it is sewn up.
My favorite pieces in the exhibit were the bodysuits, and a cage undergarment. I also loved all of the pieces that involved mesh, lace and fringe. I don't know why but my lovely photoshop document has turned all green and grainy when I put it into blogger.. sigh... one day I will master this whole blogging thing.
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