Medical lingerie from the ’60s – back support and post-mastectomy bras Vintage bra styles from 1968 – Wards catalog Vintage ’60s lingerie – panty girdles from 1968 Vintage 1960s panties – underwear for women Vintage 1960s lingerie & foundation garments But the rubber mesh garter cuff now sewn around the inside of the leg is designed to hold those pantyhose up and keep them there. The brief and slightly supportive girdle for over the pantyhose may sound superfluous at first. They add support, but only a reminding kind of support - they remind you to hold your tummy in, instead of doing it for you. Second, girdles are made of softer, more flexible materials for the feeling of freedom that pantyhose introduced.
Most popular today are the brief-leg length. With skirt lengths as they are, a long-leg girdle is an absolute horror to sit down in - or in bending over, it can be even worse. But not without some very drastic changes which have affected the foundations of many.įirst, the girdle today is shorter. They added comfort to living in stockings for women. But they also sag, bag - and when they run, they run the budget right out the window. Pantyhose did it. They made the girdle - for garters’ sake - obsolete. ’60s lingerie: Today’s girdle acts as your conscience (1968)
Here, see vintage lots of 1960s lingerie - including girdles, bras, garters, corselets, pantyhose, nylons, bras, slips, panties, underwear, foundation garments and more from retro catalogs from the sixties!