Welcome to the our guide to women's retro lingerie. Are you actually looking for retro style lingerie? Well, we hope you are because the reality is that you have found our page on the topic.
Technically linger is women's underwear and nightclothes. However, it can mean so much more.
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Retro style is a style that is imitative or consciously derivative of fashion from the historical past. In summary, retro fashion is clothing, footwear, or accessories designed to imitate fashion from previous eras. Retro, short for retrospective, or "vintage style" usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era. Retro style lingerie is garments designed with elements from past trends.
- Corsets
- Girdles
- Bloomers
- Tap Pants
- Slips
- Petticoats
- Seamed Hosiery
- Nude Stocking
Retro lingerie styles include items such as retro corsets.
The brassiere first appeared in 1916 and was mostly worn with a loose fit providing a covering rather than focusing on support or shaping. In the 1930's it appears that manufacturers acknowledged the need to lift and separate the bust. They started to design the more familiar triangular shape bra.
The 1920's fortunately saw a rebellion against restrictive undergarments such as the corset. Women began to wear more garments such as slips and knickers. The tap pant which was usually fitted to the waist was a popular option.
Closer to the 1950's lingerie started to become more form fitting. The high waist panty was gaining in popularity.
Silk became a popular fabric for women's undergarments in the 1920's.
Learn more about women's lingerie styles.
Learn the differences between retro clothing, vintage fashion, and antique.
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