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This exhibition explored the intimate relationship between underwear and fashion and its role in moulding the body to a fashionable ideal, with cut, fit, fabric and decoration revealing issues of gender, sex and morality.
Hold tight: the lingerie show that will take your breath away
Anna Murphy, The Times
Fashion
Take a sneak peek inside our fascinating underwear exhibition
Lingerie designer, Carine Gilson discusses the design process behind the 'Babydoll' slip featured in the exhibition
Keeping the wearer warm has always been one of underwear’s roles
Created in reaction to Los Angeles’ ban on nude public swimming in 1974
From creation to catwalk - discover the design process of three leading fashion brands