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Undressed : A Brief History of Underwear

16 Apr 2016-12 Mar 2017

V&A
London SW7 2RL

Overview

Discover the evolution of underwear design from the 18th-century to today. Featured are over 200 examples of underwear for men and women, highlighting the enduring themes of innovation and luxury from custom-made early examples to pieces by designers such as Stella McCartney, La Perla, Rigby & Peller and Paul Smith. Undressed explores the relationship between underwear and fashion and covers notions of the ideal body and how cut, fit, fabric and decoration can reveal issues of gender, sex and morality.