Women'S Underwear Revival Exhibition: An Exhibition That Uses Underwear As A Coat

Exhibits in underwear exhibition

Recently walked in clothing You may find yourself in front of the Great Lingerie Resurgence)。 White silk is surrounded by black Silin edging, Dior The fan-shaped transparent yarn blouse is matched with the seductive boudoir style. The looming bra and the first-class suit fabrics of Givenchy and Balenciaga are presented side by side - yes, we are now in a Underwear When the coat is worn at the exhibition site.

The theme of the exhibition is not limited to the shopping malls arranged along the street. Selfridge, a luxury department store, announced its own "Body Workshop" this month Studio)”， This 37000 square foot space (about 3437 square meters) is dedicated to the study of leisure clothing, and it is also the largest theme exhibition held by the Victoria and Albert Museum on Saturday.

"Undrained: A Brief History of Underwear) is the title of this exhibition, which aims to study the important role of underwear in the shaping of cultural values, gender conflicts and changes in clothing styles. At the same time, it can explain that people are always interested in the parts covered by clothing.

More than 250 collections, related film pictures, product packaging and advertisements show us the changes of underwear from the middle of the 18th century to today, from tight fitting clothes, Krinolin skirts and whale whiskers to bras, small shorts and stereotyped boxing shorts. Edwina, the director of the clothing and fashion area of the Victoria and Albert Museum in charge of hosting the exhibition Ehrman) said: "It is amazing that our exhibition happened to be held at a special time. Underwear is changing from a very personal dress to a provocative public dress, and underwear itself continues to lead the creative and commercial trend." Ehrman also stressed that sportswear, large clothes for daily wear and high-end casual clothes are becoming more popular.

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"An exhibition must combine modern times with history, so that the audience can understand the meaning of its title," Elman continued. "In addition, we are in an era of increasingly rich information, which has accepted the difference between dress and nudity."

However, this exhibition shows that it is not new to wear underwear as a coat. The whole exhibition area on the first floor tells us that there are many precedents for this phenomenon. Particularly popular exhibits include the silk dinner shirt designed by Paul Poiret in 1911, which came to the front of the exhibition last year, and the sports pajamas of the 1920s were also very popular.

Modern exhibition area includes Alexander McQueen)'s white chiffon caution bra, this work is plated with gold and the hips are raised. And John Galliano Galliano) created an imperial style cotton apron with edging for Givenchy, which was matched with lace trousers. These two works were inspired by the bedroom style of the 18th to 19th centuries.

The layout of the other floor of the exhibition hall is different from the tradition. The layout of this floor has begun to change from chronicles to various thematic exhibitions. Its exhibition content is to structure the social value foundation that spans several centuries, countries and classes. The exhibition themes include "fashion", "health and hygiene", "sense of volume" and "performance underwear".

There are many interesting contents in the exhibition that we do not know. For example, women's trousers are a recent invention, while drawers began to appear in the early 19th century. Many advanced and inspiring underwear designers in the 19th century were women. They used new technologies and materials to design tights and women's bras. These underwear designs can reduce women's physical constraints and increase freedom of movement.

Although the exhibition director Ehrman strongly emphasized that tight fitting clothes should not only be regarded as a tool for patriarchy to oppress women's bodies, cherry silk tight fitting clothes still showed a serious impact on women's organs under X-ray. "Compact fiber vision has always played an important role in what underwear wearers can show to the outside world," Erman said.

The waist corset developed by Spanx in the United States is Kim Kardashian) and other celebrities recommended shaping tools, but this kind of clothing also aroused people's long-standing thinking: Is the underwear of the 21st century still enslaving women rather than liberating or respecting them?

However, Sarah, the creative director of the French lingerie retailer "Agent Provocateur" who participated in this exhibition Shotton) said that in fact, many women in cash are buying these clothes themselves instead of serving men's happiness.

"There are many more styles on the market now than before. They incorporate more body shapes and sizes. This diversity allows women to show their charm and self-confidence, and also to choose their favorite clothes." Shoton said, "People's attitudes and the boundaries of clothing are constantly changing. More women are looking for clothes suitable for their bodies, which is called beauty."