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  2. Girdle (undergarment) - Wikipedia

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    By 1970, the girdle was generally supplanted by the wearing of pantyhose (called tights in British English). Pantyhose replaced girdles for most women who had used the girdle as a means of holding up stockings; however, many girdle wearers continued to use a brief style panty-girdle under or on top of tights/pantyhose for some figure control.

  3. Foundation garment - Wikipedia

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    Kim Kardashian in Shapewear-dress Wolford shop front displaying shapewear collection. A foundation garment (also known as shapewear or shaping underwear) is an undergarment designed to impermanently alter the wearer's body shape, to achieve what some view as a more fashionable figure. The function of a foundation garment is not to enhance a ...

  4. The Story Behind Shapewear: From Girdles to Spanx - AOL

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    Shapewear is every woman's best kept. Home & Garden. Lighter Side

  5. Liberty bodice - Wikipedia

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    Freda Cox wearing a liberty bodice in an early advertising photograph for Symington, published between 1908 and 1910. The liberty bodice (Australian and British English), like the emancipation bodice or North American emancipation waist, was an undergarment for women and girls invented towards the end of the 19th century, as an alternative to a corset.

  6. Playtex - Wikipedia

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    Playtex-branded apparel products sold by Hanesbrands include bras, panties and shapewear. According to Hanesbrands, Playtex is the fourth largest brand by revenue in its portfolio. [53] The brand has the strongest loyalty among customers who prioritize fit. As of 2002, Playtex was the second most popular brand of bras. [63]

  7. List of lingerie brands - Wikipedia

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    Vedette Shapewear: 1983 US Unknown Victoria's Secret: 1977 US China Wacoal: 1946 Japan China What Katie Did: 1999 UK India Wolford: 1949 Austria Croatia Wonderbra: 1939

  8. Maidenform - Wikipedia

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    Maidenform Brands is a manufacturer of women's bras, underwear, and shapewear founded in 1922 by seamstress Ida Rosenthal; Enid Bissett, who owned the shop that employed her; and Ida's husband, William Rosenthal.

  9. Lingerie - Wikipedia

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    Lingerie displayed on women's mannequins. Lingerie (UK: / ˈ l æ̃ ʒ ər i, ˈ l ɒ n-/, US: / ˌ l ɒ n ʒ ə ˈ r eɪ, ˌ l æ n ʒ ə ˈ r iː /, [1] French: ⓘ) is a category of primarily women's clothing including undergarments (mainly brassieres), sleepwear, and lightweight robes. The choice of the word is often motivated by an ...