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  2. Olga Erteszek - Wikipedia

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    Olga sewed a dozen or so lace-trimmed garter belts that Jan sold to a buyer at an elite department store. Enduring from the 1940s to today, Olga was known as a leading makers of fashionable lingerie, sleepwear and loungewear in the United States. Jan - who was the head marketing and sales director - insisted that Olga herself must appear in the ...

  3. File:Balconette bra with girdle, garter belt and stockings.jpg

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  4. Miss America protest - Wikipedia

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    The Miss America protest was a demonstration held at the Miss America 1969 contest on September 7, 1968, attended by about 200 feminists and civil rights advocates. The feminist protest was organized by New York Radical Women and included putting symbolic feminine products into a "Freedom Trash Can" on the Atlantic City boardwalk, including bras, hairspray, makeup, girdles, corsets, false ...

  5. List of lingerie brands - Wikipedia

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    Trashy Lingerie: 1973 US US Triumph International: 1886 Germany Brazil/China/Thailand True & Co. 2012 US China Ultimo: 1999 ceased 2015: UK India Van de Velde N.V. 1919 Belgium China Vanity Fair: 1919 US US, Honduras Vassarette: 1958 US Vietnam Vedette Shapewear: 1983 US Unknown Victoria's Secret: 1977 US China Wacoal: 1946 Japan China What ...

  6. Lingerie - Wikipedia

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    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 intention to imply that the garments are alluring ...

  7. 'Free the Nipple' movement: Women can now legally go ... - AOL

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    Women in six U.S. states are now effectively allowed to be topless in public, according to a new ruling by the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. 'Free the Nipple' movement: Women can now legally ...

  8. Pantyhose - Wikipedia

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    Pantyhose, sometimes also called sheer tights, are close-fitting legwear covering the wearer's body from the waist to the toes. Pantyhose first appeared on store shelves in 1959 for the advertisement of new design panties (Allen Gant's product, 'Panti-Legs') [1] as a convenient alternative to stockings and/or control panties which, in turn, replaced girdles.

  9. Girdle (undergarment) - Wikipedia

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    A woman's girdle (in pink), 1933. A girdle is a form-fitting foundation garment that encircles the lower torso, extending below the hips, and worn often to shape or for support. It may be worn for aesthetic or medical reasons. In sports or medical treatment, a girdle may be worn as a compression garment.