22.00 USD
Wonderfully detailed lingerie image for you fashion historians. We're certainly not experts on late 19th, early 20th century lingerie though dealing in the antique postcards we do, we dabble, but what our model is removing certainly seems to be a very early girdle that is almost a hybrid of the girdle and corset.
1. What appears to be the modesty panel in the chair to the model's left, is, we believe, more often associated with the corset than the girdle.
2. The cloth strips extending down from the waist to the thighs were not typical of the corset, but of the later girdle, no?
3. One of the girdle's features, we thought, was to slim the thighs, whereas this one is still clearly limited to waist-slimming as were most corsets.
In any case, a great image, but if you can share some insight into this gal's lingerie, please do! Sharing historical info with us that we later use in a listing (provided we didn't already have the information), earns the helpful visitor a one time 20% "scholar's discount." Red Poulaine is your shop too, after all. If not for you, we wouldn't be here!
Very nice unposted condition. Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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