Post by hollister on Feb 27, 2008 4:17:30 GMT -7
In Poland, 'Unmentionables' on display
By RYAN LUCAS Associated Press Writer
OPATOWEK, Poland—Victoria has no secrets in this Polish town.
In an exhibition that's making some Poles do a double-take, the Museum of Industry in Opatowek has chronicled the evolution of women's underwear from the knee-length knickers and tight corsets of the early 20th century to the skimpy thongs of today.
"Undergarments were pretty much kept well out of sight in the old days," said Ewa Sieranska, curator at the Central Textile Museum in Lodz, which loaned 140 items to the exhibit called "From Pantaloons to G-Strings."
"At the beginning of the 20th century you couldn't show them at all, and later only a little bit, whereas now they're everywhere," she added.
Complete article - WITH pictures! at:
www.lcsun-news.com/ci_8368259?source=most_emailed
By RYAN LUCAS Associated Press Writer
OPATOWEK, Poland—Victoria has no secrets in this Polish town.
In an exhibition that's making some Poles do a double-take, the Museum of Industry in Opatowek has chronicled the evolution of women's underwear from the knee-length knickers and tight corsets of the early 20th century to the skimpy thongs of today.
"Undergarments were pretty much kept well out of sight in the old days," said Ewa Sieranska, curator at the Central Textile Museum in Lodz, which loaned 140 items to the exhibit called "From Pantaloons to G-Strings."
"At the beginning of the 20th century you couldn't show them at all, and later only a little bit, whereas now they're everywhere," she added.
Complete article - WITH pictures! at:
www.lcsun-news.com/ci_8368259?source=most_emailed
