Search results
Feb 2, 2004 · The year of 1950 will always be remembered by me as the year I discovered Directoire Knickers. Up until then, I had only used my sister’s school knickers, a style called gym knickers, made of a delightful silky material called Rayon. My discovery of Directoire Knickers came about quite by accident. I was staying for a few days with Mum’s ...
Women's baggy underpants fastened to just below or above the knee are also known as "bloomers" (or as "knickers" or "directoire knickers"). They were most popular from the 1910s to the 1930s but continued to be worn by older women for several decades thereafter.
- Underwear
Nov 22, 1998 · The Directoire knickers worn by women in the Armed Services were dubbed "passion killers" due to their unshapely appearance and dull colours.
Aug 1, 2017 · From the early-1900s, the growth of sports prompted a preference for modest closed drawers or ‘knickers’ and these grew briefer, rising above the knee during the 1920s. Improved artificial rayon fabric enabled ordinary women to wear glamorous silk-like knickers or ‘panties’/‘pants’ by the 1930s, both camiknickers combining slip and ...
Jun 24, 2005 · Directoire Knickers. Knicker styles have generally conformed to the silhouette line of an era, so that by 1908, as the silhouette slimmed to a column, these closer fitting knickers called the Directoire style soon became the norm. Combinations became less usual, but were still worn and available for many years beyond the Edwardian era.
It seemed the word bloomers has become a catch-all term for historical underwear that can also mean drawers or knickers. Bloomers started as a part of a Bloomers Costume that fell to the ankle to be worn with a shorter dress but still covered the legs in a trouser-like-way.
People also ask
When was directoire knickers invented?
When did knickers come out?
How did you discover directoire knickers?
When did knickers become fashionable?
How were knickers made?
Where did knickers come from?
Apr 17, 2016 · V&A. Corset 1890-1895/Everyday knickers. By Vincent Dowd. Arts reporter, BBC News. Ever since the Victoria and Albert Museum opened, textiles and how they're used has been a primary focus....
