A friend of mine had a birthday recently and told me she wanted to do a 1920's photo shoot to celebrate. After doing some research, I discovered that unfortunately there are not many locations in the Philadelphia area that are from that time period. Whomp whomp. The good news is that my own apartment is pretty historic with these awesome leaded glass windows. I figured they'd be a great background for some artistic photos. But what should we wear under there?? Under wear! Ha, I'll see myself out... So anyway, I headed to Mesh Vintage at 1820 E. Passyunk Ave. in South Philly. They have a copious selection of vintage lingerie. I spent way too long trying on pointy bras and bustiers so small they seem to be made for a 14 year old (I sure hope not). Mesh Vintage is very affordable, each slip came out to about $12 each! What should you look for when putting together vintage lingerie styles? In the 1920's women liberated themselves from restrictive corsets and sought a boyish shape. Flat chested girls rejoice! When choosing lingerie I looked for slips, chemises, negligees, garters, and stockings. In the 1930's the hems lengthened with the cut of the skirts. Everything became smoother, following the curves of the body, like our underwear does today. We also began to see "vests". They were step in one pieces that hugged the body. The 1940's relished a natural look with bras that did not falsify the shape of the breasts. Knickers, or small shorts were common, as well as large panties we'd probably call "granny panties" now. Back then were they called "grandkid panties?" Maybe not. For the 1950's you'll want to look for pointy "bullet" bras, slips, stockings, garters. petticoats, and girdles. The look was unnatural but ultra curvaceous!
After making my purchases, I asked the woman who owns the store how often she seems to get in new stock. Her reply was, "Cross your fingers that more people die!" So now that's all I'm thinking about. I'm wearing dead people's lingerie. It didn't stop me. xo, Marietta
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Denni
7/31/2017 06:27:18 pm
Beautiful pics!
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AuthorMarietta is a swing dancer, artist, & horticulturalist from Philadelphia. Archives
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