The Third Floor
Supported and shaped
- Music
- Article
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- From the exhibition
- Interview
- Podcast
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- Tentoonstelling Vrouwen als technologie
- Exhibition Women as technology
- Tentoonstelling Screenwear
- Tentoonstelling BodyDrift
- Uit de collectie
- Collection
- Achtergrond
- GOTHIEK
- Industrie
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- Tentoonstelling
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- Wind force 5
- Wind force 10
- Windkracht 1
- Windkracht 5
- Windkracht 10
Video
The invention of the bra
Lingerie has been around for hundreds of years, but it wasn’t until the 1920s that a standardised cup size system was invented that changed underwear forever
Article
Underwear and ideals
One moment a broad waist is fashionable, the next moment everyone wants a narrow waist. Sometimes underwear can help achieve that ideal shape.
Article
From the exhibition
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Curvy bottom and hips, wasp waist or gym-honed figure: the image of the ideal body has changed a lot over the centuries. Underwear helps people get as close as possible to that perfect image.
