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Lastex
Lastex is a type of elastic yarn that was introduced in the 1930s and was primarily used for swimwear, brassieres, girdles and corselettes.
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Lastex
Lastex (ˈlæstɛks) Also lastex. The proprietary name of an elastic yarn formed from a combination of rubber (see also quot. 1968) with silk, cotton, or rayon, used in the manufacture of corsetry, etc.1934 Trade Marks Jrnl. 17 Jan. 70/1 Lastex. Yarns and threads composed of a mixture of india-rubber a...
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Camel toe
In the 1930s, following the development of Lastex rubberized yarns for swimwear, the resulting exposure of the pubic-area outline resulted in manufacturers
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bra
▪ I. bra1 (brɑː) Formerly also (as sing.) bras. Colloq. abbrev. of brassière. Also attrib.1936 W. B. M. Ferguson Somewhere off Borneo i. 26 She wore nothing but a ‘bras’, the briefest of French knickers, and the sheerest of white silk hose. 1936 New Yorker 28 Mar. 7 (Advt.), Bras..50 c. 1937 Night &...
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Scandale (company)
Scandale is a French clothing designer credited with the invention of the girdle and the first company to mass-produce a product using the fabrics Lycra and Lastex
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panties
panties, n. pl. (ˈpæntiːz) Also occas. pantees. [dim. of pants n. pl.] 1. a. Men's trousers or shorts. Usu. in derog. contexts.1845 Knickerbocker XXVI. 433 If your panties weren't sheeted home at the bottom, you'd out-jump a monkey. 1848 W. E. Burton Waggeries 19, I hadn't on nothin'..only a blue co...
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Cleavage (breasts)
Women had the choice of long-line bras, built-up backs, wedge-shaped inserts between the cups, wider straps, Lastex, firm bands under the cup, and light
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roller
▪ I. roller, n.1 (ˈrəʊlə(r)) Forms: 5–6 (9) rollar, 6–7 (9 dial.) rouler (6 rouller), 6–8 (9 dial.) rowler (6 rowlar), 9 Sc. rower, rouer; 5– roller (6 roler). [f. roll v.2] I. 1. a. A rolling-pin. Now dial.c 1420 Liber Cocorum (1862) 40 Make þy past With water, þer of þy fele [read fole] þou make W...
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Bra
Women with larger or sagging breasts had the choice of long-line bras, built-up backs, wedge-shaped inserts between the cups, wider straps, Lastex, firm
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History of swimwear
By the late 1950s, new materials were developed and applied on the corsetry swimwear, such as Lastex, a fabric woven from artificial chromspun acetate
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