History of Underwear – Selvedge Magazine
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Guest Blog Post by curator Nicola Wilson. Underwear underpins fashion. It helps to shape the body and creates a foundation for clothing. The current exhibition at Callendar House in Falkirk ‘A History of Underwear’ aims to look at the history of underwear and allows visitors to get close to some of the museum collectio
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