https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 07:20:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review/page/2#post-1426842 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:28:59 +0000 Sharon 1426842@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jeanie, they did actually have shape wear for men - one was to hold in a portly belly and another to emphasise biceps and thighs. And some one of the earlier ones was padded on the bum so it was comfortable for horse riding.&nbsp;Although they noted that not many example of men's underwear survive. I guess, just like now, men wore their underpants until they developed holes and their wives insisted on throwing them out! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review/page/2#post-1426837 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 09:30:23 +0000 lyn67 1426837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very inetresting and thanx for sharing, would have loved to participate, and your outfit was spot on! :-)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426808 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 06:45:01 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1426808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very interesting review--thank you! Like Janni, I realize I also wear camisoles to protect some of my clothing--always wear them under wool, cashmere, and silk items that have to be hand-washed or dry-cleaned. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426807 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 06:28:15 +0000 Jeanie 1426807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the fascinating report Sharon and I love your playful nod to the exhibit.&nbsp; I hope we get an exhibit like this in The States. &nbsp;Textiles exhibits are my favorite (of course)! &nbsp;I'm wondering if men ever had any form of shapewear?? &nbsp;I am thinking men's shape wear today would create muscles where they didn't exist! ha ha! &nbsp;<br />I am liking the compression wear that is hitting the sports industry and wondering if it won't gravitate to some kind of shape wear. &nbsp;There are days when I have considered wearing it under my clothes because it makes me feel springy!! &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426804 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 06:18:40 +0000 Gigi 1426804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So interesting! Thank you for sharing this. It is too bad that women have to choose between dieting and exercising&nbsp;themselves to death and smashing themselves into restrictive undergarments. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426761 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 03:43:45 +0000 Jaime 1426761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a thoughtful and interesting review! I wonder what spanx says about society. I remember my grandmother, who was thin always, never dressed without her girdle. Perhaps it was more liberating than I realized. Hmm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426651 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 23:52:26 +0000 Lyn D. 1426651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another interesting exhibition Sharon!<br />Thanks for the post </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426590 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:59:28 +0000 Anonymous 1426590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL, Gaylene! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426588 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:52:57 +0000 Gaylene 1426588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved your review, Sharon, especially the side comments. I think I'll start smirking every time I see a man in a shirt and tie now. ;)</p> <p>And if Mr. Gaylene ever comments on my passion for pricey bras, I'll just tell him I am doing my duty as a loving wife and protecting him from the evils of adultery. It would be worth buying a bunch of new bras just to be able to use that line! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426580 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:40:39 +0000 Sharon 1426580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>shipskitty</b>, that was one of my thoughts, too. All those layers would have been so hot!<br /><b>Dimity</b>, I saw the Valentino exhibition. It was beautiful, but I did not find it&nbsp;as thought-provoking as the last two exhibitions.<br /><b>toronto girl</b>, yes, but it was enlightening to realise there was not a single ideal look throughout the centuries. The concept of beauty as a social construct can be quite liberating if you don't let yourself get sucked in!<br /><b>Suz</b>, haha, yes. Most of my wardrobe is underwear and hence doesn't count!<br /><b>gradfashionista</b>, I can imagine they would feel supportive. But I can't help but think they must weaken the core muscles by relieving them of the need to do their job.<br /><b>rachylou</b>, no, please share. I'm not familiar with the story. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426570 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:29:45 +0000 DonnaF 1426570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The other week, I watched a show on the making of Downton Abbey which, among other things, talked about the change in dress from the early years of the show to the 1920s.&nbsp; Corsets required extremely erect posture, and even men's dress did not allow them to slouch or bend -- which I admit I've never seen in a penguin.&nbsp; The upper classes really did need help in dressing and undressing.</p> <p>Wish I could have seen that exhibit!</p> <p>And loved your outfit!&nbsp; Your boyish pants were a perfect choice with the alluring top! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426528 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 20:47:25 +0000 Anonymous 1426528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for this post. My parents always thought of tee shirts as underwear and risqué. Strangely, "wife beater" white tanks were not included although always worn under a dress shirt. Does anyone else remember when ladies' underwear, sheets and men's dress shirts were always white to be proper? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426490 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 20:13:45 +0000 rachylou 1426490@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a cool exhibit. I wish I could go. Did they talk about how Clark Gable killed the men's undershirt industry? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426475 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 19:41:06 +0000 columbine(erin) 1426475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for sharing, very interesting! I'm so glad I don't have to wear a corset to be socially acceptable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426413 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 18:00:05 +0000 gradfashionista 1426413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting! On the channel TVO (Canada), there was a show picked up from the UK about this couple that lives life like they're Edwardians; I think the woman was interviewed by the Guardian some months ago. Anyway, she extolled the benefits of wearing a corset day-in and day-out; regulated appetite and weight, better posture at all times, etc. Her corset was 'reasonable' and wasn't meant to reshape her drastically. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426333 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 15:52:25 +0000 jackiec 1426333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fascinating! I would have loved to have seen that exhibit.</p> <p>Loving your HL bra under the mesh. I almost pulled the trigger on buying that online when it went on sale after Xmas. Seeing your outfit makes me wish I bought it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426311 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 15:08:44 +0000 kkards 1426311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>so glad i live in the days of easy laundry and central heating!&nbsp;<br />it's so interesting what clothing can tell us about the past, how we lived, what we believed and valued. i've always preferred to learn history thru how people lived, rather than just dates and events.&nbsp;<br />(and i love your outfit) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426305 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 15:00:45 +0000 Suz 1426305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sharon, what a wonderful review -- thank you! (Love your outfit, too, by the way.)&nbsp;</p> <p>This sounds absolutely fascinating. I knew about shaping undergarments, of course, but I hadn't really thought about the rigours of laundry and such. Although a moment's reflection would have told me that if a wringer could cut off someone's finger it could certainly damage the clothing!&nbsp;</p> <p>I like the definition of "shirts" as "underwear." If we do that, our wardrobes automatically get smaller -- the shirt as "layering tee" in YLF parlance. :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426301 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 14:56:15 +0000 Astrid 1426301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very interesting! Sounds like the visit was worth it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426294 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 14:44:40 +0000 Helena 1426294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very fascinating, albeit slightly depressing that, from corsets to Photoshop, the ideal for a woman's body continues to be based on something that cannot ever exist in reality ... * sigh* ... Thanks so much for the thought provoking review! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426284 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 14:11:30 +0000 trekkiegirl 1426284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fascinating stuff! It's also interesting to note that corsets as a functional item are having a bit of a revival lately.</p> <p>Also, I really admire your daring - that bra and mesh top is pretty hot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426269 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:37:31 +0000 Anonymous 1426269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just chiming in to say how thankful I am not to have to wear corsets &amp; petticoats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426266 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:11:24 +0000 anne 1426266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very interesting Sharon. &nbsp;I did an assignment on the history of underwear at high school - got 100% &nbsp;I&nbsp;put in way too much work for something that was basically just the theory component of a practical option class (clothing and fabrics aka sewing) but it is on the the only assignments I ever submitted completely satisfied with what I did.<br />And a great outfit!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426261 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:54:10 +0000 Anonymous 1426261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a wonderful review. I would love to see these types of exhibits.</p> <p>Your outfit was perfect too. And fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426245 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 11:58:24 +0000 Elizabeth P 1426245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sounds like a fascinating exhibition Sharon. TFS! </p> <p>I chaperoned my dd's schoool trip last spring to a local period house, and they gave a demonstration of the clothes worn in the era and class of the owners of the house when it was built. Dealing with all that in even our short (but hot) summers was mind boggling! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426243 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 11:22:11 +0000 Deb 1426243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Loved your review Sharon....you are getting a feast of exhibitions in Brisbane this summer. Love your look today.....I'd wear it in a heart beat. Fun Aussie style! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426238 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:57:24 +0000 Dimity 1426238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Terrific review, thanks! I must go and see this sometime. Did you see the Easton Pearson or the Valentino&nbsp;exhibition a few years ago? They were both wonderful, full of inspiring clothes and gorgeous workmanship. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426233 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:40:36 +0000 janni 1426233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First off, great top &amp; bra combo! So appropo. Secondly, kind of jealous of your experience- sounds so interesting. I wear pretty &amp; supportive undergarments but also wear a camisole daily to help with perspiration so I dont have to launder my jackets as frequently. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426229 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:43:43 +0000 shipskitty 1426229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Sharon. That sound's fascinating! I remember reading a book about the history of clothes once and it described how in times past the multiple layers of petticoats and changing clothes many times a day was, in part, to reduce the amount of times the overdresses required laundering. Laundering was difficult and expensive and considered very wearing on clothes and they tried to reduce how much it was required.&nbsp;Some garments were actually disassembled prior to laundering and then re-sewn afterwards. That is an unimaginable thing to us in these days of 'disposable' fashion but then labour was comparatively cheap for the well to do. It is easier to imagine in a cooler climate like that of of the UK&nbsp;but how that would have worked somewhere like Australia I can't even fathom! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/undressed-a-review#post-1426227 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 07:53:58 +0000 fuzzylogic 1426227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bwahaha! &nbsp;Wonton exposure, indeed!</p> <p>I haven't evolved very far! &nbsp;With the exception of lingerie for the boudoir I still use underwear to protect my outer garments and provide some shape!</p> <p>Thanks for sharing your experiences of the exhibition! </p>