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Chemise (shirt) with matching directoire (drawers)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A new phenomenon emerged at the end of the 19th century: sets composed of matching underwear and/or nightwear. First in white cotton, but from the 1920s also in all kinds of subtly coloured silk fabrics lavishly decorated with lace. New was the chemise enveloppe; shirt and trousers in one piece (nowadays bodysuit) and the garter belt. This lingerie was designed to be seen.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineChemise (hemd) met bijpassende directoire (onderbroek). c. 1920 - c. 1930. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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