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In the 1950s, underwear came to be promoted as a fashion item in its own right, and came to be made in prints and colors. Manufacturers also experimented with rayon and newer fabrics like Dacron, nylon, and Spandex. [5] By 1960, men's underwear was regularly printed in loud patterns, or with messages or images such as cartoon characters.
Boxer shorts got a fashion boost in 1985 when English model and musician Nick Kamen stripped to white Sunspel boxers in a 1950s style "Launderette" in a Levi's commercial Archived 2018-07-12 at the Wayback Machine. [1] [2] After that time boxers were beginning to become popular among young men, who wore boxers with varying colors and prints. [3]
Rubber pants or rubber panties were the predecessor to plastic pants and served the purpose of a diaper cover, replacing the woolen garment. However, "rubber pants" is still a generic term for any pull-on or snap-on incontinence protective garment. Lacking a fly front, the traditional variant is a true panty.
In the 1950s, pants became very narrow, and were worn ankle-length. Pants cropped to mid-calf were houseboy pants; shorter pants, to below the knee, were called pedal-pushers. Shorts were very short in the early 1950s, and mid-thigh length Bermuda shorts appeared around 1954 and remained fashionable through the remainder of the decade. Loose ...
A Pigeon Bra in use by WW II soldier. Maidenform converted factories during World War II in order to produce pigeon bras and parachutes. Pigeon bras, sometimes called pigeon vests, attached pigeons to paratroopers' chests so that the paratrooper could land in a war zone and release the bird, which would fly away carrying a message.
The business produced men's and women's hosiery, underwear, lingerie, and men's pajamas. [1] From 1916 - 1925 Holeproof Hosiery sales increased from $2,037,000 to $9,220,000. [ 2 ] Net sales totaled $24,435,342 in 1954.
The 1965 March on Washington was a galvanizing moment for the American civil-rights movement of the ‘60s, but in terms of media coverage of American race relations of that era, it happened in ...
In 1923, the company went public and changed its name to Munsingwear, Inc. [1] At the time, it was the largest manufacturer of underwear in the world. [8] Its slogan was "Don't say underwear, say Munsingwear". [9] At its peak it was producing 30,000 garments per day. [10] Its knitting mill was the largest west of the Allegheny Mountains. [11]