Undergarments | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/undergarments/RSS feed for UndergarmentsenFri, 25 Jun 2021 19:25:48 +0000NASA Just Put Doing the Laundry on Astronauts' Chore Listhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-teams-tide-do-laundry-space-180978067/Dirty clothes are currently thrown away, requiring missions where weight is at a premium to bring many pounds of socks, shirts and underwearFri, 25 Jun 2021 19:25:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-teams-tide-do-laundry-space-180978067/What 'Bridgerton' Gets Wrong About Corsetshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-bridgerton-gets-wrong-about-corsets-180976691/Women's rights were severely restricted in 19th-century England, but their undergarments weren't to blameFri, 08 Jan 2021 13:59:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-bridgerton-gets-wrong-about-corsets-180976691/Detroit Exhibit Celebrates Bruegel's 'The Wedding Dance' and Its Controversial Codpieceshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/Detroit-Exhibit-Celebrates-Bruegels-The-Wedding-Dance-and-Its-Controversial-Codpieces-180973778/The painting’s frank depiction of drunk frivolity—and male anatomy—didn’t sit well with some viewersFri, 13 Dec 2019 14:59:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/Detroit-Exhibit-Celebrates-Bruegels-The-Wedding-Dance-and-Its-Controversial-Codpieces-180973778/ Thank(?) Joseph Shivers For Spandexhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thank-joseph-shivers-spandex-180967335/From Spanx to space suits, spandex has shaped modern garmentsWed, 29 Nov 2017 15:27:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thank-joseph-shivers-spandex-180967335/Tighty-Whities First Hit the Market More Than 80 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tighty-whities-first-hit-market-80-years-ago-today-180953930/Even a blizzard couldn’t dampen the excitement from the release of the first pair of men’s briefs in 1935 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 13:57:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tighty-whities-first-hit-market-80-years-ago-today-180953930/Sagging Pants Butt Up Against the Lawhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sagging-pants-butt-up-against-the-law-12699804/Yet the droopy trousers trend lives onMon, 01 Apr 2013 13:16:36 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sagging-pants-butt-up-against-the-law-12699804/The Perils of Wearing Clotheshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-perils-of-wearing-clothes-3442933/From toxins in textile dyes to torturous corsets, beauty has a long history of coming at a high costMon, 18 Mar 2013 13:30:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-perils-of-wearing-clothes-3442933/The History of the Flapper, Part 3: The Rectangular Silhouettehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-3-the-rectangular-silhouette-20328818/Finally, women could breathe deeply when the waist-nipping corset went out of styleTue, 19 Feb 2013 16:19:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-3-the-rectangular-silhouette-20328818/Giving Thanks to Clothes That Stretchhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/giving-thanks-to-clothes-that-stretch-134718537/Seeking comfort, holiday diners will don elastic to indulge their expanding waistlines. They should thank Thomas Hancock and his "masticator"Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:27:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/giving-thanks-to-clothes-that-stretch-134718537/Stocking Series, Part 4: The Rebellious Roll Gartershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/stocking-series-part-4-the-rebellious-roll-garters-71671274/Wearing rolled stocking back then must have been akin to the liberating, punk rock feeling of wearing ripped fishnets todayFri, 12 Oct 2012 14:35:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/stocking-series-part-4-the-rebellious-roll-garters-71671274/