Hidden Secrets

Exhibition - Museum of Costume, near Dumfries
Hidden Secrets runs from 3 September until 31 October

Ladies, ever grumbled about the underwiring in your bra? Scowled because your control pants don't seem to be doing their job properly? Got upset when you realised the luxurious silk and lace camisole you splashed out on will have to be hand-washed?

The world of undergarments is filled with trials and tribulations, not to mention high expectations. When we don't want our assets pushed up and out, we want them flattened out of sight. And did I mention comfort?

Spoiled by Lycra, we 21st-century girls don't expect to have to suffer in the pursuit of physical perfection. But perhaps if we were to step - or rather, be hoisted - into the undergarments of our Victorian forebears, we'd pause before complaining about the state of our undies.

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