1940's Posture and Girdle Shapewear Guide

Does wearing a girdle help your posture? Wearing one under today's vintage style dresses does tend to give you a better silhouette. Especially the vintage inspired shapewear like the open bottom girdle, pantie girdle or corselette. Hollywood, during the 1930's and 1940's, without meaning to at all, brought about a revolution in the field of foundation wear, or shapewear as it is commonly called now. Actresses practically lived in play clothes. They naturally demanded light-weight figure hugging girdles, bras and pantie girdles. Lastex, with its two way stretch, was the result and they garnered a wide appeal. What are modern girdles made from? Most modern shapewear is made from a mix of spandex and Nylon. Much more comfortable than Lastex. In warmer weather, girdles with cotton are preferable. Girdle Definition : Mary Brooks Picken defined the girdle as a "flexible, light-weight shaped corset, made from elastic. Worn to confine and shape woman's figure especially around the hips". Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine You can view the full public domain film on the National Library of Medicine Digital Collection. https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-9300845A-vid