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Going to the loo meant broken fingernails and tears of frustration to release no less than 20 hooks and eyes on one model! The long-lasting tradition of lacing one's corsets with a knee or a is not to be recommended since so many corset wearers have bad backs.

The Smiling Lieutenant — Jazz Up Your Lingerie 1931 We'll star things off with a catchy tune courtesy of Ernst Lubitsch's 1931 film, The Smiling Lieutenant.

1950 played Annie Oakley in a 1986 musical but I doubt that Miss Quatro would be familiar with either corset or girdle.

The garments were provided by the Symingtons Collection and feature Maggie Philbin far right modelling a 1957 corselette that the presenters kept referring to as a 'corset'.

Griffiths old corselette, by Petra Davies.

In the first appearance, La Merman hides some car keys in her cleavage and dares Terry-Thomas and Milton Berle to retrieve them.

This girdle was worn by grannies and mothers as an alternative to their corsets and girdles.

They were never that secure.

FINALLY, TIME TO BE FROCKED Now that I actually met Tina's measurements, it was time to try on the dark red party frock that mum admired so much.

The detail of the garment can be seen as a composite picture that explains the multiplicity of Miss Philbin's hands.