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In the first Bridget Jones movie, the scene where our curvaceous heroine dithers between choosing lacy lingerie or humongous hold-it-all-in knickers for a Big Night Out brought a roar of delighted recognition from the sisterhood. Our shameful secret was out, and it was gloriously funny. But it also marked another step forward in the relationship between women and their scanties. Over the past 150 years, underwear has changed from being a set of purely functional garments to become a symbol of female empowerment and sexuality. Helen Murray finds out just what was going on underneath those skirts beginning with the corset which began its decline in the 1910s, right through 'wasp waists', 'no bra', 'power-dressing' and 'underwire' to today's 'have-it-all' world.
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Helen Murray was born in Belfast and studied drama in London before pursuing a career in journalism. She returned to Belfast and began reporting for the Irish News and then moved to Dublin where she has been working for The Sunday Tribune ever since. In September 2004 she was appointed Features Editor of the Tribune's magazine, I. She regularly contributes to Magill magazine and has appeared as a guest panellist on RTE television and radio. Tanya Ling trained as a fashion designer at Central Saint Martin's School of Art in London. She is best known as an award-winning fashion illustrator who has worked for many of the world's leading fashion titles including Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She has illustrated for Jil Sander, Louis Vuitton and Diane Von Furstenberg. Tanya was born in Calcutta, India (1966) and lived as a child in Africa, America and England. She now lives and works in London. See www tanyaling.com.
In the first Bridget Jones movie, the scene where our curvaceous heroine dithers between choosing lacy lingerie or humongous hold-it-all-in knickers for a Big Night Out brought a roar of delighted recognition from the sisterhood. Our shameful secret was out, and it was gloriously funny. But it also marked another step forward in the relationship between women and their scanties. Over the past 150 years, underwear has changed from being a set of purely functional garments to become a symbol of female empowerment and sexuality. Helen Murray finds out just what was going on underneath those skirts beginning with the corset which began its decline in the 1910s, right through 'wasp waists', 'no bra', 'power-dressing' and 'underwire' to today's 'have-it-all' world.
About the Author
Helen Murray was born in Belfast and studied drama in London before pursuing a career in journalism. She returned to Belfast and began reporting for the Irish News and then moved to Dublin where she has been working for The Sunday Tribune ever since. In September 2004 she was appointed Features Editor of the Tribune's magazine, I. She regularly contributes to Magill magazine and has appeared as a guest panellist on RTE television and radio. Tanya Ling trained as a fashion designer at Central Saint Martin's School of Art in London. She is best known as an award-winning fashion illustrator who has worked for many of the world's leading fashion titles including Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She has illustrated for Jil Sander, Louis Vuitton and Diane Von Furstenberg. Tanya was born in Calcutta, India (1966) and lived as a child in Africa, America and England. She now lives and works in London. See www tanyaling.com.
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