Uncovering “brief†museums
Here are some museums to uncover that you won’t find just anywhere: The “Underneath It All” exhibit at the History Center in Ithaca, NY., and the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul
The Ithaca museum features woolen long johns, corsets and cage crinolines — a rigid structure worn under long skirts. It made sitting impossible but a stiff wind could lay a hapless wearer flat.
"If anything, this exhibit shows that women have long suffered for fashion," says The History Center's executive director Scott Callan.
But men have been victimized by their underwear, too. Woolen long johns were standard issue into the 20th century, as were corsets, worn by high-ranking military officers, Callan notes.
In St. Paul, the Minnesota Historical Society is showing “Underwear: a Brief History.” It includes men’s briefs with Kangaroo pouches.
By David Wilkening
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