In April 2016, an exhibition opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London called Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear and it stimulated this article!
The picture above is from the exhibition and is an advert for Agent Provocateur, a British lingerie retailer.
The 1970s were an innovative time for British ceramics and because of the association with Lustre Pottery Carlton Ware was at the front of the field.
Owner Anthony Wood gave Pam Souch, resident designer at Copeland Street during this time, much more latitude than allowed to previous designers. Pam had original and imaginative ideas and many went into production including the items below.
Tastefully, in a state of undress, the three shapes below were produced in the early 1980s and modelled by John Tyler.
These shapes must have been based on Marilyn Monroe. (Pam, we would love to hear from you - it's been a long time since we met at Copeland Street - Harvey.)
Carlton Ware Underwear
Shown here decorated in blue, they were also available in pink.
In the interest of balance, we end this article with a picture from the exhibition showing men's undergarments. ❑
Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear ran at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London between April 2016 and March 2017. In the display from the House of Harlot !The 't' was definitely not silent.
© Harvey Pettit 2016