Girdle

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/e4a3fd67b2e9995f879fe2a0bc326f9b

Title

Girdle

Creator

Munsingwear, Inc
Kapinas, Ruth

Date

Created: 1934

Description

Munsingwear Foundette style 441 step-in girdle with a high curved front and low back. Silk and Lastex knit diamond design with non-patterned knit above the waist and along the bottom edge. Seven satin covered stays are stitched into the interior panels. Four garters on elastic loops; two front silver metal Invis-a Grip garters and two back metal, elastic and rubber regulation garters. Designed by Ruth Kapinas, Munsingwear's foundation garment designed from 1931 to 1939.

Subject

Women
Clothing.Women's Underwear.Corsets.1930s
Girdle (underwear)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/media?thumb=yes&irn=4542

Type

image

References

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10064757

Date

Created: 1934

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Subject

Women
Clothing.Women's Underwear.Corsets.1930s
Girdle (underwear)

Citation

Munsingwear, Inc and Kapinas, Ruth, “Girdle,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 18, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/15612.

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