Girdle
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/57c1aa9b963eb1f21e4ab4109515cc6a
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
Type
image
References
http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10064757
Collection
Citation
Munsingwear, Inc and Kapinas, Ruth, “Girdle,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 11, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7899.
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