
1970s · 1970s · English
Designer
Namsi
Production
ready-to-wear
Material
lycra
Culture
English
Movement
Hippie / Counterculture
This maternity girdle features a cream lycra construction with white lace panel inserts at the front center. The garment extends from high waist to mid-thigh with a shorts-like silhouette. The stretchy lycra provides gentle compression and support for the expanding torso during pregnancy, while the decorative lace panels offer both aesthetic appeal and accommodation for growth. The construction shows machine-sewn seams with elasticized edges typical of 1970s foundation garments. This represents the evolution of maternity undergarments toward more comfortable, flexible materials that moved away from the rigid corseting of earlier eras.
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