A Brief History In Lingerie

Here at Apartment c not only do we like to provide you with beautiful lingerie we also like to brush up on our history and knowledge of underwear once in a while.
This week we have been learning about Henry Lesher who patented the first ever bra in 1859.
 It's not to far off what we enjoy today although looks extremely uncomfortable, it was the first ever bra prototype,was made in New York in 1859 and was designed to give you symmetrical rotundity!!!
The bra even had shields to absorb perspiration and inflatable pads built in if one breast was bigger then the other, unfortunately it offered absolutely no support and was designed more to create an even appearance to the bust.It was also originally created to offer shape to the bust which a corset would usually provide, therefore marking the start of the end of the corset!!
 Fortunately this inspired many brassier makers to bring us our amazing beautiful and supportive bra that we all know and adore today!!!!!

The bra by Henry Lesher

Have you got any interesting facts about the history of lingerie or have recently learnt anything about the origins of underwear or designers? If so feel free to drop us a tweet...class dismissed!!!!!

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A BIG THANK YOU

A Big thank you for all of you who supported us throughout our sample sale. We hope you managed to grab something beautiful and enjoyed relaxing and sipping a nice glass of bubbly with us. The sale may be over but were still getting excited over our new arrivals including this striking Marlies Dekkers set, as well as pieces by Araks and Fleur of England. So feel free to come down, say hello and browse through our new items!! x

SAMPLE SALE STARTS TOMORROW!!!

Hello to all you beautiful ladies, just a quick reminder that our sample sale starts tomorrow!!! We are open from 10am sharp so you can pop down to grab yourself a bargain. Prices start from just £5 and we have lots of lovely lingerie from Stella McCartney, Princesse Tam Tam and Hannah Marshal!! See you there!!
Thursday 7th October open 10am till 8pm and Friday 8th October 10am till 7pm.