MODELING AND DECORATION of LINGERIE 

Lingerie is a kind of clothing worn next to the skin. Lingerie is not only utilitarian, but also gives the more correct figure, the slender lines of the fashionable silhouette. 
In certain types of lingerie appeared many centuries ago. The first and only at the time the clothing was the shirt, which eventually changed and became more complex. 
Much later, in the FIFTEENTH and SIXTEENTH centuries appeared nightdresses and knickers that has long been belonging to the toilet by the privileged layers of the population.

In the ancient age to give a figure slimness of her bandaged sash, and starting with the SIXTEENTH century began to use the corset (Fig. 399) and corsage (Fig. 400) for tightening the waist, emphasize the bust and hips. At the end of the SIXTEENTH century the women of the wealthy classes wore cotton pads on the hips and heavy linen petticoats (Fig. 401). Subsequently they were replaced by dome-shaped and cone-shaped frame of whalebone or metal hoops, called crinoline (Fig. 402).
By changing the shape of the corset and the crinoline could significantly change the shape of the figure to raise or lower the waist line and chest to accentuate or smooth the shape of the breast and thighs, more or less tighten, to accentuate the waist. 
In the early twentieth century replaced the corset come more flexible forms of modern items.female toilet. 

The TYPES of UNDERWEAR

depending on the purpose of lingerie is divided into four groups: 
1. Article of clothing - bras, girdles, pantygirdles, grace, polugracii;
2. Day lingerie - chemises, combinations, knickers, briefs (Fig. 403), lower skirts (Fig. 404), covers with wide straps or short sleeves, trousers; 
3. Nightwear and clothes for the morning and evening toilet (see "Home clothes"); 
4. Special medical bandages - prenatal, postpartum, etc.
Linen and article of clothing make the female body a natural, beautiful silhouette, good posture, draw up and support the chest, abdomen, hips. All of these items should be as comfortable, hygienic, easy to fade and deform in the process of socks, to match the natural size of the figure and adjusted the volume. 
When modeling lingerie and article of clothing should take into account all these requirements, as well as fashion direction, which are natural lines and proportions of the figure.
For manufacturing of subjects of a female toilet linen and daily use a variety of materials. 
  The main materials are fabric - a special corset, cotton, linen and semi-linen, natural and synthetic silk - - elastic knitted fabric (with rubber vein), knitted dense, manorastroman and delicate, lace fabric, resetcache products. 
As accessories used buttons, hooks, SATINICE, braid zipper, the locks for the straps, underwires (metal or plastic), etc. 
  Finishing materials serve cotton and nylon firmware and lace, decoration lace, silk, velvet ribbons and other 
  Strips are made of linen, half-linen and synthetic fabrics and foam. 
Style is lingerie and article of clothing are divided into youth - more lightweight design and modest decorative and feminine, made more complex color and design solutions, emphasizing the chest line, waist and hips using a variety of finishing materials - lace, braid, tapes, etc.
The most common color of linen is white; classic colors I think black, pink and blue. 
At different times the fashion may be the color blue, beige, red, green, brown etc. Under a transparent fabric used linen flesh-colored or matching fabric, and special pouches 
in addition to linen and article of clothing used tone and contrast, color solutions or use fabric and knitted fabric with printed patterns in the form of small cells, bands, peas, flowers, etc. depending on fashion. 

CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBJECTS OF A FEMALE TOILET

  Bras. Bras are designed to maintain the breast in a slightly raised position and giving them a natural form. 
Bras are conventionally divided into groups according to the size of the breast (from 0-th to 6-th and more) and chest girth (42 to 60). From the size and shape of the breast depend on the cut and design of the bra. There are soft (Fig. 405) and hard (Fig. 406) the design of bras. For the latter, use metal or plastic inserts in the plates.
For underdeveloped, small breast used short bras with ruching, ruffles or soft foam inserts slightly increase the shape of the bust, given the overall proportions of the figure. 
Breasts medium in size and do not require special seals; bras, as a rule, only slightly support them, giving the figure a beautiful silhouette. 
To shape large breast glands you need long bras with wide straps fastened to the belt.
Bra for omitted, have lost breast elasticity are to be made of thick fabric with rigid pads with reduced size and rounded shape of the cups. 
Depending on the purpose of the bras is divided into daily - more simple in design, manufacturing techniques, decoration and used tissues (Fig. 407); elegant - with lots of lace or other trims, with the use of lace fabric or satin as the main material (Fig. 408); evening - with open back and upper part of the chest, no straps (for different cut dekolirovaniya evening dresses). These bras sometimes combine with cover. Bras for nursing mothers - front closure. 

  Belt. This kind of lingerie is intended primarily to support the belly and make beautiful waist line, thighs, gluteal muscles and (depending on fashion trends) to emphasize or smoothing of the difference of girth of the waist and hips. The second function of the belt to keep the stockings taut.
Belt, like bras, are conventionally divided into groups according to the size of the waist and hips. 
The shape of the belt also are different. Summer or youth zone may be narrow, with long garters, semi-long - sheer fabrics or long - tulle, lace cloth or rubber mesh (Fig. 409). 
  Tight belt perform with the amplifiers on the plane of the abdomen, with zipper or hook-and-less - buttons. They can be semi-long and long. Dense should be a special medical belt - bandages.
The belt and waistband-shorts (elastic - lycra or rubber mesh) to make shorter (Fig. 410) or long. 
  Grace and polugracii. This convenient form of corsetry for women who are predisposed to be overweight, combines the bra and the belt. Grace and polugracii serve simultaneously for supporting the breast, belly, for a more uniform distribution of fat on the back, chest, thighs, to give correct posture and slimness of the figure (Fig. 411). 
  Grace are the most complex in design of a product requiring a precise fit on the figure. They fasten the braid with a zipper, hooks, or lacing. Also like bras, they can be more or less opened, and as the belt longer or shorter. 
The use of new elastic and elastic materials such as lycra makes grace more simple to perform and comfortable to wear.
To expand the range of lingerie is of great importance the use of various types of new chemical fibers, development of new forms and structures, the introduction of advanced technology and new materials.
So, with the advent of international fashion youth silhouette - with protoplasm bodice, with accented, slightly marked with lines of bust, waist and hips, and short mini-skirts there is a new range of knit underwear - bras-shirts, tights and leotards coveralls (elastic transparent, translucent, delicate and dense) that previously existed only as workers leotards of ballerinas and gymnasts.
The last time our country pays great attention to the mass production of linen. Included in the system of modern factories with advanced equipment, which produces all of the subjects of a female toilet is from rubber veins and accessories, elastic webs, lace and finishing braid to the finished products.