foundation garment
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Initially called “Fiber K” by the DuPont chemist who invented it, it was a replacement for the rubber used in women’s foundation garments, which was weighty, hot and quick to stretch out.
For women, a middle-class existence was defined by shift dresses and merciless foundation garments.
From Washington Post
It doesn’t hurt that most of the time it’s hidden under perfectly coiffed hair, ruby red lipstick and ’50s-era foundation garments.
From Los Angeles Times
Modesty required that the black tulle skirts and embroidered tulle dresses worn by Dior’s budding feminist posse be worn with some sort of foundation garment.
From Los Angeles Times
There, "multicultural" models, per his criticized casting call over the long holiday weekend, stood under a blazing sun as they greeted sweaty guests in beige and black leotards, bodysuits and other clingy, revealing foundation garments.
From US News
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