Brief Encounters
December, 1978
The word lingerie used to be confined to the vocabulary of department-store elevator operators and bridal consultants. We thought it was something you took off to get sexy. Well, not anymore. The high muckamucks of fashion have been raiding the underwear drawers of the 1890s and the 1930s to come up with a sort of undercover haute couture. The new look features tucks, pleats, lace and ruffles in the most delicate pastels in the most delicate places. Blacks and red make a showing, too. These coll...
