garters and 'busks' inscribed with love notes were the sexy lingerie of the past
- Written by Sarah Bendall, Research Fellow, Gender and Women's Research Centre, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
The Garter, 1724,
Jean François de Troy.
The Metropolitan Museum, New YorkLingerie sales in 2020 surged as pandemic lockdowns saw online shoppers seek to escape the mundanity of sweatpants and spice up their sex lives. Such sales will likely increase ahead of Valentine’s Day, but the gift of intimate apparel is not a modern...





