Lingerie, Stockings and Bathing Beauties in Photographs and Film 1880 to 1959

This comprehensive photo book gives an early visual history of skirts, lingerie, gowns, garters and female bathing suits from the late 1800s to 1949. 


This book also contains two early color films:


The Story Of A Star (1956) - an eight minute promotional color film showing how chemistry gives birth to new synthetics benefitting women, in this case, sheer stockings.

and 

Tomorrow Always Comes (1941) - a 30 minute color time-travel story promoting rayon lingerie.