Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} I Wonder What's Under There A Brief History of Underwear by Deborah Nourse Lattimore A Word About Undies. Looking back on her decades-long career as an author and illustrator of books for young readers, Deborah Nourse Lattimore admitted recently, “I never thought I’d be doing a book about the history of underwear.” You, too, may never have thought that you or your kids would look into this topic in a serious way, but you may be curious enough to drive to Tarzana to see Lattimore demonstrate her new pop-up book on underwear. (Actually, it’s a lift-up-the-flap book). Pages Books for Children will host a morning event this Saturday, for kids 4 to 10, featuring the Los Angeles-based author and her newly published “I Wonder What’s Under There? A Brief History of Underwear.” A veteran writer of children’s nonfiction, Lattimore has written on topics as diverse as 18th century France, 19th century Maori life in New Zealand, 16th century Sung Dynasty China, and Aztec life prior to the arrival of Cortez (the last recently optioned by Fox TV). She said she had not been aware that she frequently discussed the historical evolution of underwear when talking to her literary agent, Linda Zuckerman. “I recalled childhood trips with my grandmother to visit the Los Angeles County Museum, where we got to go behind the scenes to the collection,” she explained with a vivacity that may be the legacy of her mother, who was a dancer in Busby Berkeley movies. “People through the ages got to wear a lot of interesting clothes, different kinds reflecting different ideas about comfort. They had underwear [at the museum], including Nijinsky’s dancing underwear!” Finally her agent put a stop to all the underwear talk. “I’ve had enough,” Zuckerman said. “Why don’t you just do a book about it and get it out of your system.” Well, Lattimore did and she didn’t. That is to say, she did the book and has even moved onto other projects on Shakespeare, the Greek goddess Medusa and, fearless as ever, Vlad the Impaler, the real-life model for Dracula. But she’s still filled with a vivacious, childlike, but quite expert interest in the topic of underwear, which those attending her presentation Saturday will certainly notice. (Her personality was probably a big factor in her being chosen to be profiled in a forthcoming series about author-illustrators on cable TV’s Learning Channel.) One of her favorite recollections involves being given, at about age 5, a doll that came with a miniature steamer trunk filled with doll clothes. It also had shelves with doll underwear, as well as tiny gloves. Lattimore theorizes that this episode was on her mind when she decided that her study of underwear would be a pop-up book, unlike her previous books. And she might have had her fond memories of a 1950s childhood in mind when she readily agreed to her agent’s suggestion that “we must do it with dignity.” Parents may be surprised to learn that there’s an abundance of dignified children’s books on the topic of underwear, available at Pages or your local bookstore or public library. They include: “The Adventures of Captain Underpants” by Dav Pilkey; “Where Oh Where’s My Underwear” by Barney Saltzberg; “Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?” by Gordon Korman; “The Secret Life of the Underwear Champ” by Betty Miles; “Always Wear Clean Underwear” by Rabbi Marc Gellman; and the book considered by some to be the granddaddy of underwear stories, “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen. 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Since then, many societies have opted to wear a few more layers—beginning with the simple (which, incidentally, the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen deemed so important for the afterlife that he was buried with 145 of them). Over the ages, for both women and men have ranged from simple white garments to more complex such as , , , union , , and jock straps. The common thread among all of them, however, is their relationship with changing cultural standards. Beliefs about modesty have perhaps played the largest role in determining the popularity of certain undergarments. Yet, like any other type of material culture, a variety of institutions have influenced their evolution, and vice versa: sports, religion, celebrity , politics, economy, and advertising—just to name a few. The objects, books, and advertisements in this exhibition are specific examples of the shifting cultural meanings associated with undergarments. If you are interested in learning more, take a look at the additional resources in the links section. See photos of the display site. cotton bloomers. circa unknown. courtesy of Kathryn Anderson. Before the nineteenth century, most kinds of trouser-like garments were considered masculine and immodest for women to wear. In the early 1800s, drawers (so called because you draw them on one leg at a time; also referred to as knickers in England) for women slowly gained acceptability. Amelia Bloomer, an American writer, journalist, and advocate of women’s rights—and thus, rational clothing—played a large role in revolutionizing social ideas about the undergarments that were soon named after her. This new fashion trend provoked a storm of cartoons and hostile sentiment from men, deriding women for trying to “wear the pants” of masculine power. Along with the women’s rights movement, an intense interest in health and exercise in the mid-nineteenth century meant women were becoming more active. Though many sports could be played in , it was the popularity of the bicycle that solidified bloomers as a necessary in any active woman’s wardrobe. I Wonder What’s Under There?: A Brief History of Underwear. 1998 | Deborah Nourse Lattimore and David A. Carter. courtesy of University of Washington Library. A children’s pop-up book of how undergarments have evolved through the ages and among cultures. This page reveals the changes in styles during the early twentieth century. “In the beginning people just ran around with nothing on…The more people went outside, the more they needed to stay warm, especially in cooler weather. That’s when underwear was invented.” - p. 1. How You Look and , Fourth Edition. 1969 | Byrta Carson. A home economics textbook for teaching young women the basics of being attractive, shopping wisely, and creating their own garments. As 60’s fashion dictated the aesthetic need to wear pointed bras and panty girdles, girls were learning the cultural importance of them in the classroom. However, in the streets, many of these women were marching for liberation from such social constructs by doing away with bras and panties altogether. “Being appropriately dressed not only makes you look better but also helps you feel better.” - from the chapter “Clothes That Are Appropriate,” p. 103. “[The wise shopper] ignores the exaggerated promises of glamour, success, popularity, and wealth that the article is supposed to bring her.” - from the chapter “How to Get the Most for Your Money: Advertising,” p. 120. Golden Playtex Panty Girdle tube. courtesy of Genevieve Schrengohst. “New! Playtex. Fab-Lined Girdle” courtesy of Lori Regan. akachan-no shitagi - Japanese children’s undergarments. circa unknown. courtesy of Seiko Purdue. While many Japanese infants wear Western-style baby clothes, this more traditional style is not uncommon. The owner of these two gauze robes had worn them as a child in Japan, as did her sisters. Years later, her own daughter wore the robes after her mother brought them from Japan. She notes that the light fabric keeps a baby cool in hot, humid weather. Chapu-Chapu in the Bathtub. 1970 | Chihiro Iwasaki and Miyoko Matsutani. courtesy of Seiko Purdue. In this Japanese children’s book, a grey goose helps a baby get ready for bath time, where water splashing makes the sound “chapu-chapu.” The undergarments pictured here are worn by an older child, and resemble a diaper more than the swaddling clothes above. “A man needs Jockey support” 1962 | Cooper’s, Inc. The original tighty whitey makes its debut. With an emphasis on comfort, Jockey made a name for itself selling support garments for sports. The name of the brand connotes professional horse racing, but the image shows a game of backyard baseball between father and son—suggesting that Jockey underwear is preferred by the everyday consumer of 60’s suburbia. “Five Alarm Jockey” 1999 | , Inc. courtesy of TJ Olney. The Jockey advertisement of the nineties. Perhaps taking a cue from the famous Maidenform “I Dreamed” campaign, this Jockey campaign turned heads by featuring a recognizable group of men or women in everyday clothing, revealing their Jockey’s underneath. and strike a balance between sexy and masculine here: the imagery of firefighters, a traditionally male-dominated profession, is paired with a double entendre to signify how “hot” Jockey underwear can be. The target audience is probably not men, though—this ad appeared in the women’s magazine Cosmopolitan . This by itself may say something about the gender roles of who buys underwear for whom. “I dreamed I stopped them in their tracks in my Maidenform bra” 1962 | Maidenform, Inc. From the Maidenform “I Dreamed” series. In one sense, the punch line plays on the shock value of a woman wearing nothing but a bra from the waist up. On the other hand, it could also suggest the shape of the bra is so alluring it catches the attention of the unidentified “them” (read: men). Originally patented in 1925 by Ida Rosenthal and Enid Bissett of Enid , the Maiden Form “uplift” brassiere changed underwear history. In the Flapper era of the 1920’s, women were binding their busts flat; Ida and Enid, however, believed their were more flattering when a woman’s “maiden” figure was enhanced. The bras were at first given away with each dress sold, but their popularity soon led the two seamstresses to focus solely on producing brassieres under the name Maiden Form, Inc. By 1949, the company had streamlined its name to Maidenform, and they launched the “I Dreamed” advertising campaign—it ended in 1969, making it one of the longest running campaigns in advertising history. Many of these “fantasy” settings were everyday or even comical, but others were somewhat forward-looking for their time. In particular, the “I Dreamed I Won the Election” ad (at left) still holds social and political relevance 56 years later, especially during this current election climate. “Isn’t it nice to live in a time when women aren’t. being pushed around so much anymore?” 1990 | Maidenform, Inc. courtesy of TJ Olney. An updated version of a Maidenform advertisement, true to form (no pun intended). Using the visual history of women’s shaping undergarments, the message here is that Maidenform bras are more comfortable because they do not conform to social standards—just the contours of a woman’s body. Interestingly, this advertisement doesn’t even picture a specific product; it simply relies on the brand power of the Maidenform name. Spongebob Squarepants . 2002 | Nickelodeon. courtesy of anonymous donor. Men’s undergarments have been accused of not changing much over the ages. While this may be true of their engineering, today’s boxer shorts in particular are often more interesting than their traditional white or natural colored counterparts. These feature the popular cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants, and the text, “That makes me feel all wiggly!” Like many boxers printed with words or images, this phrase hints at a double entendre that can have one meaning in relation to the cartoon and another connotation when in the context of undergarments. home | artifacts | art | photos/narratives | guestbook | viewing info | links. I Wonder What's Under There? San Diego, CA, U.S.A.: Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1998. First. Hard Cover. NEW/No Jacket. Browndeer Press HC; a lift-the-flap illustrated "brief" history of undergarments; paper engineering by David A. Carter; NEW, unread, shrinkwrapped. Entertaining and informative. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Synopsis. When Julius Caesar came, saw, and conquered Gaul, what was he wearing under his ? Who was the first Western woman to make underwear her outerwear? (Hint: It wasn't Madonna!) From ancient Egypt to Easter Island, what was the most popular underwear ever invented? Accurate in every detail, bursting with information, and appropriate for all ages, this brief history tastefully reveals the answers to these intriguing questions--and more! UNDERWEAR. Swain doesn’t really delve into her topic, but does provide a snappy general overview that is animated by O’Brien’s big, tongue-in-cheek cartoon illustrations. Opening with the rhetorical question “What is so funny about underwear?” she covers the subject chronologically, tracing the evolution of ancient breechclouts to modern disposable diapers, glancing at futuristic deodorizing fabrics, surveying ways that used undies are recycled, then closing with a timeline and a short list of “inside information” sources. The breezy text receives appropriately playful accompaniment from illustrations that depict women drifting from balconies to the floor, supported by parachute-like hoops, and union-–clad skaters on a frozen pond. The sense of fun, however, perhaps precludes an accurate rendition of the torture of corsets, indicated in the text but not reinforced by the images. Readers after a little more specific detail will find Kathy Shaskan’s How Underwear Got Under There: A Brief History (2007), illustrated by Regan Dunnick, a better fit—though Deborah Nourse Lattimore’s more-or-less work-safe pop-up, I Wonder What’s Under There? (1998) uncovers the basics better than any. (Informational picture book. 7-9) Pub Date: Sept. 15, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-8234-1920-3. Page Count: 32. Publisher: Holiday House. Review Posted Online: May 20, 2010. Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 2008. Share your opinion of this book. Did you like this book? More by Ruth Freeman Swain. A crisp historical vignette. BEN'S REVOLUTION. BENJAMIN RUSSELL AND THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. by Nathaniel Philbrick ; illustrated by Wendell Minor ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 23, 2017. A boy experiences the Boston Tea Party, the response to the Intolerable Acts, and the battle at Breed’s Hill in Charlestown. Philbrick has taken his Bunker Hill (2013), pulled from its 400 pages the pivotal moments, added a 12-year-old white boy—Benjamin Russell—as the pivot, and crafted a tale of what might have happened to him during those days of unrest in Boston from 1773 to 1775 (Russell was a real person). Philbrick explains, in plainspoken but gradually accelerating language, the tea tax, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, and the quartering of troops in Boston as well as the institution of a military government. Into this ferment, he introduces Benjamin Russell, where he went to school, his part-time apprenticeship at Isaiah Thomas’ newspaper, sledding down Beacon Hill, and the British officer who cleaned the cinders from the snow so the boys could sled farther and farther. It is these humanizing touches that make war its own intolerable act. Readers see Benjamin, courtesy of Minor’s misty gouache-and-watercolor tableaux, as he becomes stranded outside Boston Neck and becomes a clerk for the patriots. Significant characters are introduced, as is the geography of pre-landfilled Boston, to gain a good sense of why certain actions took place where they did. The final encounter at Breed’s Hill demonstrates how a battle can be won by retreating. A crisp historical vignette. (maps, author’s note, illustrator’s note) (Historical fiction. 7-9)