Underwear was originally designed to serve various purposes from hygiene reasons and preserving her modesty to changing a woman’s shape.

It’s fascinating to see how lingerie has evolved over the last hundred years. From the “step in chamise” of the 1920’s to the first “thing-bodysuit” in the 1970’s and the “full form underwear” of the modern day.

A new video from Glamour focused on vintage lingerie takes us through a history of over a hundred years of underwear.