Schoolgirls take notes as they visit the exhibition "From Pantaloons to G-strings" at the Museum of Industry in Opatowek, central Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. In an exhibition that's making some Poles do a double-take, the show chronicles the evolution of underwear from knee-long knickers and tight corsets of the early 20th century to the skimpy thongs of today.
A schoolgirl takes a look at underwear as she tours the exhibition "From Pantaloons to G-strings" at the Museum of Industry in Opatowek, central Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. "Undergarments were pretty much kept well out of sight in the old days," said Ewa Sieranska, curator at the Central Textile Museum in Lodz, which loaned 140 items to the exhibit.
A schoolboy tours the exhibition "From Pantaloons to G-strings" at the Museum of Industry in Opatowek, central Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. The show chronicles the evolution of underwear from knee-long knickers and tight corsets of the early 20th century to the skimpy thongs of today.
A schoolboy takes a photo with a mobile phone as he tours the exhibition "From Pantaloons to G-strings" at the Museum of Industry in Opatowek, Poland, Feb. 14, 2008. The exhibit shows how female underwear evolved as women's role in society changed. The frumpy drawers of the early 20th century gave way to more modern styles in the 1920s - including garter belts to hold up the stockings of women entering the workplace.
Schoolchildren visit the exhibition "From Pantaloons to G-strings" at the Museum of Industry in Opatowek, central Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. The underwear generated a fair amount of giggling among the three groups of students that visited the museum on Valentine's Day.
Schoolboys visit the exhibition "From Pantaloons to G-strings" at the Museum of Industry in Opatowek, central Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. The exhibition, which opened in January and runs until the end of March, is sprinkled with a few items of male clothing - boxer shorts, robes and a jock strap from the 1930s.