Undressed: Stripping down to reveal a new audience

Corsets, lingerie and garters may draw an audience who couldn't be sold wedding dresses to Bendigo Art Gallery.
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Image:Corset,1890-1895,Victoria and Albert Museum

In recent years Bendigo has established a loyal following among women of a certain age who have come by the trainload to view a series of textile exhibitions of Parisian Courture, White Wedding Dresses and Grace Kelly’s outfits.

But this year the gallery is expecting a broader audience as it unbuttons its blouse for Undressed: 350 years of underwear in fashion.

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