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A&E REVEALS HOW UNDERGARMENTS TOOK SHAPE.


Byline: - Andrea Hescheles

Manly shapes, Maidenforms and Jockey are on parade in a program that takes a playful look at undergarments. ``Unmentionables un·men·tion·a·ble  
adj.
Not fit to be mentioned or discussed; unspeakable: unmentionable words.

n.
1. One that is not to be mentioned.

2. unmentionables Underwear.
: A Brief History,'' chronicles the history of intimate apparel from its start as functional clothing to its current status as sexy accessory. The program includes a piece on the invention of the bra, the evolution of the thong and the boxers-vs.-briefs battle. Among those featured are designers from Victoria's Secret For the Sonata Arctica single, see Victoria's Secret (song)

Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of high quality lingerie and beauty products.[2]
, Frederick's of Hollywood Frederick's of Hollywood is a well known retailer of lingerie in the United States, with stores in many modern shopping malls across the USA.

The business was started by Frederick Mellinger (inventor of the push-up bra) in 1946.
 and Daily News Fashion Editor Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. . The documentary airs at 6 and 10 p.m. Sunday on A&E.
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Title Annotation:L.A. LIFE
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Jan 16, 1999
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