In 1942, the outdoor girl dressed good and warm

Winter underwear in 1942. The silhouette for 1940s foundation wear is breathing room for waistlines, beautiful, uplifted bosoms and a return to the straight and narrow for hips.

Life Magazine in 1942 reports on ladies underwear for the ‘sports girl’. Photographs by Gjon Mili

The female hothouse plant, that frail vessel of womanhood that existed a generation or two ago, has completely disappeared.
Today women hold slalom prizes and are acknowledged to be the finest skaters. They go outdoors well ...