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>"Early years" for me were from around 1960 when I was >in my teens, though I suppose I had been aware of, but >not particularly interested in, girdles for some years >before that. I'm not sure that girdle advertising was >aimed very much at men except to the extent that they >might be a talking point - "Would you like one of >those?", for example. I don't think all (or even >most?) women were greatly influenced by the >advertising either. I remember women/girls I knew >chuckling at some of the claims in girdle adverts. >References to comfort, lightness, ease, figure >perfection, etc were often mocked because, from what >they said, such claims didn't match reality.

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