item details
Name'Witches britches' and bodice
ProductionCanterbury of New Zealand Ltd; manufacturer(s); circa 1967; New Zealand
Classificationunderwear
Materialsnylon
DimensionsCentre back: 426mm (height)
Registration NumberGH017596
Credit lineGift of Cynthia Growden, 2012
Overview
These 'witches britches' and bodice are a colourful example of a short-lived underwear fad in the late 1960s. Essentially copied from Edwardian women's underwear, witches britches were mid-thigh straight legged underwear, often colourful and frilly, to be seen under short skirts when the wearer bent over.