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Discover the fascinating and sometimes controversial story of underwear design from the 18th century to the present day.This exhibition explores the intimate relationship between underwear and fashion and its role in moulding the body to a fashionable ideal, with cut, fit, fabric and decoration revealing issues of gender, sex and morality.On now until Sunday, 12 March 2017, Victoria and Albert Museum, London[caption id="attachment_1498" align="aligncenter" width="384"] Corselette, Satin, coutil, boning and elastic, Portsmouth England, 1940’s, T.175-1998, © V&#38;A Images/ Victoria and Albert Museum.[/caption]