If girls knew... But they don't. Period.

Yes, I wear all in one girdles !

How good it feels in one of those. Precisely. Like the one I wear today. Isn't it cute?

All-in-one girdles, open or closed bottom are admirable undergarments.

They hug and shape. There's not such a thing as too much hugging. Hugging and shaping are always a plus, be it snow, sun or rain.

Great breast support comes as standard feature. The bra section will not budge, slide, fail.

Once put it'll stay there even is you rise your arms to reach the top shelve or bow down.

No bra rolls, no boobage spillage.

Stockings or hose ? Several long leg all in one girdles offer tabs for stockings and layering, hose under stockings over is not forbidden by any law that I'm aware of.

Items of common use not so long ago

The overall result is unmistakable. Fanny lifted, tummy tucked, girls in check, hosiery never on the loose.

A global extremely comforting and self assuring effect. Slide into a full slip and voila, the sophisticated smooth appearance is just a dress away.

Any dress or skirt combination will look significantly better over proper foundations.

Sadly we seldom witness the difference as those essential items were forced out of fashion.

Press-formed bras and spanx are no match for the long forgotten glamour.

Feminists don't burn bras anymore. They are now liberated, free to wear cheaply glued together press formed imports, the only models most women will ever browse to choose from.

Something has gone wrong. Horribly wrong indeed.

Younger generations of women will never know. Unless of course they decide to try while, be it minimalistic, a choice of proper foundation garments still exists.

However there's no room for optimism. Glamour curiosity is a scarce state of mind in our predominantly conformist epoch.