Body

First fashionable in the U.S. during the 1950s, it is by now a necessary accessory. Manufactured with an elasticised and close-fitting fabric, in lace or a light knit, it is ideal under transparent dresses. Used as a dancing or gym garment, it can cover the entire body, down to the ankles, like a leotard, with or without sleeves. During the 1970s it was used as a disco outfit, the so-called body-stocking, worn under a simple skirt.