Bangkok--26 Feb--Image Impact
Program Title: Modern Marvels: Underwear
Channel: HISTORY on TrueVisions A23 and D48
Telecast Date & Time: Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 7.00 p.m.
Underwear strips down to find out how our undergarments went from itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers over the last 100 years. We'll visit Jockey to see how men's briefs go from the loom to finished sewn product. We'll explore the world of socks - some with special threads that banish foot odor once and for all. We'll show how fire retardant underwear can save lives and how some materials actually enhance athletic performance. From the corset to the `bullet bra' we'll look at women's `unmentionables' and the fifteen billion dollar industry that they inspired. Finally, we'll see how underwear keeps race car drivers cool in 140 degree temperatures.