Our selection of this season's most beautiful lingerie...
Lingerie and stockings by Lucile & Co
Celia Hammond, 1962
Silk robe by Carine Gilson at Net-a-Porter
1940s actress Linda Christian in an embellished robe
1940s lingerie advert
Parah basque from Dolci Follie
Photograph by Lillian Bassman, 1951
Blindfold by Kiki de Montparnasse
Gene Tierney
Silk slip by Madame V
1950s pin-up Alexis Smith
Stella McCartney slip from Fox & Rose
Alexis Smith in a satin dressing gown
Bettie Page
Lascivious seamed stockings from Coco de Mer
Marilyn Monroe
Bra by Kiki de Montparnasse
Cat Nap set by Charlotte Olympia