Brief Encounters is a rummage through the drawers of the female undergarment in the history of advertising. A furtive peek at the wonder products that have offered salvation down the years to women of every design. Feats of engineering to help you to hide the bits you don't like and display those you do. It's a vivid journey through the truly unmentionable: rust-proof corsets, glow-in-the-dark girdles, pneumatic circular-stitch cups, perfumed brassieres, exotic lounging wear, chafe-free crotches, days-of-the-week knickers, disposable panties and leopard skin briefs for the ultimate cat-like confidence. There are 31 pull-out picture postcards images selected from the Advertising Archives - the largest and most comprehensive image library in Europe with over a million advertisements dating as far back as 1850.