The 1874 Plates: Salvaged Studies of the Strapped Form

This gallery serves as a visual archaeology of the athletic supporter’s earliest iterations. Featuring an evolving collection of high-fidelity restorations of "lost" tintype and technical plates, these studies examine the intersection of Victorian industrial safety and the raw aesthetic of the male physique. From the heavy canvas pouches of the Boston era to the sleek, minimal elastics of subcultural reclamation, this collection documents a garment that was never meant to be seen, yet remains impossible to look away from.