Welcome to What Katie Did. We specialise in faux vintage lingerie, corsetry and hosiery inspired by designs from the 1940s and 1950s. Our lingerie is made using vintage patterns and fabrics available during their original era and includes a wide range of bullet bras, girdles, waist cinchers and 6 strap suspender belts. Our corsets are all steel boned and designed to skim up to 4" from the waist. Finally, we mustn't forget stockings! We carry a wide range of genuine fully fashioned stockings alongside several types of seamed nylons and fishnets.

As well as retro lingerie, we are also inspired by retro customer service: where the customer is always right. We aim to respond to emails within 24 hours (weekdays) and although our phone lines are only open during office hours, this means you get to talk to someone who really knows what they're doing. Find out more about shopping with us, including delivery times and our no quibble returns policy on our Shopping Info page. We also have a boutique in London that carries our full range of corsets, lingerie and stockings along with a few extras!

Photography by Tony Nylons. Prints of the images on this page can be purchased directly from Tony.

What Katie Did is the biggest manufacturer of faux vintage lingerie in the UK today. What Katie Did corsets are all spiral steel boned and designed to reduce the waist by up to 4 inches. Each corset and waist cincher is made by hand by one experienced corsetier from start to finish.

What Katie Did lingerie includes their famous Maitresse bullet bra which features spiral stitching on the cup to produce a cone 'sweater girl' look. Bullet bras were extremely popular in the 1950s and their appeal today is obvious to see!

What Katie Did started as purely a stockings retailer and today stockings are still a big part of the company. Nylon fully fashioned stockings were made famous in the 1940s and they are still the stockings of choice for stocking fashionistas. Fully fashioned seamed stockings are still made on vintage machinery and have a distinctive 'finishing loop' at the top of the leg. What Katie Did also carry a wide range of modern seamed nylons both in plain and contrast colours plus a selection of seamfree rht stockings and fishnets.