In pictures: Cher to Gaga - a history of underwear in pop
Left: Britney Spears chose a Madonna-inspired outfit for her comeback performance at Germany's Bambi Awards in November 2008. It was a year since her disastrous appearance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Right: Cher wearing a corset this year. The singer caused a sensation in 1989 when Cher, then 43, chose a revealing black one piece for the video 'If I Could Turn Back Time'.
The basque and fishnets look made famous by Cher is back with a vengeance