Object: Lingerie ensemble
Date: 1928
Medium: Cream silk satin and beige lace
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Ruth Jaffe
Object number: 2001.42.2
DescriptionTrousseau lingerie ensemble, bra, knickers, garter belt and slip, in cream silk satin with beige lace appliqué edging
Label Text:Bras had become essential to many women’s wardrobes by the late 1920s. The simple silhouettes of both bras and panties allowed them to be easily produced, resulting in what French novelist Louis-Ferdinand Céline called “a new period of democratically available fine underwear.” Silk undergarments in pastel hues were especially favored.
Exhibitions:
- Fashion & Textile History Gallery First Rotation