Object: Ensemble
Brand:
Playboy
Date: c. 1987
Medium: Blue satin, white cotton, silver ribbon, black cotton, silvertone metal, black enamel, and faux fur
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Object number: 88.5.1
DescriptionPlayboy Bunny uniform: Blue satin bunny suit; strapless; slightly shirred at center front, front and back princess seams; high cut leg; boned; black, silver tone ribbon medallion right front hip; center back zipper, one hook and eye closure; three eyelet laced left and right hip slit. Coordinating black cotton bow tie. Coordinating white cotton collar; shirt collar on separate band; rounded collar points; one button center front closure. Coordinating white cotton french cuffs. Coordinating cufflinks; silver tone metal, black enamel squares with bunny motif. Coordinating blue satin headpiece; shaped ears; self-covered headband. Coordinating white fake fur, half sphere tail; three hooks on back.
Label Text:The Playboy bunny suit is one of the most recognizable uniforms of the twentieth century. It came in just two sizes—34D and 36D—and was worn “only for Playboy-authorized activities.” The collar with bowtie resembles a design introduced by Jacques Fath in the early 1950s, and its hint of masculinity plays on the hyper-feminine sexuality of the suit itself.
Exhibitions:
- Black Fashion Designers
- Seduction