2008.88.1

Images (5)

Exposed_41Left to right 2012.53.7 (teddy), 93.159.65 (bustier), 90.161.3 (bra and panties), 2005.56.1 (bra case), 94.17.1 (pajamas), 2006.42.1 (ensemble), 2005.55.1 (bra and panties), 2008.88.1 (leopard ensemble)

Exposed_42 Left to right 2012.53.7 (teddy), 93.159.65 (bustier), 90.161.3 (bra and panties), 2005.56.1 (bra case), 94.17.1 (pajamas), 2006.42.1 (ensemble), 2005.55.1 (bra and panties), 2008.88.1 (leopard ensemble)

Seduction_07 Left to right 85.80.20, 74.72.46, 80.1.6 (corset, cover and petticoat), 2008.84.16 (boots case), P82.3.6 (white slip), 77.203.1 (slip), U.2235 (black girdle), 82.153.150 (peacock bra and slip), 89.20.62 (textile wall), 88.28.5, 98.77.3, 2008.86.1 (shoes case), 88.5.1 (blue costume), 2008.88.1 (leopard set)

Exposed_43 Left to right 2006.42.1 (ensemble), 2005.55.1 (bra and panties), 2008.88.1 (leopard ensemble)

Object: Lingerie ensemble

Brand: Agent Provocateur (British, founded 1994)

Date: 2008

Medium: Leopard print stretch polyester tulle and black ribbon

Country: England

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: 2008.88.1

DescriptionLingerie ensemble in brown and beige leopard print polyester tulle with matte black ribbon trim, consisting of demi cup underwire bra, g-string thong, and matching suspender belts

Label Text:“The British have gone lingerie crazy,” reported Women’s Wear Daily in 1996, due in no small part to the opening of the first Agent Provocateur boutique in London two years earlier. Selling whips and pasties alongside bras and panties, the label helped to spark a trend for high-end, overtly erotic lingerie that continues today.

In Collection(s)

2000s
Lingerie

Exhibitions:

Exposed: A History of Lingerie
Seduction