Object: Lingerie
Brand:
Patricia Fieldwalker
Retailer:
Bergdorf Goodman
(American, founded 1899)
Date: c. 1988
Medium: Peach silk charmeuse and black nylon lace
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Leigh Bantivoglio
Object number: 2012.53.7
DescriptionPeach / beige teddy in silk charmeuse with wide bands of black lace in nylon at CF low V shaped panel, front neckline, low back neckline and at high cut leg side panels; clear plastic snaps at crotch; bias cut; spaghetti straps
Label Text:Teddies were derived from the combination undergarments of the early twentieth century. By the 1980s, they had become especially provocative. In 1988, Intimate Fashion News reported that designers continued to “tempt the consumer to add more styles to her teddy
wardrobe,” describing styles with “briefly cut silhouettes . . . high-cut legs and revealing spaghetti-strap bodices.”
wardrobe,” describing styles with “briefly cut silhouettes . . . high-cut legs and revealing spaghetti-strap bodices.”
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Exposed: A History of Lingerie