85.109.9

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Body_16 Left to right 2017.20.1 (dress), 2002.16.1 (black dress), 79.66.40 (jumpsuit), 85.109.9 (unitard), 89.64.51 (ensemble), 88.134.28 (jacket), 91.256.1 (sweater), 2001.23.1 (shirt)

Body_19 79.66.40 (jumpsuit), 85.109.9 (unitard), 89.64.51 (ensemble)

Body_18 Left to right 2017.20.1 (dress), 2002.16.1 (black dress), 79.66.40 (jumpsuit), 85.109.9 (unitard), 89.64.51 (ensemble), 88.134.28 (jacket), 91.256.1 (sweater), 2001.23.1 (shirt)

Object: Unitard

Brand: Danskin (American, founded 1882)

Date: 1980-1985

Medium: Cotton / Lycra spandex

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Danskin, Inc.

Object number: 85.109.9

DescriptionUnitard; black cotton / lycra spandex knit; fitted, full length, tapered leg; V-front, low squared back neckline; 3/4 length sleeve diagonal seam, crotch to side back neckline edge; open foot; three vertical inner twill tape bands, back neckline

Label Text:With the increased exposure of the body in 1970s fashion, shaping undergarments became difficult to conceal. Diet and exercise became the preferred ways to attain a fashionable physique. Dance and “aerobics” became the most popular ways to “work out,” and stretchy, skin-tight unitards like the one seen here became de facto uniforms.

In Collection(s)

1980s

Exhibitions:

Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse
The Body: Fashion and Physique