Medium: Polyamide and viscose blend, cotton

Date: Spring 2007

Country: France

Credit: Gift of Cadolle Paris

“The concept of the visible corset has become a socially acceptable form of erotic display,” wrote fashion historian Valerie Steele in her 2001 book, The Corset: A Cultural History. This example by Cadolle was designed as outerwear, but it can also be worn as lingerie. The choice of bright pink lace is overtly—and unapologetically—girlish.

Object Number: 2014.10.1