Lingerie
Brand
Patricia Fieldwalker
Retailer
Bergdorf Goodman
(American, founded 1899)
c. 1988
Peach silk charmeuse and black nylon lace
Gift of Leigh Bantivoglio
Object number2012.53.7
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.”
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 strapsCollections
Exhibitions