Dress n nDetail of front dress – (Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood) ◄ Edellinen seuraava ►

Artist: Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood

Treffi: 1988

museo: The Museum at FIT (New York City, United States)

Tekniikka: Leather

Vivienne Westwood’s studies of 18th-century fashion inspired her “Statue of Liberty” ensemble, which recontextualized the corset from underwear to erotically-charged outerwear. Westwood’s leather corset pushes up the breasts – as did boned stays – while the shape of the skirt resembles the look of panniers (side hoops). This ensemble is from Westwood