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Artist: Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood

Date: 1988

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

Technique: 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