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2000s Gianfranco Ferre Black Mock Neck Brown Leather Lace Up Corset Top
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an incredible black Gianfranco Ferre faux leather accented top. From the 2000s, this chic black knit top features short sleeves, a mock neck, and is made complete with a l...
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Early 2000s French Lingerie

Black padded and underwired bra with sequin and beads Roberto Cavalli NEW
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black padded and underwired bra with sequin and beads. Adjustable and removable straps. Hologram authentification. No fabric composition tag neither country of origin. SIZE 75 (cm) ...
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Early 2000s Unknown Lingerie

Black and beige see-through tulle slip-dress with cut-work La Perla NEW with tag
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black and beige see-through tulle slip-dress with cut-work. NEW with tag. Fabric composition: nylon, polyester, elasthane, tulle. SIZE 38 (Fr) S (Us)
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2010s Italian Lingerie

Grey mini slip dress with black laces print La Perla Studio 2
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Grey mini slip dress with black laces print. Fabric composition: nylon & elastane SIZE M
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2010s Italian Lingerie

Vivienne Westwood 'Cafe Society' white knitted lace corset, ss 1994
Located in London, GB
▪ Archival Vivienne Westwood corset ▪ Spring-Summer 1994, 'Cafe Society' Collection ▪ Sold by One of a Kind Archive ▪ Museum Grade ▪ White knitted cotton lace ▪ Long tassels adorni...
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1990s French Lingerie

S/S 1995 Gianni Versace Red Lady Bug Print Corset Boned Terrycloth Robe
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a stunning red Gianni Versace bathrobe, designed by Gianni Versace. From the Spring/Summer 1995 collection, this terry cloth bathrobe is covered in a vibrant multicolor ladybug print. The same ladybug print was highlighted in the season's home collection, and has since become a house code. A similar print debuted on the season's runway, with the exact print being highlighted in a Richard Avedon Versace...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

Bill Tice 1980s Lotus Flower Robe
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the Bill Tice 1980s Lotus Flower Robe – a timeless piece of luxury and style. This classic ivory robe is more than just loungewear; it's a statement of elegance and comfort. Crafted with care and attention to detail, it features a soft, neutral ivory shade and a delicate pink and ivory tie at the waist. But the star of the show is undeniably the incredible pink and green lotus flower motif gracing the back. The level of detail and beauty in this embroidered lotus flower is truly exceptional, making this robe a work of art. Whether you choose to wear it at home to lounge in style or take out the tie and flaunt it as a fashion statement, you'll radiate grace and sophistication. This robe is not just a piece of clothing; it's a symbol of refined taste and timeless beauty. Don't miss the chance to own this Bill Tice masterpiece from the 1980s. Elevate your wardrobe with a touch of luxury - style over a Christian Dior slip...
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1980s Lingerie

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Black Lace Bra
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Step into a world of timeless elegance with this 1970s Yves Saint Laurent Black Lace Bra. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail, this classic style...
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1970s Mexican Lingerie

New 1990s Calvin Klein Collection Slate Gray Sexy One Piece Swimsuit / Bodysuit
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy never worn 90s vintage CALVIN KLEIN slate grey one piece cut-out swimsuit or bodysuit! The perfect alternative to black, this beauty features just the right amount of metallic ...
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1990s Lingerie

1990s Alaia Knit Bodysuit
Located in Miami, FL
1990s iconic Alaia knit bodysuit in an olive green and rainbow honeycomb lines across the chest and upper arms. The fabric is a mix of rayon, nylon and spa...
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Early 2000s Italian Lingerie

La Perla Lingerie Set
Located in Rochester, GB
Vintage La Perla lingerie set in a scalloped two panel design, with ruching and embroidery. Ivory colour with underlay. Mesh and lace materials. Authenti...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

1980s Bob Mackie Black / Gold Leaf Burn Out Cut Velvet Vintage 80s Bodysuit
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy early 80s BOB MACKIE black and gold leaf motif mesh and cut-out burnt velvet one piece sheer bodysuit ! I love the variety of fabrics on this rare ge...
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1980s American Lingerie

Vintage Red Kimono Silk Brocade Japanese Ceremonial Gown
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A vintage midcentury red color silk brocade collectable Japanese ceremonial wedding kimono. One of a kind handcrafted . Fabulous museum quality ceremonial piece in pure silk with in...
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20th Century Japanese Lingerie

Black night gown with lace insert and satin flower in the middle front Charmode
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black night gown with lace insert and satin flower in the middle front. No fabric tag, probably nylon. SIZE M
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1940s American Lingerie

Crystal Studded Show Bra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This bra is embroidered with colored crystals, sequins and fringe We offer more exclusive vintage items, view our frontstore Details: Handmade bra with hard cups Hooks closures at...
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20th Century Lingerie

1992 Nicole Miller Cheetah Print Silk Robe
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Step into the wild with the 1992 Nicole Miller Cheetah Print Robe – a classic 100% silk robe with a twist that's sure to turn heads. This robe effortlessly combines style, practicali...
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1990s Korean Lingerie

Art Deco Hand Embroidered Silk Chiffon and Crepe Slip Dress
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Art Deco Hand Embroidered Silk Chiffon and Crepe Slip Dress from the 1930's. Sheer chiffon bodice with double ruffle collar and wonderful hand embroidered florals throughout. ...
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1930s French Lingerie

Christian Dior Velvet Velour Vintage 50s 60s 70s 80s Robe Medium Large Dress
Located in PARIS, FR
Velvet evening dress by Christian Dior! Probably from the 60s! Velvet fabric with ornament at the collar and the sleeves. EXCELLENT condition. Extra closure with the inner cords. ...
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1950s Lingerie

NWT F/W 2005 Roberto Cavalli Brown Tweed Strapless Corset Top
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a brown tweed Roberto Cavalli tweed corset top. From the Fall/Winter 2005 collection, this top is constructed of gorgeous brown tweed, this steel-boned corset features a h...
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Early 2000s Italian Lingerie

Gianni Versace S/S 1994 Signature Baroque Print Sheer Mesh Illusion Bodysuit
Located in Chicago, IL
From Gianni Versace’s Spring/Summer 1994 collection. This rare bodysuit features a rich and dynamic signature baroque print in a figure enhancing layout. Baroque print embedded into ...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

1920s White Cotton Eyelet Slip Dress
Located in London, GB
This is a really good 1920s cotton whitework slip dress. It is incredibly detailed and the execution of the eyelet work is exceptional. The dress may have been an underdress for a te...
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1920s British Lingerie

Y2K Christian Dior Ss/2003 'Rasta Mania' Reggae Corset Bustier by Galliano
Located in Sheffield, GB
Iconic Spring Summer 2003 Dior 'RASTA MANIA' Corset designed by JOHN GALLIANO for CHRISTIAN DIOR. Features; Fully adjustable / detachable shoulder strap...
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Early 2000s Italian Lingerie

Christies Bordeaux Bustier with Black Fur
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This bustier is new and never worn it has still the tags from the exclusive Italian designer lingerie brand Christies. The color is black / bordeaux with black fur and rhinestones, t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Lingerie

Couture MartinMargiela 1998 WorkOnPaper & Artisanal Line0 WhiteLingerie BoxedSet
Located in Chicago, IL
As conceptual art while he transitioned to Hermes Creative Director in 1998, Belgian Martin Margiela--whose creations today debut in the setting of a contemporary-art gallery priced at upwards of EU$150,000--created this stenciled or block print. Conceived by arguably the most culturally influential contemporary fashion designer since Gabriel "Coco" Chanel, it is part of a limited-edition-of-two white-boxed set that includes the couture Maison Martin Margiela "Artisanal Line 0" body-harness lingerie in its maker's signature color white for Spring 1998. The same lingerie--one white and the other black--starred in a film made by Margiela among the five that he screened to present his Spring/Summer 1998 "Flat Collection" in Paris at the Conciergerie. In that film titled "4", which begins with a view of the iconic topless tabi "boots", the hands of Margiela's white-labcoat-clad assistants enter the frame to manipulate different garments on a model who initially wears the exterior lingerie (see our photos) as if jewelry. A simple dark collared coat, a white collared button-down shirt, and a dark button-down cardigan--all with the "displaced neckline" or "displaced shoulder" of the flat-hanging clothes--are transformed into new collarless plunging v-neck garments, which appear to be ruched when folded under the harness of the lingerie. Both black versions of the lingerie are in museum collections. In Martin Margiela's home-country, the ModeMuseum (MoMu) archived its collected piece as OBJ7660. In the 2018 Parisian retrospective exhibition at Musee de la Mode/Palais Galleria when its artistic director was Martin Margiela (working with Curator Alexandre Samson), the second black lingerie was featured on a mannequin and collected the same year by the Vogue Paris Foundation. Other conceptual designs from this same 1998 collection of jewelry were acquired by TheMet museum in Manhattan. Without the restriction of the use and function of clothing, the small uncreased print--on a card that can be removed from the interior-box bottom that it loosely spans--shows the buyer how to endlessly fashion unique tops using the structural-elastic lingerie as an undergarment for their own pre-worn button-down shirts. This is a more obvious example of the once avant-garde concept of anti-fashion upcycling that Martin Margiela introduced to challenge social and fashion-industry norms by the 1990s, which echos the revolutionary anti-art of Marcel Duchamp. Essentially, valuable art/fashion can be made from everyday vintage objects. While Duchamp did so in 1917 with a men's porcelain urinal titled "Fountain" attached to a gallery exhibition wall, they both made the point that it is the way that such items are reassembled that can make the result a progressive statement. What makes the print so special and worthy of framing for display is that, without words, the three numbered images on a single white card encapsulate the before-its-time fashion manifesto of Martin Margiela to recycle fashion in remarkable new wearable ways, such as harnessed by his unique lingerie. According to The New York Times in its 2021 feature-story that reflected on his radical fashion design and delved into his crossover art, Margiela "changed how we dressed in the 1990s", while his art embodies "the visionary man he has always been." At a turning-point shortly after Margiela designed this couture set in 1997, his personal manifesto became more difficult to accomplish in his fashion career as the new leader of France's historic luxury fashion-house Hermes, for which his first womenswear collection was presented for Autumn/Winter 1998. Frustrated by the limitations of the industrialized luxury trade and conglomerate conflicts with his closely guarded privacy, the famously "invisible" designer pre-maturely retired from the fashion industry in 2009 to independently build on his clever artistry in other mediums. Margiela continues to demonstrate what he often told his fashion teams: "The less you have, the more creative you are as a designer." This minimal finely-crafted lingerie without size or gender restriction--composed of adjustable "polya-elasthanne" straps with a clear anti-slip strip on the underside and three silver-plated metal double-rings--can be worn either as a concealed structural undergarment or as a visible jewelry-like body harness in appreciation of its meaning as a foundation for recycling fashion, pure form, and meaningful color. While the initial Maison Martin Margiela ready-to-wear brand tag until the late 1990s was a distinct corner-sewn unbranded white label accompanied by tags for origin and materials/care, the couture version for this lingerie is a single tiny white unbranded tag stitched in a line near the end of the waist strap, noting in English, "Made In France," with succinct material/care identification. The set's original white unbranded box and its white black-typed couture-identification sticker complete the "invisible-brand" aesthetic. We interpret the black-type codes on the aged box-sticker (“E98 ST HAUT; Struct Elas Blanc; 02; TU"): Spring 1998 Haute Couture; white structural-elastic garment; Artisanal Line 0 edition of two; one size only. The print, lingerie and box are in very good condition as shown in the photos with only one mark on the rear edge of the exterior box-lid. Although initially tried on by the sole owner to realize a restructured shirt, the lingerie body-harness was never worn. It was collected in Belgium at the Brussels boutique where Martin Margiela initially sold his brand with his founding business-partner Jenny Meirens since 1988. Prior, Margiela worked for several years as a fashion-design assistant to Parisian Jean Paul Gaultier. Both designers have since received independent museum retrospectives internationally--from Paris' Grand Palais and Musee Palais Galliera (The City of Paris Fashion Museum) to NYC's The Brooklyn Museum and Antwerp's MoMu. While others continue to try, Martin Margiela (b.1957) is the only leading fashion designer to have made a full-time transition to the commercial contemporary-art world with such highly valued works. As a rare revealing piece of both fashion and art history, the increasing value of this Maison Martin Margiela 1997...
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1990s French Lingerie

Vivienne Westwood Portrait Flame Mesh Sleeves Euphoria Barbie Ferreira Corset
Located in PARIS, FR
Vivienne Westwood Portrait Flame Mesh Net Sleeves Euphoria Barbie Ferreira Bustier Corset Inspired by traditional corsets and boned to acce...
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1990s French Lingerie

Robe and night-gown in pink nylon and tulle with gold Polka dots Schiaparelli
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Robe and night-gown in pink nylon and tulle with gold Polka dots. The Robe is draped on the shoulders and close with gold metal buttons. The dress is draped o...
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1960s Unknown Lingerie

NWT 1980s Christian Dior Ivory Satin Lace Three Piece Cami 80s Lingerie PJ Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful dead stock ( new with original tags ) CHRISTIAN DIOR ivory and taupe satin and lace three piece lingerie pajama ensemble ! Features a v-neck camisole with matching shorts a...
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1980s Lingerie

Dolce & Gabbana Satin & Lace Gathered Bustier Corset Top, Circa 2001
Located in Geneva, CH
Probably from the iconic 2001 Spring-Summer collection, this Dolce & Gabbana corset bustier top will for sure enhance your femininity ! Made from glossy powder pink satin, it's desig...
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Early 2000s Italian Lingerie

Vivienne Westwood Corset SS 1992 Runway Worn Rare Collectors black lace ICONIC
Located in Berlin, BE
HOLY GRAIL Extremely rare original Vivienne Westwood corset. Spring Summer Collection 1992. Worn on the runway as well as seen on Susie Cave....
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1990s British Lingerie

Vivienne Westwood Corset Iconic Rare 90s Red Label
Located in Berlin, BE
Extremely rare vintage original Vivienne Westwood corset. A stunning piece of Fashion History. One of the masterfully created iconic Westwood...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

Jean Paul Gaultier orange twisted bodysuit, ss 1998
Located in London, GB
▪ Archival Jean Paul Gaultier bodysuit ▪ Spring-Summer 1998 ▪ Sold by One of a Kind Archive ▪ Allover orange print features the artwork 'Krishna Leela' by Raja Ravi Varma (1910) ▪ A...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

Printed cotton hostess dress wrap in the front Circa 1940's
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Printed cotton hostess dress wrap in the front and close with one snap. Belt-loop but no belt. Size M
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1940s Unknown Lingerie

S/S 1992 Gianni Versace Yellow Cheetah Print One Piece Swim Body Suit
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a fabulous yellow cheetah print Gianni Versace one-piece body suit, designed by Gianni Versace. From the Spring/Summer 1992 collection, this versatile piece can seamlessly...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

Vivienne Westwood red satin corset with embroidered orb,  c. 1990s
Located in London, GB
▪ Vivienne Westwood corset ▪ Sold by One of a Kind Archive ▪ c. 1990s ▪ Constructed from red stretch-satin ▪ Built-in corset boning ▪ Embroidered orb ▪ Zip fastening ▪ IT 42 - FR 3...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

Vivienne Westwood silver stretch satin long sleeve corset, ss 1992
Located in London, GB
▪ Vivienne Westwood silver stretch-satin corset ▪ Sold by One of a Kind Archive ▪ Spring-Summer 1992 ▪ Constructed from silver rayon-lycra satin ▪ Built-in corset boning produces a ...
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1990s British Lingerie

Art Deco Slip Dress with Dangling Bell Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Silk Art Deco Slip Dress with Bell Flower motifs. Peachy pink and lavender silk are mixed in this charming bias slip dress with a pair of r...
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1930s Lingerie

GIANNI VERSACE Andy Warhol Pop Art Marilyn Monroe Betty Boop SS91 Bodyuit Body
Located in PARIS, FR
GIANNI VERSACE Andy Warhol Pop Art Marilyn Monroe Betty Boop SS91 Bodysuit Rare Gianni Versace Jeans Pop Art Marilyn Monroe and Betty Boop print cotton bosysuit from Spring 1991 Col...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

La Perla Corset NWT Deadstock Beige Cotton Zipper Peplum Shape 1990s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
La Perla corset top in beige cotton from the early 1990s. This La Perla corset is deadstock, meaning it is new with tags and has never been worn before...
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1990s Lingerie

Vintage Japanese Black Silk Kimono 1960's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage fine Japanese black silk kimono. circa 1960s. A wonderful textile for collectors. Classic black long kimono with open front, Interior lined in white linen cotton fabric. A silk Japanese silk kimono with fine hand-painted autumn colors floral decoration. Traditional vintage Japanese long Kimono robe, silk kuro, furisode, tomesode. This kimono has three Mon family crests on the front and back shoulder. It is lined with white in its interior. The bottom part of the kimono is decorated with lavish hand painted design. Great contrast in the colors and attention to details. Hand painted and hand-sewn in Japan. Japanese traditional vintage kimono, in the style of Itchiku Kubota who was a Japanese textile artist. He was most famous for reviving and in part reinventing an otherwise lost late 15th- to early 16th-century textile dye technique known as tsujigahana, which became the main focus for much of his life's work Japan, 1960s. Shoulders 24” across Bust 24” flat Waist 22” flat Hips 22” flat Length 58”, Measured flat. Unisex long black silk kimono robe...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Lingerie

Vintage Kimono Red Silk Brocade Japanese Wedding Dress
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A vintage midcentury red silk brocade collectable Japanese ceremonial wedding kimono. One of a kind handcrafted fabulous museum quality ceremonial piece in pure silk with intricate d...
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20th Century Japanese Lingerie

Circa 1940's jersey cocktail dress with pink flowers printed
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
jersey cocktail dress with pink flowers printed. Gather in the middle front on the bust, ruffles on the hips, zip on the left side. Size M
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1940s American Lingerie

RICK OWENS DRKSHDW black cotton thick jersey hooded belted robe jacket S
Located in Hong Kong, NT
RICK OWENS DRKSHDW black cotton thick jersey hooded belted robe jacket S Reference: TGAS/D00012 Brand: Rick Owens Designer: Rick Owens Collection: DRKSHDW Material: Cotton Color: Bla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lingerie

Morphew Collection Black Cold Rayon Bias Maxi Slip Dress Master Medium
Located in New York, NY
Morphew Collection Black Cold Rayon Bias Maxi Slip Dress Master Medium MORPHEW COLLECTION is made entirely by hand in our NYC Ateliér of rare antique materials sourced from around th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Lingerie

Morphew Collection Red & White Polka Dot Cold Rayon Bias Slip Dress Master Med
Located in New York, NY
Morphew Collection Red & White Polka Dot Cold Rayon Bias Slip Dress Master Medium MORPHEW COLLECTION is made entirely by hand in our NYC Ateliér of rare antique materials sourced fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Lingerie

1930's lace and silk chiffon deshabillé
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
1930's lace and silk chiffon deshabillé . No lining inside the sleeves ( see-through) Cut-work on the hips. SIZE L
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1930s European Lingerie

Black Corset Top with Burgundy Floral Embellishment
Located in London, GB
A great party top, This corset top is in black velvet with burgundy floral detail. It has internal boning and zip up back. Measurements ; Bust 34 /35'', length 17''
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Early 2000s Lingerie

Vivienne Westwood Black and Golden Lace Corset - '00s
Located in Milano, IT
Vivienne Westwood Lace Corset from 2002 Nymphs Collection. It is a rare and unique piece with a tight-fitting silhouette that flares out ...
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Early 2000s European Lingerie

La Perla Corset NWT Deadstock Purple Linen Blend Zipper Peplum Shape 1990s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
La Perla corset top in purple linen and cotton blend from the early 1990s. This La Perla corset is deadstock, meaning it is new with tags and has neve...
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1990s French Lingerie

Morphew Collection Orange & Green Cherry Blossom Novelty Print Cold Rayon Bias
Located in New York, NY
Morphew Collection Orange & Green Cherry Blossom Novelty Print Cold Rayon Bias Slip Dress Master Medium MORPHEW COLLECTION is made entirely by hand in our NYC Ateliér of rare antiqu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Lingerie

S/S 1994 Gianni Versace Couture Runway Eyelet Cutout Stretch Black Bodysuit Top
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a fabulous black stretch Gianni Versace sleeveless bodysuit, designed by Gianni Versace. From the Spring/Summer 1994 collection, a similar bodysuit debuted on the season's runway as part of look 8, modeled by Christy Turlington Burns. This form-fitting one-piece features a crew neckline and circular cut-outs above the bust. Introduce a touch of allure to your wardrobe or collection with this perfectly captivating Gianni Versace body suit...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

Torso Vintages Black Velvet & Sequin Formal Playsuit w Organza & Lace Corsage
Located in Gresham, OR
Torso Vintages Black Velvet & Sequin Formal Playsuit w Organza & Lace Corsage: Puffed structured shoulders, cummerbund waist and a dramatic petal corsage...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Lingerie

S/S 2000 Valentino Garavani Tan Cream Sheer Lace Bralette Crop Top Y2K
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a fabulous tan Valentino lace bralette. From the Spring/Summer 2000 collection, a version of this tan bralette debuted on the season's runway on Gisele Bündchen and is con...
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Early 2000s Italian Lingerie

1930S Sky Blue Silk Slip
Located in New York, NY
1930S Sky Blue Silk Slip
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1930s Lingerie

La Perla Corset NWT Deadstock Beige Linen Blend Zipper Peplum Shape 1990s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
La Perla corset top in beige linen and cotton blend from the early 1990s. This La Perla corset is deadstock, meaning it is new with tags and has never...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

Vintage Kimono Silk Brocade Japanese Ceremonial Gown
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A vintage Mid-Century ivory color silk brocade collectable Japanese ceremonial kimono. One of a kind hand crafted. Fabulous museum quality ceremonial piece in pure silk with intricat...
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20th Century Japanese Lingerie

Christian Dior Lingerie Label Creme Charmeuse Navt Trim Chemise Dress Size Med
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This beauty has wonderfully survived since the 70s. The label states Christian Dior Lingerie, Paris / New York for Saks Fifth Avenue. But in 2023, it should be a dress. The design is...
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1970s American Lingerie

Gucci By Tom Ford Army Green Knit Bra Top 1998
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is excited to offer this stunning vintage Tom Ford for Gucci army green knit bra top with skinny straps. Gucci Designed by Tom Ford Siz...
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1990s Italian Lingerie

S/S 1995 Gianni Versace Runway White Butterfly bathrobe
Located in CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL, ZH
90's vintage Gianni Versace cotton bathrobe with the iconic butterfly print. This robe was seen on the runway as well as in the commercial photos of that season. The iconic print was re-iditioned in 2018. The robe...
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1990s Lingerie

Vintage and Designer Lingerie

As the most intimate layer of clothing, lingerie has evolved over time from an object of modesty to one of sensuality. Some vintage and designer lingerie includes garments and accessories that are hard, such as corsets and structured bras, while other items are soft to the touch, including nightgowns and slips.

In the 18th century, European women commonly wore whalebone corsets to create the look of an hourglass figure. Corsets were a standard part of women’s fashion into the 19th century. In 1914, Caresse Crosby filed a patent for the first modern bra, made by sewing two handkerchiefs together with ribbon ties. By the 1920s, the corset fell out of fashion in North America and Europe, and loose silhouettes and silky slips became mainstream.

As fashion returned to feminine forms in the 1930s, so did lingerie, with girdles and minimal bras. During World War II, bras were adapted to the rationing of materials like nylon and metal. In the postwar era, women had more lingerie choices than ever before, with inventions including the strapless bra.

In the 1950s, lingerie became more glamorous, matching the trends led by legendary French couturier Christian Dior and his “New Look,” a collection that introduced a new feminine silhouette of extravagant elegance upon its postwar debut. Just as the evolution of women’s swimwear over time reflected changing aesthetic taste as well as social upheaval, shifts in the design of lingerie owed to changing perspectives toward sex and style trends. Mid-century pinup models like Bettie Page transformed the undergarments market forever with a new desire for sexy lingerie. It would lead to the founding of Victoria’s Secret by Roy and Gaye Raymond in 1977.

In the late 1980s, performers like Madonna and Selena wore bustiers as outerwear, a trend that continued through the 1990s and early 2000s. With the broadcasting of the Victoria's Secret fashion show beginning in 1995, everyday style also changed. Lingerie was no longer expected to be hidden away.

On 1stDibs, find a range of alluring vintage and designer lingerie, including black bodysuits, black bralettes, corsets and more by designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Azzedine Alaïa and Versace.

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