Brassiere
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2015.12.27.14.CW.UN.C1955.IT
Description
The bra-cups of this brassiere are sewn in the technique of "trapunto" gived an pair of breasts set high on the chest. Made in "Perlon" fabric (a polyamide invented in 1927)
During the 1950s the technology of the brassiere saw an particular elaboration. Helping by underwires, various paddings, intricate topstitching and multiple methods of suspension that could raise, separate, or push together the breast as desired to give an ideal shape to a tight-fitting sweater.
Material
Cotton satin
Origin
circa 1955
Italy
Exhibition History
2018.3.30 - 2018.9.23 - "Secrets of silhouettes", Provencal Costume and Jewellery Museum, Grasse, France