corselette
Summary
Strapless style. Front made of paper nylon with four bones in seams. This terminates just below the bustline. Cups are underwired by one piece of wire which forms braid covered loop between breasts, and cups also have bone vertically to nipple. Lower half cup is paper nylon, upper section Lucra and one paper nylon, with two bones. Fastens CB with ten hooks and double row eyes. Four metal suspenders on white elastic - the two front ones are shorter since corselette is cut curved over stomach. White plush around bones in cups, and white satin ribbon reinforcement at waist.
Object Name
corselette
Creators Name
Date Created
1952
accession number
1984.568
Collection Group
Place of creation
United Kingdom
Medium
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