Lingerie

2000's Dolce & Gabbana distressed vintage denim boned Bustier. Features; Zip up back Boned body Fully lined interior 100% Cotton (Denim) Sizing; Pit to Pit; 16.5'' Waist; 27'' ...

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...

1960s Leopard pint crepe caftan robe by Marjorie Ellin Inc. Perfect for the pool or beach or entertaining at home. This caftan wraps at the front with a hidden Velcro closure and a d...

Rare 1960s Christian Dior silk lingerie set ! Features baby blue silk bloomer shorts that have a button closure on the back. Two different bras—one in pink, and one in ivory. Dior lo...

This pretty 1990s slip dress is by Christian Dior. The brand label reads “Christian Dior Lingerie” and it most likely pre-dates John Galliano's tenure as Creative Director. Tailored ...

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...

Introducing the Chanel Spring/Summer 1994 Tweed Corset Belt, a stunning and rare accessory that exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. Crafted from luxurious wool tweed in a cl...

This elegant slip dress is cut from beautiful seafoam green silk and trimmed with pale off-white lace. Created by luxury lingerie label Jenny Dobell in the 1980s, it draws on classic...

We are excited to present this Alaïa 1990's Black Bodysuit. Features off-shoulder fit, knitted neckline and short sleeves. Bodysuit has a lot of stretch, will naturally adjust to fit...

We are excited to present this Dolce & Gabbana 2003 Black Satin Corset Top. Features satin feel body with mesh sides and back and silver hooks down front for closure. In excellent vi...

We are excited to present this Malizia by La Perla Vintage Black Lace Bodysuit. Features underwire, all over lace body with poppers on crotch for closure. In excellent vintage condit...

La Perla Studio black underwire lace front body suit, unworn. Adjustable straps, hooks at the crotch front. Marked size US34. Looks unworn.

Vintage black rayon heavily floral embroidered kimono robe from the 1930s-40s. Wrap front robe lined in black tissue rayon, with kimono style sleeves that have rolled padded hems. Th...

Vintage black rayon pastel floral embroidered kimono robe from the 1930s-40s. Wrap front robe lined in black tissue rayon, with kimono style sleeves that have rolled padded hems. The...

Atelier Versace  Spring 1994 Atelier Versace - Versace’s haute couture made-to-order line  Most likely a one of a kind piece Silver tone metal Oroton chainmail bodysuit Cowl necklin...

1930S Black Silk Sheer Slip

2000S DOLCE & GABBANA Black White Poly/Lycra Sweetheart Print Bra-Top Negligee

1930S Blush Pink With Embroidery Silk Crepe De Chine Bra

1930S Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Couture Detailed Slip

1930S Blush Pink Silk Charmeuse Antique Bra

1920S Blush Pink Silk & Cotton Lace Bra Cami Top

1930S Off White With Brown Embroidered Flowers Silk Bra

Morphew Collection Indigo Blue & Orange Tiger Head Novelty Print Cold Rayon Bias Maxi Slip Dress Maxis MORPHEW COLLECTION is made entirely by hand in o...

Jean Paul Gaultier Iconic black satin bodysuit, iconic bra style created for Madonna for her Blonde Ambition tour in the 90s. Size 75C (EU) Condition: Excellent.

D&G top lace up bustier with black laces details. Circa 1990s. Rare. · Alternating black satin and lace · Criss cross zig zag top stiching · Adjustable spaghettis straps Fits XS ...

MORPHEW COLLECTION Blue & White Silk Chiffon Printed Wrap Top MORPHEW COLLECTION is made entirely by hand in our NYC Ateliér of rare antique materia...

Circa 1940-1950 China for export to Europe Beautiful 1940's gown or dressing gown for the reception in shiny straw yellow silk satin embroidered with a...

1920S HUBERT AND WHITE INC Garnet Red Rayon Jacquard Robe & Lounge Pants

Vintage Oscar de la Renta lounge dress / robe Color: midnight blue Fabric: devore velvet Semisheer Finished with belt and silk trim Size M Measurements: Length 52" - Bust up to 38...

Made in France 1930S Cream Bias Cut Silk Negligee With Blusk Pink Trim Detailing

1920S Blush Pink Silk Crepe De Chine Lace Trimmed Negligee Slip Dress

Introducing the stunning Retrofete Blue Zebra Silk Chiffon Robe, a versatile and luxurious piece that effortlessly transitions from beachside chic to evenin...

A stunning black corset , by leading lingerie firm, Rigby and Peller . The corset is wonderfully constructed and has a lace up front ( or back ) , with hook and side fastening. ...

1960S Lilac Poly/Nylon Tricot Jersey Tie-Dyed Slip Dress

1960S Leopard Print Nylon Tricot Jersey Mod Slip Dress Negligee

1930S Blush Pink Silk Bra With Hand Embroidered Flowers

1940S Blush Pink Silk Lace Trimed Slip With Side Zipper

While John Galliano was creating haute-couture in Paris for French Maison Christian Dior as its artistic director beginning in the late 1990s, he designed this "Made In France" black stretch-lace-and-net low-back boned corset featuring a bold halter neck, padded underwire bustier with a rounded bustline silhouette, and cinched waist with a lettuce-edged ruffle. Along with leading couture-fashion designers Jean-Paul Gaultier and the late Vivienne Westwood, Thierry Mugler and Gianni Versace, Galliano is closely associated with the popularity of the contemporary corset, which was the focus of his most recent couture show in 2024 as the creative director of Paris-based Maison Margiela for the past decade. Notably, a Galliano corset from his turn-of-the-century Christian Dior collection--with like tags and similar low back with bustier--can be viewed online among the collections of the Underpinnings Museum, which is dedicated to the most outstanding lingerie. In addition to the tags noting "Christian Dior Made In France" along with the size, Galliano added subtle logo embroidery to the cleavage that reads "DIOR". There is no tag noting the materials of the multiple laces, tulle mesh, bones and additional padding or strap fabrics, which seem primarily synthetic for desirable stretch-to-fit. Instead, care-instruction symbols can be found on the back of the size tag. The neck straps for this B-cup French-size 85 or U.S.-size 34 can be adjusted to one of the three tiers of hooks that suits the wearer, while the corset has two tiers of hooks to cinch the waist. As worn by our small-size mannequin, the top will flatter even an A-cup breast size. As noted in our listing sidebar, the buyer will receive the corset packed in its original Christian Dior silver shoebox-size cardboard packaging, while the lingerie will be wrapped in the original logo tissue paper. The box and paper are in good condition without rips or perforation, while the lingerie is in like-new excellent condition as if it had only been tried on and not worn for an event. For price comparison, a later dated Galliano/Dior bustier corset top--with like tags but strapless--recently sold on 1stDibs for $6,200. The previous sole owner of our top recalled making their purchase as new lingerie in 2001. This French ready-to-wear complex-structure garment should not be confused with international lingerie lines with different but similar labels--"Christian Dior Intimates...

1940S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Lace Trimmed Slip

In exceptional wearable condition however there are a few subtle spots. The silk is luscious and of the finest quality, a rare and covetable piece with a dramatic full skirt. 1930S B...

1930S White With Red Floral Print And Lace Organic Cotton Bias Cut Negligee

1930S White With Pink And Blue Floral Print Lace Organic Cotton Bias Negligee XL

1970S Navy Blue Floral Polyester Negligee

D&G top corset with lacing on each sides. Circa 2000s. Rare. · Front opening with metal busc · Tiger print · Boning Fits S / Marked 26/40 Flat measurements : Breast : 38 cm W...

1920S Cream Cotton Voile Negligee With Pink Lace

Vintage Azzedine Alaïa Spring 1992 - Same pattern seen on the runway, on Christy Turlington and on Fran Fine in The Nanny Beige & white striped off shoulder knit bodysuit Off sho...

1940S Black Bias Cut Rayon Chiffon And Lace Cap Sleeve Negligee

1950S Black Rayon With Lace Trim Negligee

Couture Construction Entirely Stitched by Hand 1940S Mint Blue Bias Cut Negligee With Pink Lace And Bows

1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Slip With Hand Embroidered Scallop Trim

1930S Pink Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Negligee With Purple Flowers

Morphew Collection Grass Green Floral Dragon Novelty Cold Rayon Bias Slip Dress MORPHEW COLLECTION is made entirely by hand in our NYC Ateliér of rare antique materials sourced from...

1950S Black Nylon Negligee With Lace Details

1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Rayon Slip With Pieced Strip Trim

1970S Navy Men's Velour Fleece Striped Sleeve Loungewear Robe

1940S Cream Bias Cut Silk Crepe De Chine Slip With Lace Detail At Top And Bottom

Jean Paul Gaultier Iconic satin bodysuit, iconic bra style created for Madonna for her Blonde Ambition tour in the 90s. Size 75B (EU) Condition: Excellent.

Vintage Azzedine Alaïa Spring 1990 - dress version seen on the runway Black bodysuit with triple strap detail Ribbed texture on sides Popper clasp Stretch fabric Size small ...