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Dress
2015
Artist/Maker
Bordelle (designer)
Place of origin
london

'Shibari' girdle dress by Bordelle, Britain, London, 2015

Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Fashion
Underwear
Womenswear
Object type
Dress
Titledress
Materials and techniques
Silk, satin elastic bands, lurex lace and metal zip
Silk (Textile)
Satin
Elastic
Lurex
Metal
Brief description
'Shibari' girdle dress by Bordelle, Britain, London, 2015
Gallery label
(16/04/2016-12/03/2017)
The art of bondage

The materials and construction of this dress transforms the classic corset, while losing none of its intrinsic eroticism. Satin elastic bands, rather than bones, cinch the waist and a zip replaces laces.

The Japanese verb shibari means to tie. Today, it refers to an artistic form of erotic bondage in which geometric patterns are created with ropes or bands on the body's curves to create an emotional and physiological response.

'Shibari' girdle dress with detachable collar and garters
Bordelle
Britain, London, 2015
Silk, satin elastic bands, lurex lace and metal zip
V&A: T.37:1 to 4-2016
Given by Atelier Bordelle
Credit line
Given by Atelier Bordelle
Object history
Registered file:2016/163
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.37:1-2016

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Record createdApril 20, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1350017/dress-dress-bordelle/
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