Divorce
Corset Brassiere
ca. 1955 (made)
ca. 1955 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Rigby & Peller (est. 1939 in London) are one of the few surviving companies to still make bespoke corsetry by hand.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Divorce (trade title) |
| Materials and techniques | Machine lace, nylon, boning |
| Brief description | 'Divorce' corset brassiere, black lace and nylon, Rigby & Peller, London, England, ca. 1955. |
| Physical description | Black machine-made lace and nylon corset with built in bra. |
| Gallery label | Corset brassiere
Rigby & Peller
London
1950s
Rigby & Peller are one of the few surviving companies to still make bespoke corsetry by hand. Their chief corsetière was trained in France. [24 words]
Nylon and lace, underwired
Given by Rigby & Peller
V&A: T.634-1995(2007) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs J. Kenton of Rigby & Peller |
| Object history | Registered File number 1994/299. |
| Historical context | Rigby & Peller was opened in South Molton Street, London, in 1939. In 1960 a Royal Warrant was granted by the Queen. The company lost its royal warrant after the publication of a tell-all book in 2018. They still specialise in bespoke corsetry but have expanded to include a range of high-street and ready-to-wear products. |
| Summary | Rigby & Peller (est. 1939 in London) are one of the few surviving companies to still make bespoke corsetry by hand. |
| Bibliographic reference | Lynn. Eleri. Underwear: fashion in detail. London: V&A Publishing, 2010 pp. 154-155.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.634-1995 |
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| Record created | November 28, 2007 |
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