Not on display

Bra

1991 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gossard (maker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Bra made of white nylon, polyamide and elastane.

Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Underwear
Accessories
Object type
Bra
Materials and techniques
Nylon, polyamide and elastane
Nylon
Polyamide
Elastane
Brief description
Bra 'wonderbra' of nylon, polyamide and elastane, made by Gossard, Great Britain, 1991
Physical description
Bra made of white nylon, polyamide and elastane.
Gallery label
(1997)
The Wonderbra was introduced by Gossard in 1969 and soon became a best seller. Made from 26 separate parts, its padded cups and plunging neckline are designed to achieve maximum cleavage. The Wonderbra remains as popular today as ever. Karl Lagerfeld, commenting in 1994 on the revival of the voluptuous bust at the latest Paris fashion show, cited the Wonderbra as 'the single most important feature of fashon in the past 10 years'.
Credit line
Given by the makers
Object history
Registered File number 1991/2424.
Bibliographic reference
De La Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.295-1991

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Record createdSeptember 25, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84461/bra-gossard/
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