Bustier

Mugler|Thierry Mugler

1992 · plastic · Costume Institute

The citing of motorcycle imagery for a bustier melds the concepts of chassis and the female torso. The implication of the body as a vehicle to be driven or ridden inevitably raises the possibility of sexist interpretation. On the runway, however, the model, gripping her handlebar panniers, steered herself.

Artist

Mugler|Thierry Mugler

Date

1992

Medium

plastic

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Purchase, Richard Martin Bequest, 2001