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Iris Lingerie Co., Inc.|Mrs. Sylvia Pedlar

ca. 1965 · synthetic · Costume Institute

Sylvia Pedlar was a renowned American lingerie designer in the mid-20th century. As a designer, she regularly referenced historic designs, updating them for the fashions of the period. This slip shows the well-documented similarities made between the 1920s and the 1960s, especially in its cut. The animal print of the fabric lends an element of seduction, a definite aspect of lingerie during the sixties.

Artist

Iris Lingerie Co., Inc.|Mrs. Sylvia Pedlar

Date

ca. 1965

Medium

synthetic

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Kay Kerr Uebel, 1987