Slip

Daphne Hughes

ca. 1967 · synthetic · Costume Institute

A quintessential 1960s undergarment, this slip has a striking color combination. It has a sense of the 1890s, when the mode for seductive underwear began to emerge and contrasting vivid colors with black lace was very popular. The lace insertion and overall sheerness of the slip make this garment extremely seductive. Possibly, the hem of the slip was meant to be exposed, peeking out from the fashionable miniskirt of the period.

Artist

Daphne Hughes

Date

ca. 1967

Medium

synthetic

Culture

British

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Lady Emilia Dreher Armstrong, 1989