Corset
1914
The Victoria & Albert Museum
“A Savannah Peach” #2
Club Savannah, Greenwich Village, NYC, 1950’s
Photo credit: Bill Bennett
©WaheedPhotoArchive, 2012
Corset (France - 1880s) from the Kyoto Costume Institute.
Silk nightgown (1926-27) at the Metropolitan Museum.
“The nightgown featured here is a very typical example of beautiful French lingerie made in the 1920s. The peach color of ribbon work and the contrasting cream lace are common materials used for the most luxurious lingerie of the period. Charming, feminine and slightly seductive, fine NY stores such as Bonwit Teller, Saks Fifth Avenue, and B. Altman imported luxurious goods like this for their demanding clientele.
French wedding lingerie from 1927 at the Metropolitan Museum.
Jennifer Jackson (right) (Miss March 1965) pictured with her twin sister Janis when they worked as Bunnies at Chicago’s Playboy Club. Jennifer was the first African-American Playboy playmate.
LeRoy Neiman paints the 1970 Bunny of the Year, Gina Byrams. Via Vanity Fair.