Bustier

Design House Mugler French
Designer Thierry Mugler French

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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.

Bustier, Mugler (French, founded 1974), plastic, French

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