PROMINCOR – LINGERIE FRANCAISE, the Association for the Promotion of Corsetry Industries, presents Lingerie Française Exhibition, a retrospective covering over 100 years of French lingerie at this year’s upcoming Art Basel Miami Beach. The Exhibition, which be displayed throughout the public art spaces of the Sagamore Hotel from November 29th through December 6, 2016. It will feature 100 pieces of influential and iconic lingerie, each item illustrating significant developments in fashion, technological innovation, legendary craftsmanship, the morphing silhouette and the ever-evolving ideals of feminine propriety.
Lingerie Française Exhibition features items from the private archived collections of 11 renowned French lingerie manufacturers including AUBADE, BARBARA, CHANTELLE, EMPREINTE, IMPLICITE, LISE CHARMEL, LOU, LOUISA BRACQ, MAISON LEJABY, PASSIONATA, and SIMONE PÉRÈLE. The Exhibition explores the relationship between women, fashion, and lingerie, charting the evolution of societal values through the changing form of French lingerie from the 1880’s through the present, and showcases how undergarments have transformed the female form through time.
On display, and free for the week during Art Basel Miami Beach, the retrospective, curated by fashion historian Catherine Ormen, showcases 100 years of French Lingerie, featuring pieces ranging from corsets, girdles and bras, as well as bustiers, slips, panties, briefs, tangas, thongs and garter belts alongside contextual films and advertisements that will bring to life the pieces from each era. It includes a holographic movie and photos from Gilles Berquet, a master of erotic pictures. Linked to the art presentation of the Sagamore, this exhibition will also show pieces of art of various contemporary artists working on seduction, glamour, fashion, eroticism.
This exhibition is made possible by ‘DEFI – LA MODE DE FRANCE’, the Committee for the Development and Promotion of French Clothing, which promotes France’s apparel industry via training programs for producers and marketers of clothing and expert products worldwide and is partnered with Promincor – Lingerie Française, in the execution of this prestigious annual event.
from Cece Feinberg (Cece Feinberg PR)