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Vivienne Westwood A/W 1990-91 "Portrait" Collection Long Sleeve Gold Corset Top
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Daphnis and Chloe, François Boucher, 1743

Vivienne Westwood A/W 1990s "Portrait" Collection Long Sleeve Gold Corset Top

$5,500.00
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We don't use the word iconic lightly, but this coveted, well-documented Vivienne Westwood Autumn 1990 Portrait Collection corset is one of the defining pieces of 1990s fashion — a genuine holy grail. Its center panel is printed with the 18th-century painting Daphnis and Chloe, François Boucher, 1743, a work that caused its own scandal in its day. That choice was never decorative: Westwood, historian and punk in equal measure, used the painting as a hidden signal, letting its Rococo romanticism collide with the ultra-modern gold lycra stretch of the end of the millennium. The corset borrows the shape of its 18th-century ancestor, but Westwood's subversion is the point — pulling a traditional undergarment into the spotlight as a symbol of female liberation. Constructed with flexible weft boning throughout the bodice and a back zip closure, unlined, with a very gentle stretch.

Vivienne Westwood Details

All measurements in inches (centimeters). Ranges reflect gentle stretch in the fabric.

DESIGNER
Vivienne Westwood
ERA
Fall 1990
STYLE
Portrait Corset
CONDITION
GOOD
★★★☆☆
Measurement Inches CM
Bust 32.5 – 34 inches 83 – 86 cm
Waist 24 – 25.5 inches 61 – 65 cm
Shoulder 17 inches 43 cm
Sleeve 23 inches 58 cm
Length 16 – 18 inches 41 – 46 cm
Vivienne Westwood, Autumn 1990, Portrait Collection corset. Archival, museum-referenced piece printed with Boucher's Daphnis and Chloe on gold lycra. Flexible weft boning, back zip, unlined, gentle stretch. Good vintage condition with minor documented snags. Labelled UK 12, fits modern US 2–4.

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Vivienne Westwood A/W 1990s "Portrait" Collection Long Sleeve Gold Corset Top

$5,500.00
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