S825 Black Stockings - Obsessive

Evening lingerie here draws on cabaret and the 1920s, when the body began to be treated as part of the stage costume. Openwork weaves, the sharp contrast of black and skin, and vertical lines evoke Paris revues, where detail defined the entire mood. It is a story of geometry that is anything but cold: it softens at the curve of the hip, at the thigh and where lace meets mesh. This language of construction fits perfectly with the atmosphere of nightclubs, flash photography and elegance that favours sharpened contours.