Corsetry Influences Dominate Discos

Sales of lingerie-style corsets are zooming, at least in London. New York Magazine, via WWD, gives us two wickedly sophisticated specimans from Selfridges, both by Bordelle. The $1470 sophisticated Amazonian priestess version on the right sold out in 24 hours. The $600 concealed but revealed slip on the left increased 90 percent after Rihanna performed at the American Music Awards.

NYMag takes the trend to Louis Vuitton’s Fall 09 bunny ears, to which I say ‘nah’ for the dress, not the notion that a pair of bunny ears wouldn’t sit just fine with a corruptible corset on the dance floor. A