Premet Model of Brocaded Trianon. Paris Spring Season 1913.
Model French blue Matelasse and brown chiffon. The Normandy combination. Embroidered ornament back of skirt, also outlines waist in soft folds in vest.
Créateur couturier Mme. Premet, Premet fashion house. Published by Haas brothers, for the spring season, 1913.
Source: Haas brothers, for the spring season, 1913.
Support and Seduction: The History of Corsets and Bras (Abradale Books) by Beatrice Fontanel.
Thoughout the ages, women's breasts have been subjected to the endless whims of fashion. From the ancient Greeks to Mae West and Madonna, this light-hearted book charts the changing shapes of female beauty. The elegant and amusing images - including fashion drawings, paintings, photographs, and film stills - illustrate the often surprising history of the garments women have worn for support - and seduction.