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Patricia Fieldwalker teddy / Silk charmeuse, lace, c.1988, USA | Photo: Eileen Costa © MFIT

The one-piece teddy was derived from the combination undergarments of the 1920s. It took on a sexy new look in the 1980s, when it was recommended for sleepwear. In 1988, an article in Intimate Fashion News reported that designers continued to “tempt the consumer to add more styles to her teddy wardrobe,” describing opulent looks with “briefly cut silhouettes . . . high-cut legs and revealing spaghetti-strap bodices. And as an ultra feminine touch, lace is often used lavishly as a trim or given a full body treatment.”¹ This teddy, by the high-end lingerie designer Patricia Fieldwalker, elegantly veils the body by adding wide bands of lace around the exceptionally high-cut leg and deep V-neckline.

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