F/W 1993/94 DOLCE & GABBANA Runway Cream & Pink Lace Trim Corset Bustier Top

This incredibly beautiful and rare Dolce & Gabbana bustier top is well documented and to my delight, after some extensive research, I was able to date it to the “Orient Express” collection from Fall/Winter 1993. It was that September when Dolce & Gabbana exclusively designed 1,500 costumes for Madonna’s 1993 World Tour “The Girlie Show”, among them various corsets and bras.

Furthermore a twin of it was worn on the runway and versions of it were shot by Steven Meisel for the Dolce & Gabbana advertising campaign of that fall 1993. I found also a CNN STYLE video sequence of the fashion show of that year showing a sister bustier of this one. Please send us a note if you would like to see it.

Like several others that will be listed gradually, the bustier top comes direct from a German socialite and fashion collector so has not been on the market prior to this.

The romantic corset is reminiscent of the ones Marie Antoinette of France used to wear in the 18th century. It is made from two different rococo-style floral fabrics in shades of pale pink, light green, baby blue and cream with concave seaming and built in wired cups. The boned design is literally shaped to the female form and elaborately decorated with cream lace and ruby and beige velvet ribbons and lovely ruby velvet bows. Unlined but with finished interior seams. Gold metal zip closure on centre back. Labeled “DOLCE & GABBANA Made in Italy” and tagged a vintage size IT 42.

It is definitely an important and hard to find collectible that will only increase in value. Museum quality!

Excellent vintage condition. Worn once only.

Bust: 86 cm – 33.85″
Waist: 70 cm – 27.55″
Length: 59 cm – 23.22″ (longest part at the front) / 53 cm – 20.86″ (measured at the back)

Measurements for bust and waist are taken flat across from side seam to side seam and then DOUBLED.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: S

Reference photos: Dolce & Gabbana F/W 1993/94 Runway Picture / Dolce & Gabbana Corset from the F/W 1993/94 “Orient Express” Collection courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana Timeline / Dolce & Gabbana Advertising Campaign Fall 1993: Natane Adcock and Michelle Hicks photographed by Steven Meisel.