Date: c. 1916

Origin: France

Brand: Au Bon Marché

Au Bon Marché was founded in 1838 in Paris as an early department store, originally selling a range of goods such as haberdashery and umbrellas. The store still exists today and is owned by the LVMH corporation, now specialising in luxury goods.

These excerpts show the selection of women’s lingerie, loungewear and corsetry, hosiery, fabrics and haberdashery, children’s and men’s underwear.

From the collection of Karolina Laskowska

Museum number: KL-2019-002