Seduction

“Women always get it wrong.” my husband informs me. And yet, miraculously, the human race has managed to survive and prosper. He assures me that seduction isn’t about fishnet stockings, high heels and face paint (I’ve never been overly fond of the Dynasty image of women, myself).

The Fashion Institute of Technology (or FIT) in New York currently has an exhibit called simply, Seduction. While every era seems to have its own ideas about clothing and physical attraction, are there any prevailing themes that we can discover? Is seduction strictly subjective to each individual? Is it as much about what we conceal as what we reveal? Tell me, what IS seductive in or on a woman?



























Corset circa 1903


























Jane Régny evening dress circa 1931, France


























Red organza evening gown, circa 1950

























John Galliano for Christian Dior, black leather circa 2000, France

























Sárka Sisková evening dress circa 2008, Czech Republic