The wine was flowing, cupcakes were stacked in tiers and artwork hung on display at Le Royer Gallery, the host venue of the Wonderbra 70th anniversary celebration party Thursday night. Wonderbra was founded in Montreal in 1939.As the fashionable crowd mingled, models weaved their way through the gallery space, wearing nothing but gold lamé tutus and the latest Wonderbras. Soon enough, these brave glamazons dropped the skirts and pranced around in the latest panties as well. As daring as these models were, for the most part, the garments were flesh toned and conservative. A few frills and leopard prints strutted about, but the focus of the anniversary show was the evolution of the bra's structure, a point which came across most clearly with pink and beige palettes.
A retrospective showcase of vintage bras, which revealed the progressions and transgressions of the Wonderbra consumer, was on display at the event.