A British Council touring exhibition curated by Emily Campbell. Alice Cicolini was the co-curator and a contributing writer to the catalogue.
“Luxe Lingerie, Alice Cicolini on Janet Reger today” reviewed the life and work of the controversial lingerie designer Janet Reger: “the queen of luxe lingerie.” Controversial because she came to light in the aftermath of the Women’s Liberation Revolution, a movement which saw bonfires of bras becoming a feature of London’s streets. Throughout her career she received acres of hate mail but also three decades of global admiration.
Using Janet's words, “ I think that our wide-spread appeal proves that regardless of class, wealth and education, women want to attract men and men want women to be attractive. I see nothing wrong in this. It works in reverse too, and it is natural for people to feel this way. It certainly keeps the world going round.”