Yva Richard
Yva Richard was a French fetishwear company of the early 20th century, run by Nativa Richard and her husband L. Richard.[1][2] They founded the company a few weeks before the outbreak of World War I. By the late 1920s, it had become a successful mail-order business.[3] One of their most notorious designs was a studded steel cone bra and chastity belt with a plumed headdress.[4] The Ricards also worked with the Biederers' Ostra Studio. who provided photography for their mail-order catalogue La Lingerie Moderne.[5][6]
Yva Ricard's main competitor was Diana Slip, which flourished in the same inter-war time period.[1] Both companies ceased following the Nazi invasion of France.
Charles Guyette was influenced by the work of Yva Ricard.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Singer, Olivia. "The Forgotten Fetishwear Company of 1920s Paris". AnOther. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ↑ Dupouy, Alexandre (1994). Yva Richard : L'âge d'or du fétichisme (in French). Editions Astarté. ISBN 978-2909607030.
- ↑ Dupouy, Alexandre (2019). City of Pleasure: Paris Between the Wars. Korero Press. p. 66. ISBN 9781912740055.
- ↑ Dupouy, Alexandre (2019). City of Pleasure: Paris Between the Wars. Korero Press. p. 68. ISBN 9781912740055.
- ↑ "About Ostra Studio | Ostra Studio". 2016-03-27. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ↑ Holland, Daniel (2024-11-28). "Yva Richard: The Flamboyant Couple Who Gave Paris a Kinky Edge". Utterly Interesting. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- ↑ "Meet the Richards: The Parisian Couple who Commercialised Fetishism". Messy Nessy Chic. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
External links
[edit]- Photographs of Nativa Richard in her company's clothing
- Detailed article on the Richards, with a list of sources
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