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The latest high-fashion accessory? Say hello to the merkin


As it gets a haute-couture revival, we go inside the knotty history of this intimate accessory – from Carla Bruni’s provocative turn to 15th-century trend

In 1994, Carla Bruni sauntered down the Vivienne Westwood catwalk in a faux fur coat that she untied to reveal a matching fuzzy merkin underneath. “We created it to invite passerbys to explore the idea of what is ‘sexy’ and consider their comfort with the natural female form,” said a spokesperson for the company at the time. As a result, some people, including sex workers with sexually transmitted infections, began to wear merkins to conceal shaving and scarring.

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