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Yva Richard was a French fetishwear company of the early 20th century, run by Nativa Richard and her husband. [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] Their main competitor was Diana Slip. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Singer, Olivia. "The Forgotten Fetishwear Company of 1920s Paris". AnOther. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  2. Dupouy, Alexandre (1994). Yva Richard : L'âge d'or du fétichisme (in French). Editions Astarté. ISBN   978-2909607030.
  3. Dupouy, Alexandre (2019). City of Pleasure: Paris Between the Wars. Korero Press. p. 66. ISBN   9781912740055.
  4. Dupouy, Alexandre (2019). City of Pleasure: Paris Between the Wars. Korero Press. p. 68. ISBN   9781912740055.