The prints on the cloth are my own work. I have been inspired by an entry in a Latin-French dictionary concerning the term "rose". The corset takes its lines, clolours and ornaments from a short French poem (printed under the lacings in the back):

« Rose, velouté de volupté,
Aux épines serpentines,
Condensé de la vie,
Ange apte à la furie,
Récolte qui te rudoie,
Perle de sang au doigt »

A belt serves to enhance the waist. Entirely hand-made, it is an integrating part of the corset. The buckle (created in collaborationwith Priska Steiner, Winterthur) – a libertine French engraving from the 17th century printed on silk and framed in silver – places this corset in the realm of erotic art.