Escape Map Silk Lingerie Set, Created For Countess Mountbatten | The Underpinnings Museum
A ‘Kestos’ style bra and tap pants made from an upcycled silk crêpe ‘Escape’ map of Italy, belonging to Patricia Edwina Victoria Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma and third cousin to Queen Elizabeth II. The silk maps used to make this ensemble were a gift from her RAF serving sweetheart at the time, and were refashioned into lingerie by her seamstress. A second lingerie set can also be found in the archives of the Imperial War Museum.
