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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chloe Mac Donnell

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

Maison Margiela’s 2024 haute couture collection celebrates the merkin.
Maison Margiela’s 2024 haute couture collection celebrates the merkin. Composite: Shutterstock

“The full bush is back” declared Vogue in 2018. Six years later, thanks to the Maison Margiela haute couture show in Paris last week, the case for pubic hair was restated.

The collection, designed by John Galliano, featured models wearing sheer lace and tulle dresses with merkins underneath. If you are yet to be acquainted, think of it like a toupee for the pubic region. Made from real human hair carefully embroidered on to silk tulle, they give the impression of exposed pubic hair.

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