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Scandale French Women Clothing Company

Scandale is a French clothing designer credited with the invention of the girdle and the first company to mass-produce a product using the fabrics Lycra and Lastex. Their innovation greatly impacted the fashion industry and the way women around the world wore undergarments.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Scandale Poster 1930
Photo: Historywriter1932, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Scandale is a French clothing designer credited with the invention of the girdle and the first company to mass-produce a product using the fabrics Lycra and Lastex. Their innovation greatly impacted the fashion industry and the way women around the world wore undergarments.2

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