Pussy bow

Pussycat bow blouse designed by Elspeth Champcommunal for Worth London, 1945

A lavallière, also called a pussycat bow or pussybow,[1] is a style of neckwear worn with women's and girls' blouses and bodices. It is a bow tied at the neck, which has been likened to those sometimes put on "pussy cats".[2]

  1. ^ Britten, Fleur (28 May 2022). "Take a bow: Kate Moss outfit sends subversive message at Depp libel trial". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Marian Martin Dress – A Little Woman Style". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 8 November 1934. Retrieved 19 April 2013.