Playboy Bunny
This costume consisted of a strapless corset teddy, bunny ears, black sheer-to-waist pantyhose, a bow tie, a collar, cuffs and a fluffy cottontail.
The original Playboy Bunny costume was designed by the mother of Ilse Taurins, who was a Latvian émigrée.
[citation needed] The outfits were initially not received well by the co-founders, but Hefner advised that it could work once changes were made.
[3] Later, in 1962, French fashion designer Renee Blot was further employed to refine the design, and her revisions included making the ears smaller, adding a collar with bow tie and cuffs with rabbit-head cufflinks, and a satin rosette with the bunny's name, worn on the hip.
The standard stockings also evolved from fishnet material to a special sheer pantyhose style supplied by Danskin.
This was a human-resources role and a management position as the Bunny Mother was in charge of scheduling work shifts, hiring, firing and training.
The treatment of Playboy Bunnies was exposed in a piece written by Gloria Steinem and reprinted in her 1983 book Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions.
[16] The article featured a photo of Steinem in Bunny uniform and detailed how women were treated at those clubs.
[18][19] Clive James wrote of the "callous fatuity of the selection process" and observed that "to make it as a Bunny, a girl need[ed] more than just looks.
It has frequently been featured in manga and anime; notable examples of characters who have been depicted wearing it include the title character of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kallen Stadtfeld of Code Geass, Bulma of Dragon Ball, Haruko Haruhara of FLCL, and the unnamed protagonist of the Daicon III and Daicon IV Opening Animations.
The outfit is alluded to in the title of the series Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, and the character Mai Sakurajima is seen wearing one in its first episode.
The suit is also popularly depicted in anime and manga fan art and merchandise, even for characters who are never seen wearing it in official works.
In 2006, The Palms Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas opened the first new Playboy Club in over a quarter-century, located on the 52nd floor of the Fantasy Tower.
