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.

In the early ’30s, the gained popularity quickly expanding into Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Brussels, London, Turin, Cairo, Madrid, Beirut, and New York City.

Scandale retained popularity throughout the 1950s,[5] incorporating Lycra fabric in lingerie, most notably the “Avant-Garde” collection in the late 1950s, a second skin innovation.

“Petit Scandale” was also introduced during this time, a superelastic tulle considered to be a supportive and light girdle at the market with tangible results.

[8][9]In 2014 actress Halle Berry became a co-owner of Scandale and partnered with Target Department Store to distribute the brand.