A Playboy Bunny is a cocktail waitress who works at a Playboy Club and selected through standardized training. Their costumes were made up of lingerie, inspired by the tuxedo -wearing Playboy rabbit mascot.
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.
In more recent Playboy Clubs, such as Sin City that was re-opened in , Playboy bunnies wore slightly altered costumes that were based on the original bunny suit. Taurins had suggested a costume modeled after the Playboy Magazine trademark, either a rabbit or bunny, and she had her seamstress mother make a costume prototype. The outfits were initially not received well by the co-founders, but Hefner advised that it could work once changes were made.
The initial costume looked similar to a one piece swimsuit, with a white yarn puff tail and a headband with bunny ears, and Hefner suggested cutting the leg higher on the hip to expose more of the leg, and sharpening the v-shape of the costume.
His suggested modifications were in an attempt to make the costumes more visually appealing, and the tightly laced corsets added to the feminine appeal, cinching in the Bunny's waist by at least two inches. This redesign of the bunny costume tied in directly with the need for a show-girl type of costume, achieving this look with an addition of bow ties, collars and a fluffy cottontail.
