Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Agent Provocateur is a British lingerie retailer founded in 1994 by Joseph Corr and Serena Rees. The first shop was opened on London's Broadwick Street in the Soho district in 1994. Since then, the company has opened 30 stores in 13 countries across the globe. In 2007, Agent Provocateur was purchased by the private equity house 3i for 60m. Agent Provocateur was founded by Joseph Corr , the son of Vivienne Westwood, and his now ex-wife Serena Rees in 1994. The first store was opened in Soho with aims of selling high-end lingerie. Rees tired of seeing women dress in drab under garments came up with an idea to start a lingerie store that was filled with colorful and fashion forward lingerie. The couple initially set out to sell the best lingerie from around the world. After not finding enough of what they liked, the couple decided to create their own brand.