Corset News Archive - 04-Aug-2007
So, how did black lingerie become an erotic symbol? Fresno State history professor Jill Fields tackles that question in a just-published book, "An Intimate Affair: Women, Lingerie and Sexuality." The 375-page tome explores how women's undergarments have shaped their bodies while also reflecting social attitudes toward femininity and sexuality during the last two centuries. Open-crotch drawers. ...
Local merchants should see a brisk business this weekend as Tennessee enjoys its second annual Sales Tax Holiday, and parents take advantage of an opportunity to purchase everything from computers to clothing at list price.
BEVERLY HILLS?Portraying the young Jane Austen in the romantic drama Becoming Jane had Anne Hathaway tied up for ages. Literally. "It was awful," said the New York-born actor, who was obliged to wear a corset for the entire three months of filming.
So, how did black lingerie become an erotic symbol?
One has to marvel when Melora Creager expresses concern that Rasputina might be the victim of stereotyping. After all, how many rock trios dominated by cellos, corset-and-bloomer-wearing singers and a dark repertoire fueled by everything from news headlines to Broadway show tunes can there be? But it's not the comparison to other ensembles that has Creager fretting. Perhaps that's because the ...
