Corset News Archive - 05-Aug-2007
In the shadow of a modern medical edifice, mortally wounded men will moan for mercy when a grim and desperate scene unfolds Saturday at Goodwood Museum & Gardens.
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.
Corsets might be a cinch to get into, and are back in style, but there are still some dangers in being tightly laced. Corsets, and their underwear cousins the girdle or slimming garments, are making a comeback. But women need to be aware of their effect.
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 sale of a series of letters penned by Einstein and a corset worn by Marilyn Monroe helped boost the performance of Stanley Gibbons, which yesterday reported a 25 per cent rise in profits for the half year.
JUNE 24 - Who knew that getting one number wrong on an AOL screen-name would change two peoples? lives forever? In June 2005, Adam Hershkowitz was looking for a co-worker online, typed the wrong screen name, and inadvertently began speaking with...
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 ...
The adventure started with a book. And now "Flagstaff Historic Walk: A Stroll Through Old Downtown" will be available in print only after Richard and Sherry Mangum, authors and tour guides, call it quits after this year for their twice-monthly downtown walking tour.
It's not easy being queen. Bloomers, a chemise, a bum roll and a corset, a hoop, a bodice, an underskirt and an overskirt. Not to mention the ruff, the crown, the socks and shoes, the snood, the ten necklaces and the 25 rings. For Jessica Eppler, who portrays Queen Elizabeth at this ye...
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes wants do dispel their wholesome image by following in the footsteps of good friends Victoria and David Beckham...
