Corset News Archive - 07-Aug-2007
Like others who have entered Sugar 3 (Sugar Cubed) at 1336 Strongs Ave., Elizabeth Havlovick and her 13-year-old daughter Valerie had different expectations from the boutique they found.
HOW did black lingerie become an erotic symbol? Californian professor of history Jill Fields tackles that question in her book, An Intimate Affair: Women, Lingerie and Sexuality .
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.
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...
Remember the advice they used to give mothers-of-the-groom? Show up. Shut up. Wear beige. Well, she's still showing up, but she's not silent anymore. And she's definitely not wearing beige. A low-cut hot-pink number, maybe, but not beige. Weddings, like almost all other customs in 21st-century American society, have had their traditions blasted, recrafted and updated to meet changing times.
