Corset News Archive - 20-Aug-2007

  • PoR creates own wonderland of rap (Chicago Sun-Times)
    'Most people will go to a concert in a band T-shirt and some jeans. I might show up in a skirt, a corset and some Goth boots," says PoR, a Chicago rapper who couldn't care less about the hip-hop uniform and readily concedes she doesn't fit in.


  • THE ESSENTIALS (Los Angeles Times)
    FALL may traditionally call for bulk and layers, but this season, the look is tight, tailored and tucked in. Ladies, it may be time to get a girdle. Pants are high-waisted and, mostly, skinny (look for more wide legs and bell-bottoms come spring). Gray is the major trend for guys, in everything from casual denim to slim wool suits. Here are the key pieces:


  • Screamfest: Not Just for Young Shriekers (Washington Post)
    Fans of rapper T.I. have been known to yell, shout and curse during his shows, but they don't typically scream like little girls -- which makes the Atlanta rapper an odd choice to headline a teen idol concert franchise targeted at young women and named for their excited shrieks.


  • THE CORSET OF TRUE LOVE (New York Post)
    IT?S one hot, sexy ?Dream.? For ?A Midsummer Night?s Dream,? the latest Shakespeare in the Park production - a giddy tale of meddling fairies and love-muddled mortals - the Delacorte stage teems with ladies in lacy bodices, black-beaded corsets...


  • In Tomorrow's Paper (EdmontonSun.com)
    The queen of golf is the queen of fitness. Find out more in Keeping Fit. Find last week's column here.


  • Knight wedding (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
    Theresa Marie Guerra and Matthew Allen Knight were united in marriage June 16, 2007, at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio with the Rev. James E. Schellenberg officiating.


  • Beautiful 'Jane' ultimately bland (The Herald News)
    "Becoming Jane," the imagined back story of Jane Austen, might have seemed like a solid corset-and-carriage flick if a couple of other movies hadn't come along in recent years and covered similar territory in superior fashion. Here, Anne Hathaway stars in this portrait of the novelist as a young woman.


  • Little is known about the bride, but her wedding gown is still revered by many (The Times-News)
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Sixty years after her death, Emily Williams Kern is a mystery to most of her family. Yet there's no escaping her memory in their Charlotte homes, where the paintings she created over a lifetime hang behind couches and over beds.


  • 'Fashion show' opens window on 19th century (Galesburg Register-Mail)
    Mary Todd Lincoln explains fashions, culture during Civil War


  • Manson tones down shock value on CD (The Charleston Gazette)
    Marilyn Manson dials down the shock on his newest album, ?Eat Me, Drink Me.? For all of you who hate Marilyn Manson: He feels the same way about you. As much as you disagree with his wearing fishnets and a corset on stage, he disagrees with your wearing a suit and tie to work.


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