Corset News Archive - 16-Feb-2008

  • Rodeo fashion (Arizona Daily Star)
    It's rodeo time in Tucson, the best time to spot the latest Western attire.


  • Last Poiret heirlooms snapped up (Adelaide Now)
    MUSEUMS and collectors have snapped up dozens of designer items fashioned a century ago by ground-breaking French stylist Paul Poiret, the man credited with emancipating women from the corset.


  • Comme des Garçons' hip hideaway (Los Angeles Times)
    DOWNTOWN L.A. has officially earned its place on the hipster map.


  • Olympic gold medals hinge on fast 'corset' (The Australian)
    THE "world's quickest corset" is how Leisel Jones yesterday described the swimsuit developed for competitors at the Beijing Games.


  • Last Poiret heirlooms snapped up by museums, collectors (AFP via Yahoo! News)
    Museums and collectors on Thursday snapped up dozens of designer items fashioned a century ago by ground-breaking French stylist Paul Poiret, the man credited with emancipating women from the corset.


  • Saturday, February 16, 2008 (Winchester Star)
    Melissa Marie Bailey and Trevor Phillips Johnson were married at St. Agnes Church, West Chester, Pa., by Msgr. Edward M. Deliman on Oct. 13, 2007. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Bailey Jr. of Winchester.


  • GOING TO SCHOOL (The Columbus Dispatch)
    Faith Simmons Independence Age : 17


  • Tracking down the past: Harmonist outfits updated (The Beaver County Times)
    The Times/LUCY SCHALY The guides at Old Economy are getting new outfits to wear while they lead visitors around the grounds starting this spring. Sarah Buffington, left, adjusts guide Jo Ellen Purciavalle's bonnet.


  • Our grand wedding... or how a couple tied the knot for just £1,000 (including a bride's dress from eBay) (Daily Mail)
    It's the one thing from their big day that most newlyweds don't want to remember - the bill. The average wedding now costs more than £20,000. But with the help of a good eye for bargains, a bit of DIY and a firm refusal to pay over the odds, Gary and Julie Ratcliffe married for just over £1,000


  • London fashion week: Ian Wallace (Guardian Unlimited)
    With traditional craft techniques dying out, Ian Wallace is a rarity ? a bespoke corset maker, who this year created some special pieces for Avsh Alom Gur's catwalk show during London fashion week


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