Corset News Archive - 17-May-2007
May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe's second- largest clothes retailer, said sales rose 8 percent in April as warmer weather and a line designed with Madonna drew shoppers.
Paul Poiret was a pioneer in modern fashion, doing away with the corset and embracing the notion of personal style. He was among the first to use draping in dressmaking, and he had no problem putting pants on women.
The iPod, Kylie Minogue and Kate Moss are icons of our time that should be preserved in museums, according to a new survey. Members of the public were asked which famous faces and consumer objects best epitomised the UK in 2007.
NEW YORK, May 14, 2007 (AFP) - Despite emancipating women from the corset and revolutionizing early 20th century fashion, French designer Paul Poiret has largely been forgotten by time, overshadowed by rivals such as "Coco" Chanel.
Would you prefer your pillow stuffed with corn husks or moss? Ladies, imagine shedding that darn corset for the night ... then having to strap on a tightly corded waistcoat, custom for the 1700 boudoir? And guys, how about a nightcap? Go ahead, tie one on ... beneath your chin.
GIRLS Aloud are treating fans to Something Kinda Ooooh on their Greatest Hits tour - their raunchiest looks ever. The band, who played Aberdeen AEC last night and will be at Glasgow's SECC tomorrow, are delivering performances which leave very little to the imagination.
You can dress country stars in Roberto Cavalli, but you can?t teach them to pronounce the Italian designer?s name correctly.
Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue and the iPod should be preserved in museums as icons of our time, according to a survey.
Peer over the fences of gardens in Britain and you will soon realise that many fall into one of four styles: cottage, formal, jungle and contemporary.
A display at the "Poiret: King of Fashion" exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. The exhibit, which celebrates French designer Paul Poiret whose vision led to a new silhouette that liberated women from the corset, runs 09 May-05 August.
