Corset News Archive - 20-May-2007

  • Museum exhibit recalls forgotten `king of fashion' (The Charlotte Observer)
    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.


  • NEW YORK MUSEUM PAYS HOMAGE TO LATE 'KING OF FASHION' (Tocqueville Connection)
    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.


  • A history of pirate movies: The good, the bad and the ugly (The Standard-Times)
    Once upon a time, pirate movies did not rely on eyeliner and Keith Richards impersonations.


  • Art in Review (New York Times)
    Kelli Connell at Yossi Milo, Liz Deschenes at Miguel Abreu Gallery, Bill Smith at P.P.O.W. and more.


  • Clock turned back at Old Town event (The Californian)
    TEMECULA -- Walking down Old Town Front Street on Saturday, it was hard to tell what century you were in.


  • Celtic Woman conquers PBS, prepares to storm the E Center (The Salt Lake Tribune)
    About a year ago, I started to notice something odd when I was channel-surfing. When I passed through PBS, I often caught sight of a bunch of impeccably groomed women in shiny gowns, singing gorgeous harmonies with great sincerity.


  • Weddings (The Morning News)
    Ledbetter-Lloyd Lacey Lloyd of Centerton and Michael Ledbetter of Rogers were married at 11 a.m. May 9, 2007, at Sunset Beach Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Jeff Richards officiated.


  • So were you a 1959 beach dancer? (The Journal)
    Are you one of the graceful young ladies on Whitley Bay beach in this Journal picture from 1959?


  • Big green guy isn't so fresh or fun the 3d time around (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
    Artie (left) is voiced by Justin Timberlake . Shrek (Mike Myers' voice) hopes to talk the geeky prince, Fiona's half-brother, into running the realm. Artie's tale of being bullied at school is just one of three plot lines, each aimed at a different demographic.


  • Dolly Thakore offers the lowdown on being liberated (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
    When and why did you stop wearing a bra? When I was in London in 1965, I often ended up not wearing one. A sweater was always required on top of clothes, which made the bra redundant. When I returned to India after four years, I continued not wearing one because it was not essential below the cholis I wore. It also saved me the effort of washing an extra piece of garment. But these days, I ...


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