Corset News Archive - 27-Nov-2007

  • Victorian fashion in vogue - briefly (The Auburn Citizen)
    SKANEATELES - Who wears 35 pounds of garments? Football players put on enough gear to get close to that amount. Astronauts don lots of stuff.


  • The Firing Line (The Daily Texan)
    In a pickle This letter is an attempt to find the name of a pickle. I was an architecture student in 1955-1956 and sometimes had lunch at a place by the University Co-op called (I think) The Texas Sweet Shop. It was mostly a bakery but had some tables in the back.


  • In elasticated pants we truss (Guardian Unlimited)
    Life & style: Sales of support underwear have rocketed as women rush to buy the silhouette of their dreams


  • The catsuit, it's back, um ... yay! (Guardian Unlimited)
    Life & style: Today's pop princesses do love their catsuits. Hadley Freeman however, has a few practical concerns


  • A twist to traditional holiday gift-wrapping (The Kansas City Star)
    This holiday season, peek in the junk drawer for gift-wrapping inspiration. All kinds of odds and ends can be used to decorate packages in place of traditional red and green wrapping paper, says Debbie Dusenberry, owner of Curious Sofa in Prairie Village. Just use your imagination and ingenuity, as she did with the gifts pictured on this page.


  • Kylie shows her private side (Splash via Yahoo!Xtra Entertainment)
    Kylie Minogue has revealed the physical and mental price she paid by going back to work so soon after her cancer battle.


  • At Euro Disney, couture for cartoons (Los Angeles Times)
    Vivienne Westwood, Azzedine Alaļa and others dream up contemporary styles for classic characters for the amusement park's 15th anniversary. FOR decades, Disney has fed the princess fantasy -- Cinderella in her fluffy ball skirt and glass slippers, Minnie Mouse in her vampy red polka dots and pumps.


  • Elliot Sharp's Terraplane Wed., Nov. 28th Sets at 8:30 & 10:30PM at the Iridium Jazz Club (All About Jazz)
    IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:30 & 10:30PM Les Paul Sets Remain at 8:00 & 10:00PM Effective immediately, minimums are $10/person/set for all show except Les Paul - $15 mins.


  • Polymorphic Spree (The Advocate)
    This week?s Project Runway is about not harshing on people who roll fabric around on the ground, intentionally smearing it with chlorophyll, for one day they will receive praise from Sarah Jessica Parker.


  • Kylie or Madonna, who's queen? (Daily Telegraph)
    KYLIE Minogue has always been a classy dame but her tribute to Madonna, but as she eleases her 10th album in 20 years, she's poised for another grab at the Queen's tiara.


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    Corset News Archive - 27-Nov-2007