Britney ditches her panties, raises eyebrows
Reuters - Spears, who turns 25 on Saturday, was seen this week shopping for thongs and corsets at a Hollywood lingerie boutique. Celebrity Web site TMZ.com said she spent more than $3,000 at the store. But the following day, she was photographed again
Fashion Week Update: Christina Milian Hikes Up Her Pants, 'Project
MTV - Burlesque star Dita Von Teese is also a big fan of Posen's for his "attention to detail" and "embroidery," which reminds her of burlesque corsets from the 1940s. "But his stuff isn't just all about the past, it's just a little nod to it and he's
Lyric Culture Reviewed in Women's Wear Daily
MSN MoneyCentral - The company uses the words of legendary artists in the design of denim and leather jackets, shorts, skirts, corsets, tee shirts and belt buckles. Lyric Culture honors these artists and their timeless words by fusing high fashion and music in a
Circling Back To Sewing
Time - Robert Blaque joined the group when he was learning to make corsets and costumes to wear onstage with his San Francisco-- based band, Secret Secret. Although Dark Threads is a virtual community, Blaque says, "there's a really neat friendship among
Notes on Kitsch
Austin Chronicle - Have you noticed how it went from poodle skirts and saddle shoes to corsets and tattoos? Most women didn't have tattoos in the Fifties." Certainly a love of kitsch the byproduct of its attendant sensibility, camp is the product of lots of
Dance review: Physical 'Coda' shows Zenon in top form
Minneapolis Star Tribune - In spite of its potent, disturbing imagery, the work has a workshop feel that leaves the imagery uncontextualized and the intent unclear. Bradley and Tamara Ober-- dressed in emerald-green corsets, wildly colored tutus and fishnet stockings -- are
SUPREMES LED THE WAY TO GIRL-GROUP GLAMOUR
Philadelphia Daily News - Wilson still owns most of the gowns, earrings and corsets she wore playing clubs like the Copa-cabana in New York and the Eden Roc in Miami. She treasures the crystal-spattered white satin mermaid showstopper she wore at the Palladium in London at a
Dickens Fair captures spirit of author's time
San Jose Mercury News - But instead of jesters and wenches munching on turkey legs, there are chimney sweeps and fair ladies in cinched corsets sipping mulled wine. It is a place where you can breathe in the sweet smell of roasted almonds with cinnamon and bump into old
A study in style
Los Angeles Times - From top hats to back tats, from corsets to navel rings, college fashion over the last 125 years has increasingly stripped down, with students shedding inhibitions along with their clothes. During the first half of the 20th century, hemlines on
