The History of French Lingerie

The Lingerie Addict has taken us back to school with this article on the history of French lingerie.

At the beginning of the 20th century, sitting on Thonnet chairs, the joke circulated that the recently built Eiffel Tower represented a woman’s leg in a fishnet stocking and its four pillars were garter belt fasteners. The Guimard metro stations emerged from the ground. The “S curve” became fashionable. Paul Poiret arrived at Worth in 1901. Garter belts succeeded garters. Stockings were black.

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Setting the Record Straight

An article posted today by Jezebel sets the record straight about myths and misconceptions regarding corsets.

Over the years, corsets have been credited with causing a whole litany of health problems. It's been said that they misshape internal organs and cause cancer. Other illnesses attributed to corsets were fake, sexist conditions, like "hysteria." There's also no record of a woman having a rib surgically removed so she could better fit into a corset, which is a particularly absurd myth, given how deadly surgery was in the 1800s.

To read more of the article found on Jezebel, click here.

Stormy Leather

For those of you who don't know, Stormy Leather is a New York City burlesque dancer, and a great one at that. This past week she was featured in an article in The Villager, about a new variety show that is hosted by Faceboy called Faceboyz Folliez.

To read the article click here!

A how to!

For those of you who are interested in making your own corset here's an article to help you out!

http://www.foundationsrevealed.com/free-articles/288-how-to-make-a-corset

Dangerous Curves Ahead in New Orleans! (Sponsored by American Shapewear)

Boy oh boy am I lucky! Last week, I went down to  NOLA to celebrate Halloween and go to the Tattoo Voodoo Convention, and much to my delight, I was able to catch the Dangerous Curves Ahead: Burlesque on the Go Go girls again! Performing at Rubyfruit Jungle on Decatur Street in New Orleans, watch their amazing opening act wearing my favorite undergarments, American Shapewear!

Don't forget! While these ladies are on tour you can receive 10% OFF your purchases at www.AmericanShapewear.com when you use the code: DANGEROUSCURVES!

Dita Von Tease-Inspired Make-Up Tutorial!

Another great one! I simply love how she does the eyes! I think I'm going to try this look with a pencil skirt and my favorite "innerware as outterware" piece from Rago! That bra in black looks fantastic paired with a classic skirt!

Can't wait for Friday night!



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