Branded the "brassiere" by fashion bible Vogue
in 1907, the invention has undergone many changes from the flat-chested
flappers of the 1920s, to bra-burning ceremonies of the '60s and
Madonna's cone shaped bustiers of the '80s.
100 years of the Bra
Sunday, 8 November 2009 7:57:36 AM EST
What is next ?
Sunday, 8 November 2009 7:54:19 AM EST
Articel by Polly in France (www.pollyvousfrancais.blogspot.com)
Summer's not over yet, so there is still ample time for Wet-T-shirt Contests. And if you want a little boost au balcon,
Wonderbra is introducing just the latest in its miracle-inducing push
up shapers: Wonderbra Nipples. That's right. According to an article in French Libération, Wonderbra has created a bra that will simulate the stimulated look.
Linger in an online lingerie lounge
Sunday, 8 November 2009 7:51:24 AM EST
Articel by Polly in France (www.pollyvousfrancais.blogspot.com)
It's well known that lingerie sells in France. But how did you just mentally pronounce the word "lingerie"? lon-jer-ay? lan-jer-ee? ling-er-ee (horrors)? lahnzhjree?
It's one of those pet peeves in my lexicon of unpronounceables, because
one never knows if the French way is the same as the American way of
pronouncing. Online dictionaries offer a little lesson.
You can't sleep in a g-string.
Sunday, 8 November 2009 7:46:41 AM EST
You can't sleep in a g-string. (by Mia Freedman - www.mamamia.com.au)
Well, you can, but you won’t sleep well.” You learn many things when
you have dinner with a group of girlfriends. This particularly
observation was made by one of my friends last week over pizza and
pinot when we became immersed in a vigorous debate about the
post-modern relevance of the g-string.
When French Men Talk about Lingerie
Sunday, 8 November 2009 7:43:43 AM EST
Story by Polly (http://pollyvousfrancais.blogspot.com)
In anticipation of holiday gift-giving, this week's Madame Figaro is dedicated almost entirely to jewels: gems, gold, pearls, rings, necklaces, watches, you name it. Then, in the middle of the issue there is a one-page editorial break from the stream of bauble promotion. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the bra, the Madame Figaro staff polled six of France's most famed séducteurs -- ladies' men -- to scout out their preferences in lingerie on the bodies of the women they adore. Clearly when it comes to lingerie, one size doesn't fit all French male libidos.
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