The term tight lacing refers to wearing tightly laced corsets for a dramatic effect. The process is also called corset training and waist training and wearers can experience different sensations from wearing a tight corset.
The Wonderbra Dita range consists of three different designs called Multi Teese, Spot Teese and Satin Teese. The Dita collection has something for everyone to enjoy. The lingerie is both luxurious and feminine providing support and comfort whilst also coming complete with magnetic parts that will allow you to do a strip tease of your own.
The lingerie collection is set to be released on September 23rd and the ad campaign is already turning heads. Wonderbra and media attention have previously gone hand in hand since their famous Hello Boys ads. This time the lingerie range will be preceded by a short featuring Miss Von Teese entitled “The Science Of Sexy”. There are already previews and sneak peaks of the film available all over the web and it has already created a buzz in the media.
The European marketing director from Wonderbra, Debbie Rix, has been quoted as saying “Dita oozes glamour and understands how to make women feel sexy – she was a natural fit
for the Wonderbra brand. We’re thrilled to partner with Dita; the collection truly
does capture her essence and that of our brand”. Dita, the queen of corsets and stockings has said “’I am very proud of the lingerie that I’ve created for Wonderbra, because it has all the beautiful detail of sexy, sensual and glamorous lingerie, but the fit is perfect to wear under your everyday clothes.”
In recent years the 20th century form of entertainment known as Burlesque has become popular again. It traditionally consisted of humor, performance art and adult entertainment often performed by ladies. The female performers would wear lavish clothing made up of corsets, stockings and nipple tassels and acts would consist of strip teases, stand up comedy and more extreme acts such as fire breathing.
The meaning behind burlesque is an interesting one because it means in an upside down style. The performances were specifically meant to push social boundaries of the norm and allow artists the freedom and flexibility to create new styles.
Burlesque came from nineteenth century music hall entertainment. It came about as a form of working class comedy and entertainment that would poke fun and provide social commentary against the upper classes. Because of this much of the comedy was considered low brow and vulgar which led to more extreme and risqu? acts being included.
Many famous comedians and actors were inspired or planted their roots in the genre. Stars from Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope and Abbot and Costello have their roots in burlesque and even Charlie Chaplin was a fan.
Fast forward to the 90?s and burlesque and burlesque clothing like corsets, hosiery and stockings and suspenders had become popular once more. Neo burlesque performances began emerging on the east and west coasts of the USA with acts like Dita Von Teese gaining notoriety for their take on their genre. Many of these performers carried on the tradition of the scene by wearing hosiery like stockings and corsets and performing strip teases. Recently performers like the Pussy Cat Dolls wore similar clothing and performed music in a provocative manner but didn?t have the same sort of attitude of the genre.
Combining style and substance smoothly can be a daunting task. When it comes to fashion style usually rules over substance. The same could be said about clothes that are designed for a use like work wear which is typically very practical and durable yet lacks any real sense of style.
Many clothing labels now a days are trying to join the 2 in perfect unison by designing stylish clothes that last. This is mainly because clothing labels being started by people who are part of extreme sports communities as their creativity has often been born out of frustration. Imagine being a skateboarder and constantly tearing your favourite jeans and t-shirts as you?re trying to perfect a kick flip or no comply. Most skaters want clothes that are both stylish and strong.
We Superlative Conspiracy and the Addict Clothing Company are 2 streetwear labels who produce strong stylish clothes. Many of Addict’s clothes have a work wear feel about them and have a high level of dexterity yet have stylish street art designs. Swedish brand WeSC motto is a commitment to producing clothing that stands out from the crowd whilst remaining fashionable as well as durable.
Street wear labels often design clothing with useful attributes designed for street life. Many labels use interesting materials and designs in their clothing. SupremeBeing a British based label produce clothing that features creative design ideas. Some of their design ideas are for useful purposes while some are just for show. Paul Frank Industries make interesting designs using different materials. Paul Frank Industries continue to produce innovative designs to this day.
There are many tricks and ways of making yourself look that little bit slimmer by using your clothes to hide the bits you don’t want anyone else to see. One of the oldest ways of doing this is by wearing a corset.
Vintage lingerie like an underbust corset have been used for many years and have recently become popular again but does anyone really know how to put them on? Lets face it without proper supervision you could end up hurting yourself. Thankfully those wonderful people at What Katie Did have provided a selection of helpful videos showing exactly how to do it.