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Haas is not the only performer who feels at home in her acting skin. When a cellphone in the audience burped up a loud, Latin ring in the middle of Act II, the heavily rouged, corset-clad Matron Mama Morton (Julia E. Cassis ’06) didn’t miss a beat. Casually turning to Haas, she remarked, “Some people should learn to turn be respectful and turn off their cellphones in shows,” and then breezily finished her lines before launching into a spirited, hearty duet of “Class...
...room. And yet, the gender ratio leaned hard towards sausage. See that girl over there—the one hypnotically twirling glowsticks as tassels stream from the pockets on her cargo pants? She doesn’t want to dance with you. Neither does the one writhing in corset and leather pants. But whatever your gender, there are plenty of bare-chested guys who do. Also, if you’re not naturally high on life, make sure to consume the proper libations before heading to RISE. Of course, the friendly bartenders will be happy to fulfill your every request?...
...seamstress' mannequin as his sculptor's block, he fashions clothes from the inside out. In London he learned bespoke tailoring from Koji Tatsuno, and today his cut is tellingly clean (the French say d?pouill?), from the topstitch seam of a Napoleon jacket or the diamond pleat of a corset dress, to the fluted sleeve of the Anna coat from his most recent collection. "He understands subtle things that add something to the wearer's experience," says Somerville, "as well as being flattering and beautiful and classic." No wonder dedicated wearers include such style icons as Naomi Campbell, Lee Radziwill...
Little did either of us know that our dreams would soon reveal themselves to be merely a deceptively hot bosom beneath a corset, like the one Lil’ Kim wore in the “Lady Marmalade” video. Beneath the idealistic veneer were the fat, naked breasts of truth, ready to bust out and stifle anyone foolish enough to be tricked by the façade. Thus, we quickly realized that these proverbial breasts couldn’t possibly live up to real boobs on the Internet...
...what Ghesquire and his contemporaries have found is a new kind of modesty and romance. His play on proportions--a corset-tight jacket over frothy pajama pants or a stick-straight pantsuit with a cascade of ruffles at the neck--has its roots in the Balenciaga archives, while also reeking of street-savvy rocker chick. "What looks new to me is the baroque, but just a brush of it," Ghesquire said backstage. "I wanted to mix the severity of Balenciaga from the '60s with the lace and Spanish heritage of the house...