Archive for July, 2006

Corsets and dreams

Of all the countless trendy pieces that have come and gone through my closets over the years, there’s one item I’ve always coveted that I’ve never managed to score: a genuine corset. I’m talking an authentic, lace-it-up, boned number that would hold me up in all the right places — the kind of Old World fashion staple that has been celebrated by everyone from the infamous Madame X to Madonna.