Tag Archives: corsets

No More Worlds to Conquer

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Frank

When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer. This fantastic line was spoken by the late, great Alan Rickman in Die Hard, and I know I was not the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Idle Chit-Chat, Poem | Tagged Alan Rickman, Alexander, bicycle, corsets, degrees for women, Die Hard, history, Mary Auld, nineteenth century | 11 Comments

Wheeling to Perdition – Rescuing Women from the Bicycle

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Frank

Reading 1896 newspaper articles on the subject of women riding bicycles, the impression is that dissenting voices were few and far between. One of the most outspoken critics was the Woman’s Rescue League. In Raising More Hell and Fewer Dahlias: … Continue reading →

Posted in Idle Chit-Chat, Uncategorized | Tagged 1896, bicycle, Charlotte Smith, corsets, feminism, history, Lilly Library, nineteenth century, William Acton, Woman's Rescue League | 1 Comment

Loosing my mind

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Frank

This is the third of three posts on loose women and corsetry. This obsession of mine has been at once deeply frustrating and very educational – like a lot of research. For one thing, I see a lot of people … Continue reading →

Posted in Idle Chit-Chat | Tagged corsets, etymology, false etymology, loose women, research, slang | 1 Comment

The perilous lack of corsetry

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Frank

This is the second of three posts on loose women and corsetry. I made great efforts yesterday (Loose ladies and lascivious boys, in response to the BroadBlogs article, Loose Women Don’t Wear Corsets) to show that the origin of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Idle Chit-Chat | Tagged corsets, loose women, Rational Dress | 4 Comments

sweet, hypnotic evidence of life beneath sheets

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Frank

duplicated stars – unempty space bends each angel feather fashioned from the Light of God darkens Going Commando going commando – better than soldiering on, knickers in a twist playing with letters: midwife is conditional, the ‘we’ discarded the sky’s … Continue reading →

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A Warning to Other Travellers

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Frank

I arrived in London early this morning and had half an hour to kill, so wandered through to St Pancras to my favourite café, Le Pain Quotidien, where I was delighted to find a couple of familiar faces. Suzie was … Continue reading →