Fashion - MOULIN RUDE!; Sex and style as hit film brings back look that's red hot.Byline: CLARE McVEY Lifestyle Editor IT'S going to be THE big movie to see this autumn but Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge (French for Red Mill or windmill) is a traditional cabaret, built in 1889 by Joseph Oller, who already owned the Paris Olympia. is also set to spark a steamy trend - for corsets, fishnets and other sexy lingerie. It seems we're going to be taking our lead from Satine, Nicole Kidman's character in the film about the 1900s Parisian cabaret, which hits Midland screens next week. It's all about glamming it up in vintage-style lace and going for the classic sexy colour combination of black and red. Aristoc, makers of tights and stockings, has brought out official Moulin Rouge fishnets - perfect if you plan to can-can the night away. And it seems corsets are making their way out of the boudoir and onto centre-stage. They've been spotted on catwalks and hugging the figures of pop stars such as Christina Aguilera  Some statements may be disputed, incorrect, , biased or otherwise objectionable. Who can blame them? They may not be known as the most comfortable of garments but they give a girl instant hourglass hourglass, glass instrument for measuring time, usually consisting of two bulbs united by a narrow neck. One bulb is filled with fine sand that runs through the neck into the other bulb in an hour's time. curves like no amount of side-stretching and dieting ever could. Catherine Zeta Jones and Kate Winslet both opted for corsets when they graced magazine covers to show off post-childbirth figures. Whether you're laced, hooked or zipped into it, the corset corset, article of dress designed to support or modify the figure. Greek and Roman women sometimes wrapped broad bands about the body. In the Middle Ages a short, close-fitting, laced outer bodice or waist was worn. By the 16th cent. is the ultimate way to flatter your figure, both in and out of the bedroom. Think showgirls, decadence and the heady image of sex and style that Moulin Rouge creates and then ask yourself a question. What man could resist? CAPTION(S): UNDRESSED TO THRILL... (left to right) bra (pounds 22), thong (pounds 10), suspender SUSPENDER, Scotch law. He in whose favor a suspension is made. 2. In general a suspender is required to give caution to pay the debt in the event it shall be found due. belt (pounds 15), embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. basque (pounds 30), thong (pounds 8) all from Contessa. For stockists telephone 0207 580 8147 SEXY... Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge and (below, left to right) under wired bra (pounds 20), thong (pounds 9), suspender belt (pounds 15) from Contessa designer range, Romance body (pounds 46) by Ballet, call 0800 917 6561 for stockists, Aristoc's Moulin Rouge fishnets available exclusively at Rackhams, Birmingham, and other House of Fraser House of Fraser is a British department store group with 61 stores (July 2007) across the country. The group was founded in Glasgow in 1849. The flagship London store is now the House of Fraser on Oxford Street whilst the largest is in Birmingham. stores nationwide (prices from pounds 5) CLASSIC... (left to right) CAPRICE ca·price n. 1. a. An impulsive change of mind. b. An inclination to change one's mind impulsively. c. ... black lace back corset top (pounds 40) and matching thong (pounds 8) from Debenhams STEAMY... basque (pounds 95), stockings (pounds 10) and string (pounds 20) from Agent Provocateur, available mail order telephone 0870 727 4169 or on the internet at www.agentprovocateur.com. |
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