August 1, 2018

"My body completely changed. I mean, I've worn corsets before but never for this long of a period. Seven months; your body completely changes."

"You can get it on without even lacing or unlacing. By the end I was just snapping it on, snapping it off. It was like second nature. Keira Knightley, who I think has been in more corsets than any other human, told me that there was a whole thing with eating. That you have to time your meals, because otherwise it starts to come up. Definitely. For better or for worse, the corsets kind of put you into the character because it does literally affect everything that you do: Breathing, walking, running, sitting, standing, and definitely eating. Yeah, you do kinda have to time it out because it can not feel so good after lunch."

From an interview with Dakota Fanning in W... where I also learned that "Kim Kardashian Has Officially Introduced the 'Fashion Tail'" and "16 Celebrities Who Prove That 2018 Is Officially the Year of the Bob"

"Officially" seems to be a key word at W. Obviously, there are no officials and no enforcement, so "officially" is a figure of speech.

22 comments:

Laslo Spatula said...

Corset as weight-loss program: probably better than some other gimmicks.

Not sure what the hoop-skirt will cure.

FIDO said...

Most girls I've seen in them used them as waist simulators and breast supporters.

They were distinctly 'fluffy'.

Michael The Magnificent said...

Officially, the Dipwadian's 15 minutes of fame are long since expired.

Kate said...

I remember an interview with Nicole Kidman back during the "Cold Mountain" promotional period. She spoke of a corset as bracing for the back, or something. I just went looking for the article and can't find it, but I did find multiple interviews with Kidman involving her corset-wearing over a variety of films. I doubt Keira has the chops Nic has.

rhhardin said...

I have no idea what a bob is, but bobby pins were supposed to help. Maybe they'll come back.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/23638?size=_original#caption

Ann Althouse said...

Bells on bob-tail ring, Making spirits bright

Laslo Spatula said...

Corsets and Kardashian in the same post got me thinking.

Kardashian's figure emulates the look of a woman wearing a corset by having a huge ass beneath a small waist.

So she has replaced the corset with ass injections to achieve much the same effect.

Her ample ass also probably makes her feet look comparatively smaller, so: ass injections replace foot binding.

Note to women: the fat has to be injected into your ass by a trained doctor. Eating Oreo ice cream on the couch will not give you the same result.

MadisonMan said...

W headline-writer is officially out of fresh ideas.

Banish the Black, Burn the Blue, and Bury the Beige, W.

Sebastian said...

You missed the important stuff:

1. "It can be a little shocking to realize that Dakota Fanning is still just 24 years old, so entrenched has she been in the popular imagination since her breakthrough big screen performance in I Am Sam in 2001." I mean, that is pretty shocking. And she has been so remarkably, deeply entrenched that I do not even recall seeing or hearing the woman, evah.

2. She has big ideas for fixing The Bachelor. Forget Voter ID. Forget nukes and the economy. Heck, forget Trump, who is not a bachelor anyway, I believe. (Though I think he'd do well on the show, if Melania ever left him--yuuge ratings!)

Lucien said...

“Officially” is apparently being used “literally”.

tcrosse said...

Bob's you uncle.

Known Unknown said...

Natalie Dormer could give anyone a run as the Corset Queen.

The Tudors
Game of Thrones
The Scandalous Lady W
Casanova
Picnic at Hanging Rock

Anthony said...

I really liked the show. Glad it's coming back. Really liked her character, too.

Had no idea who Fanning was although I'd heard her name before. After the first ep I looked her up online and decided that she looked much better in the Alienist costumes.

And also in the flapper one at the link. She was born much too late.

tcrosse said...

How to be straitlaced.

Ray - SoCal said...

Why I missed Laslo...

>Note to women: the fat has to be injected into your ass by a trained doctor. Eating Oreo ice cream on the couch will not give you
>the same result.

Earnest Prole said...

I click on the article and am astounded to see it's by Lynn Hirschberg, a journalist I've read for more than thirty years.

Wince said...

Dakota makes me want to frack.

Char Char Binks, Esq. said...

Good one, EDH! Dakota Fracking!

richlb said...

Isn't there another Fanning sister? Like the how there were multiple Culkins coming down the acting line in a row.

Known Unknown said...

Elle Fanning. The other Fanning.

exhelodrvr1 said...

Is Bob Ok with that?

FIDO said...

A bobtail is a horse or dog tail trimmed to a mere stub. One can, I assume, attach bells to it.

A bob is a hair style. Not sure how bobby pins fit in