Jezebel: Maidenform

Big Surprises: Naomi Still Not Cooperating With War Crimes Prosecution

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:48:00 EDT

Before testifying at Charles Taylor's trial, Naomi Campbell has demanded accommodations normally extended to victims of atrocities. She wants the media to not film or photograph her, and she wants a lawyer to speak for her on the stand.

"I Dreamed I Was A Lady Editor In My Maidenform..."

Sadie Stein — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:20:00 EDT

And like so many dreams of prior generations, for bloggers of today, working in one's underwear is no mere dream, but a reality. Okay, maybe not the girdle part. But we could! [Vintage_Ads] More »

Tyra Turns To Fiction; Lady Gaga Will Take Your Questions Now

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 11 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Tyra Banks has signed a deal to write three YA novels that will marry modeling with Harry Potter — the protagonist having been accepted into an academy for "intoxibellas," or supermodels-in-training who "harbor unknown powers." What, no vampires? [Galleycat]

Maidenform Ad Blows Our Minds

Sadie Stein — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:30:31 EDT

It's like David Lynch meets Stanley Kubrick meets Mad Men meets the "intimates" department at Penney's, and then they all got drunk. [Vintage_Ads] More »

1986 Lady Mag Ads: Turquoise Eyeshadow & The St. Tropez Tan

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Yesterday, we looked at editorial pages from the May 1986 issue of Elle magazine and compared them to the May 2010 issue. Today: Big hair, tan skin, turquoise eyeshadow and lots of lady-cigarettes: Let's compare advertising pages, then and now. More »

"I Dreamed I Was Twins"

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:30:00 EST

You was exhibitionist dog-owners, too. [Vintage Ads] More »

Lady Gaga: Vintage Magazine Enthusiast?

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:40:00 EST

The hair bow, the bra, the stick… lots of sharp ways to "poke her face." [Vintage Ads] More »

9/11 Truther Nabs Fancy Perfume Campaign

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

In a move that smacks of Chanel-Audrey-Jean-Pierre, Dior announced it's making a 6 1/2 minute online perfume ad with Marion Cotillard and Olivier Dahan, who of course directed Cotillard in La Vie En Rose. [WWD]

Mad Men: Are You A Marilyn Or A Jackie?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT

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Sunday night's episode of Mad Men tackled the subject of societal expectations and perceptions of women — image (sex appeal) vs. purpose (caretaking) — when Sterling Cooper was told to rev up its Playtex bra campaign to compete with the much sexier ads run by Maidenform. The boys club at the agency decided that women want to be what men want them to be, but even the men weren't sure exactly that was: Pete went on to cheat on his wife with a bra model and Don ended up getting pissed at his wife for buying a bikini. The whole virgin/whore thing? Not much has changed since 1962 in that respect. Clip above. More »

Legendary Rock Club CBGB Achieves The Impossible, Sells Out Even More

Jennifer — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:05:47 EST

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Designer John Varvatos has bought the space formerly occupied by rock club CBGB's to open a new store. He's the one who designs clothes for Converse, which is that super-hip iconoclastic footwear brand owned by Nike, and... Move to North Korea if you hate capitalism so much! [Fashion Week Daily]