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Thread started 01/21/08 7:24am

Tame

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This is Strangely coincidental, but true.

From the book by Joel Levy called, "Useful" "The origins of everyday things."

In 1913 Mary Phelps Jacob was a young debutante preparing to attend a party in a sheer gown she had just purchased.
Concerned that a traditional corset, with its bulky stays, would ruin the line of the new dress, she enlisted the help of her French maid and devised a makeshift substitute by sewing together two handkerchiefs and some ribbon.
The simple new garment was popular with friends, promoting Jacob to patent her "Backless Brassiere" in 1914.
Her attempts to market it failed and she soon sold out to the Warner Brothers Corset Company.

Just thought I'd tell ya. cool

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Reply #1 posted 01/21/08 10:12am

drcoldchoke

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HaHa!! Thats crazy, with Prince lust of womans lingerie, he really shudda known what was coming 2 him...

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Reply #2 posted 01/21/08 12:03pm

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Tame said:

From the book by Joel Levy called, "Useful" "The origins of everyday things."

In 1913 Mary Phelps Jacob was a young debutante preparing to attend a party in a sheer gown she had just purchased.
Concerned that a traditional corset, with its bulky stays, would ruin the line of the new dress, she enlisted the help of her French maid and devised a makeshift substitute by sewing together two handkerchiefs and some ribbon.
The simple new garment was popular with friends, promoting Jacob to patent her "Backless Brassiere" in 1914.
Her attempts to market it failed and she soon sold out to the Warner Brothers Corset Company.

Just thought I'd tell ya. cool

Their companies been around that long?

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Reply #3 posted 01/21/08 12:44pm

Genesia

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Warnaco (which is the company that started off in corsets and now includes such brands as Calvin Klein, Olga, Catalina and Cole of California) and Warner Brothers Entertainment are two entirely different companies.

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Reply #4 posted 01/21/08 9:25pm

Illustrator	Warner Brothers was also responsible for the fall of Bugs Bunny.
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Reply #5 posted 01/21/08 10:35pm

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Illustrator said:

Warner Brothers was also responsible for the fall of Bugs Bunny.

Who was known to dress as a girl bunny....

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Reply #6 posted 01/21/08 10:52pm

Illustrator	Nothinbutjoy said: Illustrator said: Warner Brothers was also responsible for the fall of Bugs Bunny. Who was known to dress as a girl bunny.... They killed da wabbit.
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