Volume 7 , Issue 38

Spirella Corsets...

"Spirella started making their corsets in 1904. Over the years the factory built up quite a collection, as demonstrated above in September 1931. The collection was taken to America and shown to Marilyn Monroe prior to the making of the motion picture 'The Price and the Showgirl'. Although most of the cast wore Spirella made corsets recreated for the period, Miss Monroe did not, although the incorrect legend persists. On the other hand, celebrities as diverse as Mae West and Violet Carson (Ena Sharples of Coronation Street) did....." -- www.corsetiere.net/Spirella/Corsets/Corsets.htm   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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