the arsenal of traditional femininity
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verbicideFrom : http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/experience/culture/fashion.essay/
"Throughout the 1950s, the armor that was built into women's clothing and the underwear beneath it transformed their bodies into virtual weaponry. Girdles smoothed the hips and thighs into the sleek shapes of rocket missiles; bras with pointed cups aimed the breasts squarely at the world.
The hard curves of the fashionable ideal implied a sexuality that was rigidly contained, but potentially explosive. In the persona of the Blonde Bombshell, epitomized by the cultural icon of sexuality -- Marilyn Monroe -- in such classic movies as "The Seven Year Itch," it did explode."
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"Throughout the 1950s, the armor that was built into women's clothing and the underwear beneath it transformed their bodies into virtual weaponry. Girdles smoothed the hips and thighs into the sleek shapes of rocket missiles; bras with pointed cups aimed the breasts squarely at the world.
The hard curves of the fashionable ideal implied a sexuality that was rigidly contained, but potentially explosive. In the persona of the Blonde Bombshell, epitomized by the cultural icon of sexuality -- Marilyn Monroe -- in such classic movies as "The Seven Year Itch," it did explode."
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