Apology of the caraco (camisole)December 9, 2009 at 15:03 Should the caraco be included to the UNESCO's World Heritage List ? My answer is definitely YES because the genuine camisole, a practical and sensual underwear, is threatened by new models against nature. They damage our silhouette instead of glamorizing our sumptuous hips and chest and they use trivial names: top, body. Therefore, I say it loud and clear "Let's protest against the vinyl body that make handsome men run away !  Above, a traditional camisole (19th century) with simple cotton panels and perforated straps. Previously, women were buying this common clothing on markets. In his book "100 Words to Save" our legendary TV presenter Bernard Pivot is working to preserve endangered words, (a French habit). The exotic and singing Caraco term is one of them. I quote: "The jacket (male name) is a word of Turkish origin "Kerake" which means two pieces of woman clothing, one that hides, the other that shows. Formerly, a jacket was a blouse, a pretty ample blouse, a piece of the above in which one could only guess the shapes of her owner ...  ... today the camisole is a piece of lingerie. Sometimes silk or satin. It is a very sexy underwear, which stops right at the waist and is held by thin shoulder straps. The knickers are sometimes combined. Above, a model of my new collection made
from a traditional pattern with old fabrics : silks and laces of the
19th century. The fantasy camisole. This is the kinky underwear adopted by sensual or fast women pictured by the 19th century authors, including Maupassant.  In honor of Gerard de Nerval, I wish to share a quote from his famous Pandora "You have all known, O my friends, the beautiful Pandora of the Viena theater. She has left no doubt for you as well as for me, cruel and sweet memories! ... Neither man nor woman, nor hermaphrodite, nor woman, neither young nor old, nor chaste, neither mad nor shy, but all this together ... Finally, the Pandora that's says it all but I don't wish to say it all. At last, the seductive Pandora had to play a trick of her own. She appeared in a frivolous costume with a white camisole embroidered with garnets and a dress of Scotch stuff. Her hair shaped as a lyre stood on her dark head with two majestic horns ". In order to continue the fight, I therefore propose two initiatives. One, to create a LEAGUE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF CARACO (L.P.C) to which I invite you to join as soon as possible. The other, to organize a demonstration in spring on the esplanade of the Trocadero, each of us dressed in her most fancy camisole !    Above, an old camisole from the early century part of my personal collection. Next time I'll tell you about the beautiful story of a memorial camisole, told by the Itinerant haberdasher. |
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