By CAMILLE BLOCK
![Langtry, bustle “strapontin.” France, 1887. Satin, braid, cotton lacing, crocheted lace, metal armature, fasteners, eyelets. Inscription: “Langtry. Patented [. . . ].”Les Arts Décoratifs, collection Union française des arts du costume, UF 2013-010-1. Photographer: Patricia Canino on Lingerie Briefs 16610](http://lingeriebriefs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/16610.jpg)
Every so often I uncover another jewel in Manhattan. This time it is BARD GRADUATE CENTER and its Gallery Programs. You have until July 26, 2015 to see FASHIONING THE BODY: An Intimate History of the Silhouette. This exhibition is for all of us who appreciate the extraordinary ways in which women and men have shaped their bodies into distinctive silhouettes in the name of fashion.

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