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Recent Examples of cinctureThe institution has a lot of baggage, as any organization with nearly two millennia and a few crusades under its cincture is bound to have.—
J.p. Brammer,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
The silhouette of this design, created by Victor Edelstein—one of her favorite designers—flattered her figure thanks to the black sash that accentuated her waist and the dress’s strong shoulders.
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Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
24 July 2026
But none are quite so affecting as this snapshot of a moment in child-hood, when two young daughters of a new Parisian banking family were reluctantly posing in their lace dresses and silk sashes.
In addition to the photobooks, the installation included a pair of headphones playing Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer, along with two replicas of Andy Warhol’s post-shooting girdle.
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Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Few actresses at the time said no to wearing girdles, says Haspiel.
Communications with the chip that holds the qubits are handled by a superconducting ribbon cable.
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ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 July 2026
The sky was alive with millions of fluttering shapes, congregating into clouds at random, occasionally turning into ribbons that wound through the trees.