NEWS
March 4, 2012
The folks at Lysse Leggings are a bit controlling when they design their mix-and-match stretch leggings and tank tops. The cotton/spandex leggings, which come in a choice of lengths and leg styles, incorporate a sewn-in polyester/spandex front panel that tightens the belly and smooths hips, without feeling super-binding. Available in regular and plus sizes, they have a 5-inch, high-rise waistband that helps reduce the belly-roll effect common with waistbands that sit at waist level.
NEWS
June 5, 2011
For many women, the little black dress is a versatile travel staple. Now, here comes the little black-and-white travel wardrobe. Actually, what you get are five rayon spandex garments - black wide-leg pants, a black slip dress, white long-sleeve shirt, white tank top, and black poncho, plus two long sashes (one black, one white) - that can be used as belts, scarves, or whatever. The pieces can be combined in various ways to create 25 looks, from casual to night on the town. The set comes pre-packed in its own travel bag. Available in five sizes, 2 to 14. Just add shoes and underwear.
ENTERTAINMENT
June 4, 2011 | By Howard Shapiro, Inquirer Staff Writer
A joint production of "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" by 11th Hour Theatre Company and Montgomery Theater, staged at Montgomery Theater in Souderton in February, reopened Friday at the Arden in Center City. This is an excerpt from a review published in February. If you have spandex, prepare to wear it now. You'll look fab as The Great American Trailer Park Musical - a little show with a wallop like a bin full of hissing trailer propane tanks - sprawls gleefully across the stage.
NEWS
May 4, 2011
As usual, Philadelphia University students wowed the crowd with sartorial design Saturday night at their annual fashion show at the Academy of Music. The designs were creative and included Rachael Crawford's taffeta dress inspired by Philadelphia Museum of Art's larger-than-life Roberto Capucci exhibit; Nikky Enterline's four-ply, silk, Marilyn Monroe-inspired cuffed pant; and Marisa Silva's candy pants and skirt grouping, fashioned from cotton, spandex and acrylic. Hats off to these winners: Katherine Possage's strapless gown won the Frank Agostino award for evening wear; and Jolene Cassell's urban punk-inspired collection made of leather, denim, spandex, silk, and cotton, winner of best senior collection.
NEWS
February 8, 2011 | By Howard Shapiro, Inquirer Staff Writer
If you have spandex, prepare to wear it now. You'll look fab in your seat at Montgomery Theater in Souderton, where The Great American Trailer Park Musical - a little show with a big wallop, like a bin full of hissing trailer propane tanks - sprawls gleefully across the stage. It's an all-American hoot, as kitsch as a teased 'do on an '80s soap-opera heroine. And it brazenly dismisses social convention - in this trailer park's community garden, not a single stereotype goes untended.
ENTERTAINMENT
December 28, 2010 | By MOLLY EICHEL, eichelm@phillynews.com 215-854-5909
"IT NEEDS a bigger horn and more eye makeup," Tip Flannery said, eyeing a 5-foot-tall pink My Little Pony on wheels. Flannery is the captain of the Vaudevillains NYB, a 4-year-old Comics Brigade that is headquartered out of the art collective Space 1026. The pony's name is Seymour. And, he will be ridden by the spirit of William Penn. Naturally. The Vaudevillains' theme this year is the Philly Phantasy Phorest and, along with Billy Penn and Seymour, their motley crew will include trees made of purple dip-dyed stretch velvet with neon-yellow leaves and a menagerie of real and imaginary animals.
NEWS
June 3, 2010 | y STEPHANIE FARR, farrs@phillynews.com 215-854-4225
RACHEL VASS, 21, was hit with a wave of nausea and what she thought was the start of a heart attack when the Flyers'overtime "goal" was overturned by the referees. Her despair turned to joy moments later when the Flyers scored again - this time, there was no question - and pulled out a thrilling 4-3 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals last night. "Now that felt good!" screamed Vass, of Haverford, as thousands of other Flyers fans erupted in cheers at the raucous Wachovia Center.
NEWS
May 12, 2010
The event was billed as an "Evening of Innovation," and the young designers who showcased their creations Saturday at the annual Philadelphia University Senior Fashion Show didn't hold back. Before a nearly full house at the Academy of Music, elegant, whimsical, sexy, sporty, edgy, eco-friendly, and romantic alternately ruled the runway, with inspirations ranging from factory girl to plastic surgery, from Brothers Grimm to futuristic flowers. Truly, you just never know what inspires.
NEWS
May 20, 2009
'YOU KNOW how annoying it is when you're driving in the city and a group of bicyclists is taking up the road as if it owns it? (To make matters worse, they're usually wearing bright-green spandex shorts.)" So begins the DN's backhanded opinion-page announcement of Bike to Work Day (May 14). Well, I don't know how annoying that is. In decades of cycling in the city, I've never seen a cyclist wearing bright green Spandex. But I have seen plenty of speeding cars, demolished lightposts and other signs of the drivers who make our city less livable.
NEWS
May 14, 2009
YOU KNOW HOW annoying it is when you're driving in the city and a group of bicyclists is taking up the road as if it owns it? (To make matters worse, they're usually wearing bright-green spandex shorts.) Tomorrow, Center City streets will taken over by hundreds of bikers led by Mayor Nutter to celebrate Bike to Work Day. So instead of being annoyed, keep your car home that day and join them. The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is sponsoring the ride to promote biking as healthy and green.