Mary Killen Mary Killen

Dear Mary | 29 November 2008

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issue 29 November 2008

Q. The art and engineering expertise of the modern corsetière has brought great
happiness to men of a more traditional, and red-blooded, disposition. To what extent should one be permitted to address admiring glances at a well-presented embonpoint: in other words, at what stage does healthily lustful and artistic appreciation become a leer? And does the rule change according to the age of the owner of the chest concerned?
R.

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