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Pompadour Marquise de, title of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson. 1721--64, mistress of Louis XV of France (1745--64), whom she greatly influenced How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Though it's far more a staple of fundamentalist Christian teaching than Catholicism, one understands why writer David Seltzer (who scripted ``The Omen'' and received credit for its sequels, as well as wrote the supernatural-themed films ``Dragonfly'' and ``Prophecy'') opted to include Catholic heroes in this drama: Clerical collars and nun's habits lend more gravitas to the proceedings than, say, shiny suits and pompadours. In the Jazz Age, for instance, flappers cast aside corsets, shortened their floor-length dresses to the knee, and favored bobbed hair over elaborate pompadours, giving them greater mobility on and off the dance floor. CK DeLuxe covers a new generation of gearhead guys and pinup dolls who are living the joys of garage-built hot rodz, rolled up jeans, piled high pompadours, cool tattoos, rockabilly and psychobilly music and 'cruisin' the avenue. |
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