The lingerie model who made an Ascot impact on Andrew: Prince seen with …

• Prince Andrew spotted with Dara Tomanovich in Ascot’s Royal Box
• Canadian Miss Tomanovich has modelled lingerie for Marks and Spencer
• Prince linked to ‘Croatian Sensation’ Monika Jakisic, 34, in February

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Rebecca English

Published:
17:22 EST, 20 June 2014

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Updated:
06:10 EST, 21 June 2014

You can say one thing for Prince Andrew – he certainly has a type.

For the second time in a matter of months, the prince has been seen in public with a stunning brunette lingerie model almost half his age.

This week at Royal Ascot he entertained Dara Tomanovich – a Canadian who has modelled lingerie for Marks and Spencer – in the Royal Box.

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Royal Box: Model Dara Tomanovich chats with Princes Andrew and Harry at Ascot on Wednesday

And Miss Tomanovich – who was pictured talking to the Duke of York, 54, and his nephew Prince Harry on Wednesday – was back at the race meeting again yesterday, still sporting her coveted Royal Box and Royal Household badges.

It comes after Andrew was linked in February to another underwear model, Monika Jakisic, 34 – nicknamed ‘the Croatian Sensation’ – who had previously dated George Clooney.

Legwork: Model Miss Tomanovich has appeared for Marks Spencer

When Miss Jakisic tweeted a picture of a diamond ring shortly after the pair  were seen dining together, Buckingham Palace aides were forced to issue an unprecedented statement denying the two were engaged.

Last night Miss Tomanovich, who is signed to one of the most prestigious model agencies in New York, Wilhelmina, remained tight-lipped about whether she was romancing the single prince.

‘We do not comment on Dara’s personal life,’ said an agency spokesman.

Miss Tomanovich has been a successful model since the age of 18, having been  the ‘face’ of designer Chloe, appeared  in Vogue and having also been photographed by the legendary fashion cameraman Patrick Demarchelier.

Her agency’s website describes her as being 5ft 9in, having a 26in waist and a 34B bust with hazel eyes and brown hair.

Coincidentally, she appeared alongside Clooney in an advert for Fiat cars and says on her Twitter feed that she rides a Ducati motorbike.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment last night.

It is understood that all of the guests who are in the Royal Box are given Royal Household badges to wear as an additional form of identification.

A source said Prince Andrew – who divorced Sarah, Duchess of York in 1996 – had invited a number of guests to join him at the race meeting during the week.

 

Hot trick: Miss Tomanovic looked very glamourous in a slate-coloured dress and white fascinator at the event

 

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calculator,

London, United Kingdom,

10 hours ago

he’s famous for his wit and personality so that is what she likes

calculator,

London, United Kingdom,

10 hours ago

can’t be his looks so must be his wit and personality

Gringo1a,

Mexico City,

10 hours ago

Make her Queen!

martin07,

Notss, United Kingdom,

11 hours ago

She’s pretty!

Dizzy Tizzy,

london, United Kingdom,

11 hours ago

Blaaaah – at the end of the day she’s a woman who allows photographs of herself in underwear to appear in the public domain and a lot of comments on here are about her great body. Not a good image for any family – let alone the Royals – but great for her publicity. Go underwear model! More like it. That particular Prince has always been a bit odd.

The Duke of Chelsea,

London, United Kingdom,

11 hours ago

No chance of her going with that sponger! she’s just with these people because of the occasion.

Bryanjoturner,

London, United Kingdom,

11 hours ago

Yes, I wonder what she sees in this millionaire royal. After all it’s only his mum not him that’s on the banknotes in Canada.

Maggie B.,

Hull Canada,

11 hours ago

You certainly never met any French Canadian Montrealer to write such a snarky remark.

bouffant,

Stourbridge,

11 hours ago

Embarrassing. He always has been.

Sandy Brown,

London,

11 hours ago

Gosh they get around these women don’t they. George Clooney, Prince whatshis name and the rest.

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Fashion museum exhibit looks closely at lingerie

NEW YORK — From a 1770 corset to a 2014 bra-and-panty set in lacy stretch silk, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology has put the focus on lingerie and ladies foundation garments in a new exhibition.

In about 70 pieces, “Exposed: A History of Lingerie” touches on the mechanics, marketing and cultural touchstones — hello Wonderbra! — that not only shape and adorn but also helped define culture around the globe.

The exhibition, which spans the 1760s to present day, opened June 3 and runs through Nov. 15. A companion book will be released by Yale University Press this summer.

The corset’s rise and fall

The corset’s profile was first upped in the late Renaissance and remained popular in many forms through the early 20th century.

“It was a pretty essential element of fashionable dress for about 400 years,” said assistant curator Colleen Hill, who organized the exhibit.

The corset, which originated within aristocratic court culture and gradually spread throughout society, was all about a slender waist, she said. By the mid-18th century, the desired silhouette was an inverted cone, lifting the breasts with the help of stays crafted out of silk, whalebone or wood.

Decorative center busks were carved, painted and adorned with text or years. They were key in thrusting a woman’s posture upright to make the most of the shape the corset was intended to achieve, Hill said.

By the early 19th century, the corset still included a center busk but lacked all-around stays for a more softly structured fit that still encased the body and kept a woman’s posture erect.

“It was important for women to have this correct posture,” Hill said. “It was essential for fitting into your clothes, for decorum and for modesty.”

At the dawn of the 20th century, some corset makers continued to promote their wares as “healthy style,” but the designs remained “extremely restricting,” she said. Certain designs made a woman appear rigidly straight in front while resulting in a severely arched back.

By 1920, the corset had essentially become a girdle.

The peignoir and loungewear

One late 19th-century article discovered by Hill said American women wore loungewear with a corset underneath while doing morning household chores or preparing for their day.

The corset under a peignoir “is something French women did not do,” she said. “I thought that was very interesting because some of these garments were meant to essentially be a reprieve from these really constricting foundation garments like the corset.”

By the early 20th century, Hill said, loungewear served more functions. The tea gown developed from the peignoir or dressing gown and was worn during 5 o’clock tea.

“It was something that a woman could wear within her home but you would greet your guests at home for tea in this garment, so you still wanted something really fashionable, as luxurious as you could afford, but it was something that could be worn without a corset. We don’t see tea gowns today.”

Seduction and eroticism

The British company Agent Provocateur, founded in 1994 by Joseph Corre, the son of Vivienne Westwood, and his now ex-wife, Serena Rees, represents a turning point in lingerie’s modern history, Hill said. They opened their first boutique in 1996.

“They were selling lingerie that was highly eroticized, things that were high end and beautifully made, so they’re classy yet they’re taking a cue from things like the old Frederick’s of Hollywood catalogs that are just really overtly erotic,” she said.

The evocative nature combined with high-end craftsmanship offered by Agent Provocateur led to a greater acceptance of eroticized undergarments and lingerie, Hill said. The company now operates boutiques around the world.

The Wonderbra

Pre-Wonderbra, women looking for some help in the bust department relied on “gay deceivers,” an early 20th-century euphemism for falsies that could be placed inside bras, Hill said.

“Even some corsets from the 19th century have these kind of falsies built into them, so the idea of augmenting your natural breast size in some way is very old and probably impossible to trace all the way back,” she said.

Enter the Wonderbra, with its plunge, padding and pushup via underwire. According to some reports, the name was first trademarked in the U.S. in 1955 but came out of Canada in 1939 as developed by Moses Nadler, founder of a corset company. It wasn’t until the early 1990s that the Wonderbra really took off, Hill said.

Sales were driven by a 1994 ad campaign that featured smiling model Eva Herzigova looking down at her breasts in a Wonderbra with the tagline: “Hello Boys.” The popularity of the ad, including billboards, sent sales skyrocketing. At one point demand exceeded supplies, Hill said.

“There’s an urban legend that when people saw these billboards on the street they would literally cause traffic accidents,” she said.

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