Sentences with phrase «female fripperies»

In 1985 «Private Gone Public» was reviewed in The New York Times, «Another show of work by six «gut issue» artists — all women — assembled by the art critic Ellen Lubell... (Bonnie) Lucas makes clever assemblages of baby clothes and female fripperies — laces, ribbons, glitter, fake jewelry, etc. — in not - so - demure compositions that put down accepted female roles.»