Morrison: con brios

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Marius Hancu - 24 Jan 2010 21:11 GMT

Hello:

Are these "con brios"
an article of lingerie?

Couldn't find anything relevant.

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[...] she dressed herself in [...] the Maiden-form brassiere, the
Fruit of the Loom panties, the no color hose, the Playtex garter belt
and the Joyce con brios.

Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon, p. 314
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Thanks.

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contrex - 24 Jan 2010 21:23 GMT

> and the Joyce con brios.

They are shoes. Joyce is a shoe manufacturer. Con brio is also an
Italian phrase meaning "with vigour" found in musical directions.

Also I found this:

"Hagar buys a new wardrobe replete with a white-with-a-band-of-color
skirt, a bolero, a Maiden-form brassiere, Fruit of the Loom panties,
no color hose, a Playtex garter belt, and Joyce con brio shoes … only
to have her new identity ruined by a rainstorm she does not know she
is in."

Characterization in Song of Solomon

http://www.shmoop.com/song-of-solomon/characterization.html

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Jonathan Morton - 24 Jan 2010 21:44 GMT

On 24 Jan, 21:11, Marius Hancu <marius.ha...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> and the Joyce con brios.

> They are shoes.

So arguably an article of lingerie - but for a foot-fetishist only.

Regards

Jonathan

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Ray O'Hara - 24 Jan 2010 21:25 GMT

> Hello:
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> Thanks.

look here
http://www.conbriostyles.com/
This is the best I could find.

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contrex - 24 Jan 2010 21:45 GMT

> look herehttp://www.conbriostyles.com/
> This is the best I could find.

Ray, they are shoes, Joyce was ahoe company bought in 1955 by the
United States Shoe Company. Con Brios were a model of shoe sold
sometime before 1977.

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Morrison: con brios