{
  "id": 9795848,
  "title": "Vancouver corsetier Melanie Tarkington has a world-class passion for wearable art",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/vancouver-corsetier-melanie-tarkington-has-a-world-class-passion-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T16:59:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "National Post",
    "slug": "national-post",
    "url": "https://nationalpost.com/life/corsets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Waspy, snatched, hourglass: however she calls it, Melanie Talkington puts her lifetime in corsetry down to the late Dolly Parton’s tiny waist. Just one glimpse of the legendary singer in the early ‘80s’ film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and she became obsessed. “Dolly had this amazing figure, but most women were not shaped […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}