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Vedettes (cabaret)
Vedette may refer to: Military * Vedette (sentry), a cavalry sentry or outpost, or a small naval patrol boat used for scouting * , a motorboat used as a patrol boat acquired in 1917 and used until 1918 * , a yacht used as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919 Other uses * Canadian Vickers Vedette, a Canadian-built biplane flying boat * Ford Vedette, a Ford France car model from 1948 to 1954 * Simca Vedette, a Simca car model from 1954 to 1961 * Vedette (cabaret), a French term equivalent to lead showgirl or pop icon * ''Vedette'' (album), a 2000 album by Argentine rock group Babasónicos * Vedette Shapewear, brand name for a manufacturer of shapewear, lingerie, and corsets * Vedette (horse) Vedette (1854–1881) was a Great Britain, British Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse who won the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, 2000 Guineas Stakes and two Doncaster Cups. He also sired Epsom Derby winner and Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland, ... (foaled 1854), a British Thoroughbred racehor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedette (sentry)
A vedette is a mounted sentry or picket (military), picket, who has the function of bringing information, giving signals or warnings of danger, etc., to a main body of troops. In modern terms, the soldiers who man listening-posts are the equivalent of vedettes. Naval Navies use the term ''vedette'' to refer to a small scouting or patrol boat. The term has also been used for specific naval vessels (see USS Vedette, USS ''Vedette''), and a class of flying boat (see Canadian Vickers Vedette). Structures All around Salisbury Plain in southern England, the roads connecting the plain with the surrounding countryside feature brick-built guard-posts, staffed by security officers whenever there is military activity beyond such points. They are known as vedettes, and each one is named for a local geographic feature. The ''Gardjola'' is a prominent guard tower on Maltese forts in Malta and an example of a vedette. It may be referred to in French as an ''échauguette''. Notes Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Vickers Vedette
The Canadian Vickers Vedette was the first aircraft designed and built in Canada to meet a specification for Canadian conditions. It was a single-engine biplane flying boat purchased to meet a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) demand for a smaller aircraft than the Vickers Viking with a much greater rate of climb, to be suitable for forestry survey and fire protection work. The type went on to have a long and distinguished career in civil operations in Canada. Most of the topographical maps in use in Canada today are based on photos taken from these aircraft. Design and development Based on a preliminary design in early 1924 for a "flying boat" by Rex Pierson, R.K.Pierson of the British Vickers company, the Canadian Vickers Vedette was a three-seat single-engine Pusher configuration, pusher biplane. The design was passed to the subsidiary Canadian Vickers Limited of Longueuil, Quebec (formed in 1911) where Wilfrid Thomas Reid served as Chief Engineer, whose duties included overseei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Vedette
The Ford Vedette is a large car formerly manufactured by Ford SAF in their Poissy plant from 1948 to 1954. Originally conceived by Edsel Ford and Ford designer Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie as a “light” Ford model, smaller than the 1942 Ford. However, Edsel Ford died in 1943, and following the war Ford corporate felt the light car project would pull sales from the full size Ford. Additionally, Henry Ford II felt that Gregorie’s planned 1949 Ford, which shared the same character lines as the Light Ford, was too large for its market, as was Gregorie’s proposed 1949 Mercury. To that end, the planned Ford and Mercury lines were pushed to Mercury and Lincoln, and a contest held to design a Ford that would be at once smaller than the Mercury, but larger than the Light Ford. To recoup the cost of Light Ford, that car was transferred to Ford France. Introduced at the 1948 '' Salon de l'automobile'' in Paris, it was designed entirely in Detroit (resembling contemporary Mercury mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simca Vedette
The Simca Vedette is an executive car, manufactured from 1954 to 1961 by French automaker Simca, at PSA Poissy Plant, their factory in Poissy, France. The Vedette competed in France's large car market at a time when the economy was finally returning to growth and enjoyed moderate success with its American style finished off by the Italian designer Luigi Rapi, Rapi. It was marketed with different model names according to trim and equipment levels. The Vedette was Simca's largest model at that time, and it went on to spawn a more economical version, the Simca Ariane. Simca acquired the Poissy factory from Ford SAF, Ford France (Ford S.A. (corporation), Société Anonyme Française, the French subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company), along with the model line, in 1954. The Vedette was therefore initially still marketed as the Ford Vedette. The Vedette was manufactured in PSA Poissy Plant, Poissy until 1961 and the Ariane until 1963. After that, production continued in Brazil until 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedette (cabaret)
A vedette is the main female artist of a show derived from cabaret and its subcategories of revue, vaudeville, music hall or burlesque. The purpose of the vedette is to entertain and captivate the public. Vedettes are expected to triple threat (entertainer), sing, dance and act on stage. Particularly accomplished artistes are considered ''super vedettes'' or ''first vedettes''. Vedettes often appear alongside groups of dancers, flashy and revealing costumes, Magic (illusion), magicians, comedians, jugglers, or even performing animals. Vedettes specializing in burlesque generally do striptease and may also perform nude on stage. In the 20th century, vedette shows were successful in the cabarets, theaters and nightclubs of countries such as Spain, France, Argentina and Mexico. Paris and Las Vegas were considered the main cradle of the vedettes. Etymology ''Vedette'' is a French word that designates the star of a show, at the top of the billing. The meaning of the term has changed ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedette (album)
''Vedette'' is the second b-side album by Argentine rock group Babasónicos. It contains tracks that didn't make the cut for '' Babasónica''. Track listing # "Dopamina" (Dopamine) # "Muchacha Magnética" (Magnetic Girl) # "Su Auto Dejó de Funcionar" (Your Car Stopped Working) # "La Hiedra Crece" (The Ivy Grows) # "Italia 2000" (Italy 2000) # "Vórtice" (Vortex) # "YSL" (Yves Saint Laurent) # "Bandido" (Bandit) # "Chupa Gas" (Gas Sucker) # "Careta de Acassuso" (Liar from Acassuso Acassuso is a locality in the San Isidro "partido" of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is about 16 kilometres north of the city of Buenos Aires, between Olivos and San Isidro. It borders on the River Plate where an approximately 10 hectare ...) # "La Salamandra" (The Salamander) # "Arenas Movedizas" (Quicksands) References * 2000 albums Babasónicos albums {{2000-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedette Shapewear
Vedette is a company, headquartered in Williamson, Georgia, that manufactures and markets undergarments for women, with an emphasis on shapewear undergarments which are functionally designed to help wearers achieve a desired body form for aesthetic purposes, but can also be used as post-surgical support or to encourage posture discipline. Vedette markets its products towards more affluent consumers by using more costly materials, focusing on detailed design and appearance in addition to function, and borrowing design elements from intimates, lingerie, and traditional corsets. Vedette also maintains a standard lower-cost product line and a few products for men.Torres, Amanda. "Orion Expands Its Market Base." ''Body''. 14 May 2009. Web. 4 March 2010/ref> Company and divisions The Vedette brand currently employs around 300 to 350 employees at several locations around the globe, operating under various localized company names: *United States: Orion Manufacturing, Inc. operates as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedette (horse)
Vedette (1854–1881) was a Great Britain, British Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse who won the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, 2000 Guineas Stakes and two Doncaster Cups. He also sired Epsom Derby winner and Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland, Champion sire, Galopin. He was owned by Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland and trained by George Abdale. Background Vedette was bred by Mr. Chilton and Anthony Harrison and was a Equine coat color#Basic coat, brown (almost Black (horse), black) Colt (horse), colt foaled in 1854. He was sired by Epsom Derby and St. Leger Stakes winner Voltigeur (horse), Voltigeur. His Mare, dam was Mrs. Ridgway, a daughter of Birdcatcher. Racing career 1856: two-year-old season In August 1856 he finished third in the Eglington Stakes over one mile at York Racecourse, York. The race was won by the favourite Augury. In October he won the Bedford Stakes at by two lengths from The Western Power, after starting as the 4/6 favourite. At the end of the year he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
