role in a 1952 movie of the same name. The Merry Widow differed from earlier corsets in that it separated the breasts, whereas corsets had held them together...
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look of traditional corsets. While these modern corsets and corset tops often feature lacing or boning, and generally imitate a historical style of corsets...
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hourglass corsets were not laced as tightly as the straight-fronted corsets fashionable at the beginning of the twentieth century. Corsets were still...
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The corset controversy was a moral panic and public health concern around corsets in the 19th century. Corsets, variously called a pair of bodys or stays...
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requires a strong corset). A training corset is designed to be used every day, and can be hidden under clothing. History of corsets Corset controversy Banfield...
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Tightlacing (redirect from Corset training)
Additionally, corsets were among the first garments to be mass-manufactured via assembly line. This increased the accessibility of high-quality corsets and meant...
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paralleling corsets, most wearers of corset piercings are women. There is some controversy regarding the publication and promotion of images of corset piercing...
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uncomfortable if fallen asleep in. History of corsets Hourglass corset Training corset Charles Guyette Redresseur corset "Guide to Corsets". www.extremerestraints...
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the height of the Great Depression. From the 1920s to the 1940s, corset manufacturers constantly tried training young women to use corsets but fashions...
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the 16th century CE onward, the corset dominated the undergarments of wealthier women in the Western world. Corsets came in varying lengths, with some...
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and benefits of various corsets, thereby influencing their corset design and creation. The main consideration of corset design is duration of use. For short-term...
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Metal corsets (also known as iron corsets) are a type of historical corset or bodice made entirely out of metal, usually iron or steel. The metal corset was...
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(corsetry), one of the rigid parts of a corset Stays, or corset, a garment worn to mold and shape the torso; See History of corsets Stays (nautical)...
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Bra (category History of clothing (Western fashion))
improvers[broken anchor]", made of boning and lace. The history of corsets indicates they started to go out of fashion by 1917, when metal was needed to make tanks...
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is a corset and lingerie brand and manufacturer based in Leeds, England. Founded by Harry & Nelly Voller in 1899, Vollers Corsets stands as one of the...
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Victorian dress reform (category History of clothing (Western fashion))
the dangers of ill-fitting corsets, and some doctors even designed corsets themselves. Roxey Ann Caplin became a widely renowned corset maker, enlisting...
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History of brassieres History of clothing and textiles History of corsets History of jewelry in Ukraine History of knitting History of silk History of...
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Bone (corsetry) (category History of clothing (Western fashion))
previous decade. This style of corset quickly evolved into the beautifully complex early Edwardian style corsets. These corsets from 1901–1908 relied heavily...
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Warnaco Group (redirect from Dr. Warner's Health Corsets)
employed to produce approximately 6,000 corsets daily. In 1883, Harper's Bazaar advertised the four most popular corsets in America as Dr. Warner's models The...
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Busk (corsetry) (category History of clothing (Western fashion))
garment. This made corsets considerably easier to put on and take off, as the laces did not have to be loosened as much as when the corset had to go over...
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it, just like the upper-class European women who first cast off their corsets after World War I." It was banned in the French Atlantic coastline, Spain...
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Berlei (redirect from Unique Corsets)
Sue (1991). "Foundations of femininity: Berlei corsets and the (un)making of the modern body". The Australian Journal of Media & Culture. 5 (1). Archived...
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Christian Lacroix (category University of Montpellier alumni)
widely from other styles—from fashion history (the corset and the crinoline), from folklore, and from many parts of the world—and he mixed his references...
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regarded as a mark of beauty, and the average man is of this opinion even in the most æsthetic countries. Ellis also claims that corsets and bustles are...
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liberate women from corsets and ankle-length skirts and other encumbering garments, substituting the then-shocking bloomers. History of the bicycle Pope...
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Clothing fetish (redirect from Corset fetishism)
fashion. Such restrictive fashion includes corsets, collars, and hobble skirts. The training corset and bondage corset has also become a staple in fetish wear...
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Underwear as outerwear (category History of clothing (Western fashion))
Britney Spears, Katy Perry) when Jean-Paul Gaultier designed corsets ("an emblematic symbol of fashion in the early 90s"), a cone bra and girdle for her...
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Underwear (category History of clothing (Western fashion))
the corset was again boned and laced to form the figure. By the 1860s, a tiny ("wasp") waist came to be seen as a symbol of beauty, and the corsets were...
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thought it bad for the stomach, or a ban on corsets. Only a few weeks before Joseph's death, the director of the Imperial Police reported to him: "All classes...
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such as corsets and brassieres, for a very long time. Foundation garments were patented by Marion M Chubby in 1965 (categorized in elastic corsets). In the...
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