The Corset: a perfect chilling read to curl up with this Autumn

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The straight-front corset was a favorite of Inez Gaches-Sarraute, a corsetierre with a degree in medicine. That some women enjoy wearing heels sometimes – and again, I have heels, they’re gorgeous and I love them – doesn’t mean it should be socially mandatory. Hate to say it, but I agree with some of the comments about missed opportunities to discuss the fact that everyday women wore corsets, and they generally weren’t a horror. The common corset that one often imagines is known as the Victorian corset, created by a man named Joseph Cooper in 1848. How else do you think all those noble ladies of Europe, some hundreds of years ago, managed to look like an hourglass, with a waist that you could span with a hand?

The controversial garment that never goes out of fashion - BBC

The fashion persisted through the 1840s, though, after 1850, men who wore corsets claimed they needed them for back pain.

The extension of corsets down to the top of the thighs was what inspired the “girdle,” a garment popular throughout the first half of the 20 th century which also aimed to compress the hips. The historical references in the book were so believable and accurately reflective of Victorian England and the period. During this period, corsets were usually worn with a farthingale that held out the skirts in a stiff cone. You cannot deny that there was a time when a corset used to change the shape of the body and it took many years of corset training from younger years when they didint know any better.

The History of the Corset - Bellatory The History of the Corset - Bellatory

People with spinal problems, such as scoliosis, or with internal injuries, may be fitted with a back brace, which is similar to a corset. Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood's use of corsets contributed to the push-up bust trend that lasted from the late 1980s throughout the 1990s.As corset designs and styles were constantly changing, it wasn’t until the implementation of the “metal eyelet” in the early 19th century﹘the holes through which the laces crossover through﹘that tight-lacing became recognized. During this period corsets were also decorated very intricately, sometimes with artful depictions, gold trim, and/or silk brocades. Some fashion designers of the 1910s and 1920s stopped incorporating the corset altogether in their dresses and outfits. Bridgerton has even spawned its own buzzword, "Regencycore": think sumptuous dresses, satin elbow-length gloves, pearl-encrusted headbands and, of course, corsets – vital to the eye-catching decolletages that feature prominently in the show.

The Corset – Laura Purcell

Its design came to be pivotal in the sense of comfort women supposedly received in comparison to previous designs, such as the iron corset. Bernadette Banner, known for her YouTube channel that explores historical attire, compared a modern, steampunk fashion corset with her Victorian corsets in a video . In this style the body is compressed throughout the torso, leading to a look of an especially long torso. Karolina Laskowska is a British lingerie designer who has been creating hand-made corsets since 2012.

Again, sites that literally deconstruct these objects are great, because they help us to understand the roles (if any) these objects can take in our lives.