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2. Corset - Wikipedia

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   Since the corset fell out of use, the fashion industry has used the term "corset" to refer to undergarments or shirts which, to varying degrees, mimic the look of traditional corsets. While these modern corsets and corset tops often feature lacing or boning , and generally imitate a historical style of corsets, they by-and-large have very ...

3. Bone (corsetry) - Wikipedia

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   The boning supports the desired shape and prevents wrinkling of the corset fabric. Bones, and the substances used for the purpose, are generically called "boning"; however, the name likely arises from the use of whalebone in early corsets. Modern corset boning comes in two different qualities: the more durable metal and less durable plastic.

4. History of corsets - Wikipedia

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   Woman's stays c. 1730–1740. Silk plain weave with supplementary weft-float patterning, stiffened with whalebone. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.63.24.5. [1]The corset is a supportive undergarment for women, dating, in Europe, back several centuries, evolving as fashion trends have changed and being known, depending on era and geography, as a pair of bodies, stays and corsets.

5. Anne Hathaway Gives the Corset Trend New Life at ‘The ... - AOL

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   Anne Hathaway. Cindy Ord/Getty Images Corsets have been all the rage this year, and Anne Hathaway found a way to keep the trend fresh and fun at the New York City premiere of her new film, The ...

6. 'Bridgerton' is making corsets cool again. But are they safe ...

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   Nonetheless, corsets are having a resurgence off the set, with stars like Kim Kardashian — seen wearing a Margiela by John Galliano corset that, to quote one fashion reporter, made "her waist ...

7. Female body shape - Wikipedia

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   An early example of the body used as an identity marker occurred in the Victorian era, when women wore corsets to help themselves attain the body they wished to possess. [81] Having a tiny waist was a sign of social status, as the wealthier women could afford to dress more extravagantly and sport items such as corsets to increase their physical ...

8. Liberty bodice - Wikipedia

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   Freda Cox wearing a liberty bodice in an early advertising photograph for Symington, published between 1908 and 1910. The liberty bodice (Australian and British English), like the emancipation bodice or North American emancipation waist, was an undergarment for women and girls invented towards the end of the 19th century, as an alternative to a corset.

9. ‘The Gilded Age’ and ‘The Great’ Costume Designers Detail ...

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   Corsets were an essential undergarment for Victorian women, which lifted and supported the bosom, created a flat front and provided women a form-fitted figure. But they were notoriously restrictive.