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2. Basque (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   A basque is an item of women's clothing. The term, of French origin, originally referred to types of bodice or jacket with long tails, and in later usage a long corset, characterized by a close, contoured fit and extending past the waistline over the hips. It is so called because the original French fashion for long women's jackets was adopted from Basque traditional dress. In contemporary ...

3. Corselet - Wikipedia

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   A merry widow/basque would also incorporate suspenders/garters for attaching to stockings. This type of lingerie is also known as a torsolette, and is used in bridal lingerie, much like the bustier. The original merry widow was a corselet incorporating slim panels of black, elastic yarn netting.

4. 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 ...

5. Bodice - Wikipedia

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   Line art drawing of a bodice. A bodice (/ ˈ b ɒ d ɪ s /) is an article of clothing traditionally for women and girls, covering the torso from the neck to the waist.The term typically refers to a specific type of upper garment common in Europe during the 16th to the 18th century, or to the upper portion of a modern dress to distinguish it from the skirt and sleeves.

6. Billie Eilish Wears Corset Looks in 'British Vogue,' Says 'It ...

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   Billie Eilish is embracing her new look in a stunning newBritish Vogue cover shoot! The 19-year-old GRAMMY winner went from wearing baggy clothes with her black and neon green-dyed hair to going ...

7. Lingerie - Wikipedia

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   Lady Duff-Gordon of Lucile was a pioneer in developing lingerie that freed women from more restrictive corsets. Through the first half of the 20th century, women wore underwear for three primary reasons: to alter their outward shape (first with corsets and later with girdles or brassieres), for hygienic reasons and for modesty.