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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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   The modern term probably originated by the addition of the diminutive suffix "-ette" to the word corset, itself of similar origin to "corselet". The corselet as an item of women's clothing began to gain popularity in 1914, as a substitute for wearing two separate pieces (a bra with either a girdle or a corset). The bust uplift cups were first ...

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

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   While the corset has a complicated history, Dr. Tasneem Bhatia tells Yahoo Life that if you want in on the trend, you should feel fairly safe doing so — as long as you follow some simple guidelines.

6. 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.

7. Taylor Swift Is in Her Corset Era—and with These 5 Styles ...

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   The pop singer also wore a black and yellow plaid corset top with an attached flowing train to this year's VMA awards. And last week, Swift stepped out in NYC wearing a swishy off the shoulder ...