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2. Corset - Wikipedia

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   Corsets were an essential undergarment in European women's fashion from the 17th century to the early 20th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries they were commonly known as "stays" and had a more conical shape. This later evolved into the curvaceous 19th century form which is commonly associated with the corset today.

3. 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.

4. Gothic fashion - Wikipedia

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   A goth woman at Kensal Green Cemetery open day, 2015 Girl dressed in a Victorian costume during the Whitby Gothic Weekend festival in 2013. Gothic fashion is a clothing style worn by members of the goth subculture. A dark, sometimes morbid, fashion and style of dress, [1] typical gothic fashion includes black dyed hair and black clothes. [1]

5. Sweat-soaked nightgowns and corsets: ‘Nosferatu’s not-so ...

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   Women in the 19th century dressed surprisingly sexily, said Muir, pointing to the translucent fabrics and exposed skin common in 1810’s fashion — and sported by prominent figures like Napoleon ...

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

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   Deirdre Clemente, an associate professor of history at the University of Nevada, tells Yahoo Life that in reality, corsets aren’t quite the torture devices for women that they are occasionally ...

7. Valerie Steele - Wikipedia

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   She is the author of numerous books, including Gothic: Dark Glamour, The Corset: A Cultural History, Paris Fashion: Fifty Years of Fashion: New Look to Now, and Women of Fashion: 20th-Century Designers. She gives lectures frequently and has appeared on many television programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show.