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  2. Corset controversy - Wikipedia

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    Women in 1870s gowns wearing corsets. The corset controversy was a moral panic and public health concern around corsets in the 19th century. Corsets, variously called a pair of bodys or stays, were worn by European women from the late 16th century onward, changing their form as fashions changed. In spite of radical change to fashion ...

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

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    Bridgerton is back, and Season 3 leading lady Nicola Coughlan is setting the record straight about her waist. The 37-year-old actress, who plays Penelope Featherington on the hit Netflix series ...

  4. Tightlacing - Wikipedia

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    An advertisement for corsets with waist sizes from 15 to 23 inches (38 to 58 cm) A woman wearing a tight-laced corset, 1890. Note that Victorian photo editing techniques were likely used on this image, simulating a narrower waist.

  5. 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.

  6. Frances Fisher: 'Titanic' Corsets Were So Tight 'Nobody ... - AOL

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    Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane and More Read article For most of the film, Fisher, 70, Kate Winslet and other stars were dressed in corsets as the project was set in 1912 — a time ...

  7. Is Netflix Banning Corsets? The Drama Over Period Drama ...

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  8. Victorian dress reform - Wikipedia

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    Roxey Ann Caplin became a widely renowned corset maker, enlisting the help of her husband, a physician, to create corsets which she purported to be more respectful of human anatomy. [8] Inès Gaches-Sarraute designed the straight-front corset in response to her patients' gynecological issues which were attributed to wearing corsets. The design ...

  9. Are corsets safe to wear? Here's what you need to know - AOL

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