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1). What is a Corset?
A corset is an item of clothing worn to help shape the upper boby into a desired shape for aesthetic, or sometimes orthopaedic, reaons (either while wearing it, or for more permanent results). Men and women have both worn and still wear corsets.
The craft of making corsets is known as corsetry, as is the general wearing of them. A person who designs and makes corsets is a corsetier (for a man) or corsetière (for a woman), or simply a corsetmaker.
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2). Corsets in Modern History
Pipe-shaped corsets
During the 1920’s, the corset fell from favour, in America and Europe, to be replaced by girdles and elasticised brassieres. Initially regarded as lingerie, the corset is now regarded as outerwear amongst devotees of the fetish, BDSM and goth subcultures.
With the late 1940’s and early 1950’s came the New Look created by Christian Dior and it’s hourglass figure.
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3). Corsets, Waist Reduction and Corset Comfort
Corsets and Waist Reduction
By wearing a tightly-laced corset for extended periods—a practice known as tightlacing—men and women can learn to tolerate extreme waist constriction and reduce their natural waist size. Tightlacers usually aim for 40 to 43 centimetres (16 to 17 inch) waists. The Guinness Book of World Records records two instances of women reducing to 15 inch waists: Ethel Granger and Cathie Jung.
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4). The various styles of corset, in chronological order, and how they are made
Tudor / Elizabethan.
The bust is pushed up, to dramatic effect. Can be somewhat uncomfortable when worn for long periods, especially around the armpits and bust line. Tends to ‘dig in’.
1700's - 1800's
Although straight-fronted, these corsets are shapelier and more fitted, the curves more subtle, but the garment can be rigid and unforgiving. Normally reaches below the waist, with decorative split panels and tabs.
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5). Has The Corset Disappeared?
A brief history of the corset.
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6). The S-Curve Corset (1900) and the Straight-fronted Corset, 1903 – 1912
From the early Nineteenth Century to around 1970, the straight – fronted corset was in vogue. The corset took its name from the very rigid and straight ‘busk’ that was used down the front of the corset. This was also known as the s-curve or swan-bill corset.
This was a most involved and complicated design, with the better corsets employing some 48 delicately shaped and curved handmade pieces.
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7). The First Corsets 2000 B.C. to 1900 A.D.
Pre – 1500
Corset – like ‘idols’ have been discovered on the Greek island of Crete that date back to around 2000 b.c. By placing two ceramic pots together by their bases, a waist shape was obtained, with the handle of the upper pot representing the nose. The hour – glass shape was a traditional primitive Cretan style, and not necessarily representative of the local women.
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