19th century corset

As I said yesterday, the first real corsets were worn in Tudor times. The quote below is from website Elizabethan Costume.net . Click on the link to read the entire article. When people...

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Vanity Fair," December 15, 1977–September 3, 1978.Saint Louis Art Museum. "Vanity Fair: Four Centuries of Fashion from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 3, 1979–April 1, 1979

Historic Pattern Database Downloadable Corset Patterns Reverse-engineered from pieces on display in “Becoming Gendered: Garment as Gender Artifact” We are excited to share with you a brand new resource from the John L. Wehle Gallery at Genesee Country Village & Museum: free, downloadable patterns for pieces on display and in our collection! Keep scrolling to […]

Woven corset by Charles Bayer, Britain, London, 1879-85

Corset made from cotton net trimmed with machine-made lace and silk ribbon, possibly made in Germany or England, 1895-1900

Josephina Spruill - 01/17/19 The functionality of the corset dates back centuries from today. Worn as an undergarment, this piece helped to shape the figures of women fashionably. This garment along with the bustle helped to set the basic structure of how women were to look fashionable with minor consequences.

When I started my 1830s project (which up to now just consisted of a petticoat), I knew I also wanted a new corset. I’ve got a somewhat slimmer corset which I’ve used for my 1870’…

Corset of silk and metal by Maison Leoty, circa 1891. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wedding corset, 1898 From the De Young Museum