Victorian corsets

Late Victorian Era Ladies' Corsets - 1886 B. Altman & Co. Catalog (Descriptions are left to right, and top to bottom) No. 616. Sizes 18 to 26 inches, French woven, embroidered bust, scalloped top, 60¢ No. 617. Sizes 20 to 26 inches, "Nursing", French woven, heavily boned, scalloped top, white only, $1.37 No. 618. Sizes 18 to 28 inches, Madame Foy's Improved Corset Skirt Supporter, white only, 95¢ No. 619. Sizes 18 to 30 inches, French woven, thoroughly boned, silk stitched, scalloped top…

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...

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

Left: grey cotton long line corset worn over one piece cami-knickers, and additional bustle pad tied around waist, c. 1895. Right: Yellow and white striped...

Victorian lady in a corset

Underwear: The Fashion History by Alison Carter (New York: Drama, 1992) Few things capture people's attention like a corset... even if it's empty. I certainly wouldn't have captured anyone's attention with this bare wall, but what follows is a plan to make it a little more exciting. I intend to draw a clothes line were victorian undergarments are pinned along it - my reference books and inspiration for this project. Support and Seduction: A History of Corsets and Bras by Beatrice Fontanel…

Bustle (undergarment structure); ranged from padded, cushionlike devices to half hoops of steel, the fullness dropped to below the hips, and a semicircular frame supported the trailing skirts