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	History of corsets - Wikimedia Commons
		Corsets were first widely worn during the 16th century (first attested in Spain in the late 15th century as a support of the spread skirts of the incipient farthingale), and generally remained a feature of fashionable dress until the French Revolution (1789).
		The emphasis of the corset was less on the smallness of the waist than on the contrast between the rigid flatness of the bodice front and the curving tops of the breasts peeking over the top of the corset.
		The corset in that era was as long girdle by spiral springs.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/History_of_corsets (601 words)

	Corsets Resource Page - coreset plus size
		Corsets were first worn during the 16th century, and remained a feature of fashionable dress until the French Revolution (1789).
		The hourglass corset "suppress[ed] the bust," and the spoon busk, which often curved inwards for part of its length, "forced the organs downwards", claimed Gaches-Sarraute in her 1900 study Le Corset: Etude physiologique and pratique (The Corset: A Physiological and Practical Study).
		When the straight-front corset was worn laced moderately tight, very little pressure was placed on the abdomen and some of the compression was transferred to the sides of the waist, where boning was lighter and more flexible.
	www.globalcpr.com /Corsets.html (1265 words)

	Gothic Corsets
		Corsets may be worn for orthopedic reasons, such as correcting a crooked spine or straightening the back and shoulders.
		Corsets worn for tightlacing are sometimes called training corsets, probably because of tightlacing's alternative names of "waist training" and "corset training".
		The advertisement is for corsets for girls (as evidenced by the range of ages listed under the illustration), in which the shoulder straps are to keep the corset positioned correctly, and possibly to ensure 'corect' posture (that is, with back straight and shoulders square).
	www.frozenup.com /pages9/37/gothic-corsets.html (1436 words)

	History of Corsets - Shop Corest at MrBra.com
		The corset returned to the centre of fashion in the 1860s, and etchings of the demi-monde at race meetings of this decade show that corsets were universal for women.
		Corsets continued to be worn by men, supposedly for reasons of health, such as support for a bad back, and were recommended for men who were overweight to give them a trimmer figure.
		Corsets were often made of rubber, and the invention of the Lastex process by Dunlop rubber in the 1930s led to the invention of the modern two-way-stretch panty girdle, which is much more commonly used as a domestic discipline garment these days than the old fashioned lace-up corset.
	mrbra.com /historyofcorsets.ivnu (1139 words)

	Lovesick Corsets \| About Corsets
		Corsets for tightlacing are very different from orthopaedic appliances, many of which are as rigid as a body cast, and must be to effect any skeletal change.
		The size of the corset's waist was proportionate to the rest of the figure, ie a turn of the century corset in my collection with a waist of 19" has a bust and hip measurement of 31".
		Maternity corsets were common during periods of history when the corset was a necessity in a woman's wardrobe.
	www.lovesickcorrectiveapparel.com /corset/advice/aboutcorsets.html (2148 words)

	Corsets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Corsets have been depicted for centuries in cave drawings, hieroglyphs and and paintings.
		Corset wearing showed discipline because it was considered shameful to show discomfort especially in front of company or the maid who was pulling on the strings.
		Another conflict that faced the women who wore corsets was the fact that their only other contribution to society other than looking pretty was producing offspring.
	www.georgiasouthern.edu /~esauls/corsets.html (671 words)

	Corset History. Corset Advice and articles from Corsetheaven. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The corset has at all times been used for shaping the body, most often for compressing the waist, but sometimes for raising the bust.The most widespread use of corsets was in the 19th century.
		Measurements of corsets in museum collections indicate that most corsets of the period 1860 to 1910 measured from 20 to 22 inches.
		So ordinary corsets were not so tight after all, and contrary to common belief, the construction of the corset with the metal busk for front closure and the lacing in the back, enabled the bearer to lace herself in.
	www.corsetheaven.com /corsets/corset_advice/history2.asp (803 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Types of Corsets, How to Make Them and Where to Get Them
		Corsets are quite straightforward to make, as they are derived from basic patterns (based in turn on fitted panel-cut bodices).
		There are three layers to a corset: the outer layer of decorative material, the inner lining which will hold the bones, and the outer lining to give extra strength and a neat appearance to the inside.
		Therefore, the corset is composed of 36 individual pieces in total.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A594614 (1678 words)

	The Victorian Corset
		The corset developed from 18th century stays, a foundation garment that gave women a conical form while lifting and supporting the bosom then producing a rigidly flat front.
		Corsets laced up the center back to achieve the correct degree of tightness to fit the wearer’s figure, thus the term “tight lacing.” There were hooks and eyes at the center front for easier removal.
		Corsets were worn by women, young girls and children.
	www.victoriana.com /c/corsets.html (174 words)

	The Female Breast In History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Female Breast and the History of Western Civilization Throughout the ages, the female body has been revered as a work of art and beauty and as a source of life, from which all people are born.
		The corset, which was previously used to flatten the breasts, was used to push in the stomach and push out the breasts (Winston).
		Corsets were no longer used and in many cases, women also did not use the brassiere (Yalom 184).
	www.freeessays.cc /db/27/hec56.shtml (2068 words)

	Corset couture - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Designers in the 21st century may feel that they have discovered the beauty of the corset, but it is unbelievable yet true that the corset’s history dates back to as far back as 2000 BC when it was just a piece of cloth that was wrapped tightly around the female torso to give it shape.
		Corsets were even made of iron in the 16th century when it was a light steel framework that women wore to match the men’s armours.
		One of the most memorable moments in the history of corsets must have been when Scarlet O’Hara, the leading lady of the film, Gone with the Wind, ordered her nanny to tighten her corset to clinch her waist.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/jan092004/she3.asp (623 words)

	19th century womens fashion
		The shape of corsets changed continuously throughout history with the aesthetic conception of the female figure then in fashion and with the type of dress.
		1830's, The corset is gored and laced to shape the waist, but is not yet long enough to round off the hips and buttocks.
		At this period it was discovered to serve a new purpose; in addition to being attractive, it also had a moral function, directing its wearer to exercise self restraint.
	gallery.sjsu.edu /paris/fashion/corset.htm (263 words)

	Lara Corsets custom period millinery, hats, bonnets, victorian, edwardian, tudor, renaissance, vintage style
		There were many forms of corset available in the 19th century and some were very comfortable, so much so that working Women could easily perform all their duties while corseted.
		The influence of the corset and corsets themselves are found on fashion runways to this day.
		Corsets are worn loose at the bust and become increasingly longer in the hip
	laracorsets.com /History_of_the_corset_001_Start_page.htm (742 words)

	Tickle Underwear, cute, sexy, hip, high quality lingerie
		In the 1770s, revolution was in the air and a crusade was launched against the corset, with doctors, philosophers, writers and naturalists agitating for the abolishment of this "body press." Boned corsets were specifically prohibited, as clothing became simpler and more practical.
		There were corsets for morning (lightly boned), bathing at the seaside (unboned), horseback riding (elasticized at the hips), riding a velocipede (made of jersey), and much more.
		Corsets were abandoned in favor of a shorter and more pliable girdle, coupled with the modern bra.
	www.tickleunderwear.com (1890 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - An Introduction to Corsets
		Corsets were, almost universally, the basis for women's clothing, and this has continued; its development into other types of underwear and its complex design and construction are present in, for example, modern bra design.
		The physical and aesthetic effects produced by the corset are part of its appeal - if it were uncomfortable, even painful (as seems to be the general view), we would no longer wear them.
		It hopes to dispel many of the unpleasant myths that have arisen, ie, corsets were an acceptable way of keeping women subdued, they were often fatal to (supposedly) 18" waisted Victorian girls.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A576155 (601 words)

	Corsets\|silk corsets\|Edwardian corsets\|bustiers\|sexy corsets\|lingerie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		During the twentieth century, the corset has regularly been worn as outerwear when part of a revival, or simply suggested by designs that try to obtain the hourglass figure inherited from it.
		Her corsets based on eighteenth century designs gave women a feeling of glamour and power.
		It comes in two versions: the 'obvious' corset, largely inspired by the Victorian original, worn solo or over a garment, or a more abstract corset, suggested in the curved shape of a jacket.
	www.luxuryinsilk.com /corsets.htm (269 words)

	The Fitting Room, What is a Busk? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A 'busk' is a piece of corset hardware consisting of two steel stays, one with metal loops, the other with pegs over which the loops fit when closed.
		Busks were nearly always used in Tudor and Elizabethan corsets, and in certain styles of the 17th and 18th, and the early 19th century.
		By the mid 19th century, the main function of a corset was to narrow the waist, so it was not important to have a straight center front.
	members.aol.com /fittingrm/busk.htm (837 words)

	Spirella Corsets in the 1960
		One hundred years on from 1904, the Spirella corset can still be purchased as a made-to-measure foundation, albeit re-incarnated as the Spencer 'posture corset' after the take over of Spirella (UK) in 1988.
		In those days, they were made by experienced corset seamstresses who operated the heavy-duty sewing machines necessary to tackle the heavy brocades and coutils.
		It has to be said at this point that the romantic ideal is a figment of the male imagination, however, women would always attempt to conform to this ideal, which is sadly not the case today.
	www.corsetiere.net /Spirella/Corsets/Corsets.htm (659 words)

	Vollers Corset Company
		Vollers Corset Company is one of the oldest established corset makers in the world.
		Each Vollers corset is individually crafted from start to finish in the Voller factory in Portsmouth England, using only the finest steel hardware, materials and fabrics available.
		Vollers Corset range is among the most affordable high end corset lines in the world.
	www.vollerscorsetsusa.com /history.htm (139 words)

	Laced, Cinced, and Bound, by Angela Spivey, Endeavors, Spring 1999
		history, studies how underwear has been used to "construct" the female body—to take an imaginary ideal of beauty and make it real.
		In the 1800s and early 1900s, corsets did the job—stays were laced and tightened, and suddenly a 26-inch waist became 17 inches.
		For example, as late as the year 1900, upper-class women cinched their middles—the upper hips to the bust—with corsets and encased their breasts in metal bust enhancers.
	research.unc.edu /endeavors/spr99/laced.htm (416 words)

	MetroActive Arts \| Corsets
		In more recent European history, corsets were more analogous to Chinese foot binding--power objects used by a misogynistic society to subdue, control and oppress women.
		The reigning 20th-century corset champ is Ethel Granger, who laced her waist down to a mere 13 inches.
		And indeed, there are corset wearers today who don't seek a long-term commitment to diminish their waist size, but rather enjoy a corset's Victorian elegance and nipped-in waist, exaggerated bust and hips.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sfmetro/06.97/fashion-97-6.html (781 words)

	Harsh Restraint: Corsets
		While the corset has long been viewed as a cruel method of forcing vulnerability upon women, some argue that in the fetishist world it acts as a signature of power.
		The dominatrix who wears the tight leather corset is of course, the ruler of the situation.
		Whatever the case, the corset was not the first painful beauty regimen that people have endured, nor is it the last.
	members.fortunecity.com /blitzgal/freak/id52.htm (581 words)

	Corsets have a long history
		A corset of 1667 in the London Museum is an elegant affair of rich brocade, stiffened by rows of close hand-stitching and fastened by a very thick busk of wood.
		A corset from the beginning of the eighteenth century, also in the London Museum, was meant, unlike the earlier one, to be worn inside the dress.
		Nylon, for example, quickly became a trusted material for corsets, and it is common in these days to see diaphanous belts and brassieres of nylon marquisette which can withstand the pull of elastic panels, of suspenders, and all the friction of hard wear, almost as well as could the jeans of half a century ago.
	www.haabet.dk /patent/Corset_fitting_in_the_retail_store/2.html (3658 words)

	C18th Stays to C19th Corsets Fashion History
		After 1840 the corset was of a new style made from seven to thirteen individual pieces.
		The gusseted reinforced stitched corsets of strong white twill cotton, used vertical rows of whalebone shaped to the natural body shape.
		Because the dress bodices were lengthening the actual dress bodices were boned in sections and this gave not only extra contour, but also helped stop creasing across the body fabric.
	www.fashion-era.com /stays_to_corsets.htm (757 words)

	corset_history - Community Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The history of corsets is a long one.
		The shape of corsets has changed continuously throughout history with the aesthetic conception of the female figure then in fashion and with the type of dress.
		This community is for the discussion of the history of corsets and fashion history in general.
	community.livejournal.com /corset_history/profile (229 words)

	Amazon.de: Corsets and Crinolines: English Books: Norah Waugh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At these points the extremes were invariably considered absurdities and the corsets and hoops were discarded by their users, so that in actuality very few specimens from the earlier periods at least have come down to us.
		This book is a study of these shapes and how they were produced, how simple laced bodices became corsets of cane, whale-bone and steel, while padding at shoulders and hips gave way to the structures of farthingales, hoops and bustles.
		Added are an index, a glossary of terms and materials, appendices on the repair and manufacture of corsets and crinolines, on whalebone and the whale fishery that supported it.
	www.amazon.de /Corsets-Crinolines-Norah-Waugh/dp/0878305262 (810 words)

	LB Society Forum -- Victorian America
		The first types of corsets were seen on sculptures of the Serpent Goddess and on the fashionable women of the Tiryns and Thebes frescoes.
		This corset made the skirt lie flat on the hips and accentuated the slimness of the waist, as well as the prominence of the bare breasts.
		A self supporting garment, similar to the corset, which accentuated the waist and bust, came about in the 14th and 15th centuries with the Burgundian fashions.
	www.lizzieandrewborden.com /Archive203/VictAmer/VAcorsets.htm (371 words)

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