Corset (British), ca. 1780.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Corset, ca. 1880.
From the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery.

Corset, ca. 1880.

From the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery.

Corset and panniers, 18th century.
From the Louisiana Art & Science Museum.

Corset and panniers, 18th century.

From the Louisiana Art & Science Museum.

Corset (Belgian), ca. 1880-1885.

From the Royal Ontario Museum.

Advertisement for a corset (model 18F204).
Sears, Roebuck, and Co., Fall 1916, pg 87.

Advertisement for a corset (model 18F204).

Sears, Roebuck, and Co., Fall 1916, pg 87.

Corset, ca. 18th century.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Underclothing, including petticoat and corset, ca. 1895.
From the FIDM Museum.

Underclothing, including petticoat and corset, ca. 1895.

From the FIDM Museum.

Photo from an advertisement for Warner’s Merry Widow Cinch-bra.
Life magazine, 13 June 1955, pg 4.

Photo from an advertisement for Warner’s Merry Widow Cinch-bra.

Life magazine, 13 June 1955, pg 4.

questionableadvice:

~ The Housekeeper’s Friend, 1879via Internet Archive“…affording great relief and comfort to the many who find ordinary Corsets oppressive.”

questionableadvice:

~ The Housekeeper’s Friend, 1879
via Internet Archive

“…affording great relief and comfort to the many who find ordinary Corsets oppressive.”


Armorside Corset, The Greatest Invention of the 19th Century, Never Breaks Down On The Sides, advertisement for women’s corsets, 19th century

Armorside Corset, The Greatest Invention of the 19th Century, Never Breaks Down On The Sides, advertisement for women’s corsets, 19th century