Victorian corset
Rigid bodice undergarment
A Victorian corset is the tightly laced undergarment worn by women in the 19th century to shape the torso into an hourglass silhouette.
The garment used whalebone or steel stays to cinch the waist and lift the bust, often to extremes that restricted breathing and movement.
Victorian corset now evokes both the era's fashion and its constraints on women: The dress code felt like a Victorian corset.
The term also appears in historical costume and fetish contexts.
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- whaleboneKeratin plates from filter-feeders
- lacingInterlacing cords through holes
- lace upFasten with cords
- staysRemains in place
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- corsetrystays, boning, busk, waist cincher, lacing
Victorian corsetgoing braless
bralette · sports bra · body liberation · elastic waistband · yoga pants
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