corset
Laced torso shaper
A corset is a close-fitting undergarment stiffened with boning and tightened with laces, designed to shape the torso—typically narrowing the waist and supporting the bust.
Once standard women's wear, corsets fell from everyday use in the early twentieth century but persist in fashion, costume, and fetish contexts: She laced her corset tight for the period drama.
To corset is to confine or restrict: corset-like regulations.
Strapless fitted bodice
- staysRemains in place
- buskStreet-perform for donations
- boningRemoving skeletal structure
- grommetsReinforced hole linings
eyelets · lacing · foundationwear · undergarment · lingerie · girdle · basque · underbust
Removing skeletal structure
- buskStreet-perform for donations
- grommetsReinforced hole linings
- eyeletsReinforced holes for threading
- lacingInterlacing cords through holes
paneling · casing · interfacing · twill · binding · seaming · topstitching · flossing
Gravity-powered sand timer
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- cinchedFastened or guaranteed
- curvesBends in a line
- figureOutline or numeral
shapely · contour · proportions · bust · hip · torso · posture · upright
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- petticoatUndergarment beneath skirts
stays · whalebone · S-bend · hourglass · mourning dress · debutante · etiquette · fainting couch
Legally or morally required
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
- tightlacingExtreme corset wearing practice
cinching · constricting · suffocating · stifling · confined · breathless · fainting · restriction
Sealed protective eyewear
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- VictorianOf a prim era
costume · cosplay · airship · retrofuturism · gadgetry · industrial · rivets · leather
Involuntary subjugation to another
- BDSMErotic power dynamics
- leatherTanned animal skin
- latexMilky plant-derived polymer
- PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation
lace-up · restraint · dominatrix · burlesque · pinup · sensuality · seduction · allure
Paved path for planes
- designerOne who plans appearances
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- haute coutureCustom luxury dressmaking
- MadonnaChrist's mother, or pop icon
Alexander McQueen · red carpet · editorial · styling · trend · statement piece · outerwear · layering
bustier
Strapless fitted bodice
grommets · eyelets · lacing · foundationwear · undergarment · lingerie · girdle · basque · underbust · overbust
boning
Removing skeletal structure
- buskStreet-perform for donations
- grommetsReinforced hole linings
- eyeletsReinforced holes for threading
lacing · paneling · casing · interfacing · twill · binding · seaming · topstitching · flossing · channels
hourglass
Gravity-powered sand timer
figure · shapely · contour · proportions · bust · hip · torso · posture · upright · smoothing
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
petticoat · stays · whalebone · S-bend · hourglass · mourning dress · debutante · etiquette · fainting couch · smelling salts
binding
Legally or morally required
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
tightlacing · cinching · constricting · suffocating · stifling · confined · breathless · fainting · restriction · encasing
goggles
Sealed protective eyewear
Victorian · costume · cosplay · airship · retrofuturism · gadgetry · industrial · rivets · leather · adventurer
bondage
Involuntary subjugation to another
PVC · lace-up · restraint · dominatrix · burlesque · pinup · sensuality · seduction · allure · provocative
runway
Paved path for planes
- designerOne who plans appearances
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- haute coutureCustom luxury dressmaking
Alexander McQueen · Madonna · red carpet · editorial · styling · trend · statement piece · outerwear · layering · streetwear
- bridal attirewedding dress, bridal gown, wedding gown, bridal veil, wedding veil
- old-fashionedantique, antiques, gramophone, phonograph, horse and buggy
- period dramaperiod costumes, costume drama, Victorian era, period piece, Edwardian era
- vintage fashionvintage style, vintage clothing, bustle, classic style, vintage gowns
- waist wearbelt, sash, waist belt, leather belt, woven belt
- statement pieceschandelier earrings, fur coat, sequin dress, feather boa, designer bag
corsetloose clothing
Garments fitting loosely
unbound · unrestricted · free-flowing · relaxed fit · stretch pants
corsetbralette
Unlined wireless brassiere
camisole · tank top · t-shirt · jersey · wireless bra
corsetbra burning
Symbolic feminist rejection gesture
women's liberation · body positivity · bloomers · flapper dress
- Victorian corsetStiffened lacing bodice
- leather corsetFitted torso garment, animal skin
- corset beltStiffened waist-shaping band
- corset backBodice with crisscross lacing