Believe it or not, corsets are back. Fashion corsets are now popping up at your local mall, in big-box stores like Zara and Forever 21 and at popular online hubs like ASOS.com. Shopstyle.com reports ...

The corset is probably the most controversial garment in the entire history of fashion. Worn by women throughout the western world from the late Renaissance into the twentieth century, the corset was ...

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OLESIA STEFANKO is neither a dominatrix nor a cosplay enthusiast. Yet last month, she wore a black cotton, boned Dion Lee corset on a stroll with her 8-month-old son. The Miami Beach-based blogger ...

The corset is a piece of clothing that has seen an intriguing trajectory. In the 1500s, it was worn as an undergarment to shape the female body. Catherine de Medici, the Queen of France from 1547 ...

Throughout history, women have faced pressure to have certain body shapes—often leading them to use extreme methods to achieve them. So you’d think with a greater emphasis on body positivity in recent ...

See how celebrities are wearing corsets and corset dresses in 2023, and how the regencycore trend has affected the evolution of the corset to present day.

When it comes to lingerie and sexy clothing, corsets rank pretty high on the scale in terms of sex appeal. The problems many women (and men) face is understanding how to purchase a real corset, ...

‘A very weird hybrid’ of comfort and constriction has developed a cultlike following. By Jessica Testa There is a certain futility in making sense of fashion trends of late. Just try to follow the ...

Did anybody object to these impractical and uncomfortable standards of female fashion? Corsets and crinolines were subjects of public debate in Civil War America.