Vintage: Tight Corset (Victorian era)

The corset has been attributed to Catherine de' Medici, wife of King Henry II of France. She enforced a ban on thick waists at court attendance during the 1550s. For nearly 350 years, women's primary means of support was the corset, with laces and stays made of whalebone or metal. Other researchers have found evidence

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Vintage: Tight Corset (Victorian era)

Vintage: Tight Corset (Victorian era) MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine

Vintage: Tight Corset (Victorian era)

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Tightlacing: The extreme practice of wearing a tightly-laced