A corset is a close-fitting piece of clothing that has been stiffened by various means in order to shape a woman's torso to conform to the fashionable silhouette of the time. The term "corset" only came into use during the 19th century; before that, such a garment was usually referred to as a pair of bodies, a stiff bodice, a pair of stays or, simply, stays. In French 18th century texts (e.g. Garsault, Diderot), you can find the term corset as a lightly stiffened bodice with tie-on sleeves, whereas proper stays are called corps.
CORSETS, CORSELETTES AND BUSTIERS
- WHAT IS A CORSET OR BUSTIER?
- A GOOD FIGURE COSTS AMERICAN WOMEN $65,000,000 A YEAR
- 1937 CORSELETTE
- THE 1937 BLACK "VEIL OF YOUTH" CORSELETTE CORSET
- 1937 TWO PIECE GIRDLE AND BRASSIERE
- 1937 TAP DANCE IN THE "VEIL OF YOUTH" CORSELETTE
- 1937 CORSET FOR FULL FIGURED AND BUSTED LADIES
- 1937 WARNER BROCATED LATEX BACK CORSET
- 1937 STITCHED FRONT PANEL CORSET
- A BEVY OF 1937 CORSET BEAUTIES!
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Category: File - :Invicorator belt.gif|thumb|Advertisement of corsets for men, 1893
Category: Image - :corset 16inch detail.JPG|right|thumb|Underbust corset with 16" waist.
A corset is a garment worn to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it, or with a more lasting effect). Both men and women are known to wear corsets, though women are more common wearers.
In recent years, the term "corset" has also been borrowed by the fashion industry to refer to tops which, to varying degrees mimic the look of traditional corsets without actually acting as one. While these modern "corsets" and "corset tops" often feature lacing and/or boning and generally mimic a historical style of corsets, they have very little if any effect on the shape of the wearer's body. Genuine corsets are usually made by a corsetmaker and should ideally be fitted especially for the individual wearer.
A GOOD FIGURE COSTS AMERICAN WOMEN $65,000,000 A YEAR
THE FOLLOWING HISTORICAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION ARE FROM 1937
Intermittently fashionable for centuries, compression of the female waist has been a rattling good U.S. industry since 1876, when two gynecologist brothers named Warner opened a corset factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Appropriately the biggest fashion show during the recent three week wholesale corset-buying period in Manhattan, New York, was that of Warner Brothers, whose 61 year-old firm is corsetry's oldest and greatest. Today, United States women are spending $65 million a year to keep their figures under control, and Warner Brothers gets the lion's share of this business. Shown on the following pages are scenes from the Warner show, which attracted 1,100 buyers from department stores in 180 cities in the United States and Canada to the Grand Ballroom of the Astor Hotel (photo to the right). There, 32 models gave the trade a preview of spring and summer styles. Clearly demonstrated was the fact that the 1937 streamlined latex corset, although containing no bones, still performs its major function of thigh and bust control, requires no tugging and wrenching, and fits smoothly as a glove. 1937 CORSELETTE
A combination girdle and brassiere is the corselette. Of Latex batiste and net, this model is for a tallish torso, retails at around $35. THE 1937 BLACK "VEIL OF YOUTH" CORSELETTE CORSET
Tap dancing to prove her garment's fluidity, a Warner model demonstrates the black "Veil of Youth," a boneless Lastex net slipover which permits complete freedom of action, can be folded in a purse. 1937 TWO PIECE GIRDLE AND BRASSIERE
This model parades in a two-piece girdle and brassiere on the runway. She holds the corset's number for benefit of buyers. 1937 TAP DANCE IN THE "VEIL OF YOUTH" CORSELETTE
Final number of the show is a tap dance in the "Veil of Youth" corselette. Sides of this corset are of Lastex net stretching tow ways; front and back are Lastex satin stretching only up and down. 1937 CORSET FOR FULL FIGURED AND BUSTED LADIES
Backbone of the corset business is flattering full-busted ladies like this fair model who weighs around 175 pounds. 1937 WARNER BROCATED LATEX BACK CORSET
The back panel of brocaded Lastex in this new Warner model flatteringly flattens out obtrusive hips. 1937 STITCHED FRONT PANEL CORSET
The stitched panel on the front of this corset narrows as it approaches the breasts, separating them properly. A BEVY OF 1937 CORSET BEAUTIES!
Informally gathered in the dressing room, these models range from the slender type at left to the stylish stout at right. Note the three girls sitting easily in boneless comfort.
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