Corsetry

Corsetry

Corsetry is the craft of making corsets and corset-like garments and accessories most of which incorporate stays. It is also a subfield of fashion that deals with those garments and accessories and it is common term used for those garments and accessories. The term is derived from the word corset.

A special type of tailor who is an expert in corsetry is called a corsetmaker, some corsetmakers use French terms: corsetier for a male corsetmaker or corsetière for a female corsetmaker.

Gallery

  • The Family Doctor; Nov. 9, 1889, p. 170 (includes a letter about corset discipline)[1]

  • The Army and Navy Stores catalogue, page 781: White sewn corsets, etc.

Footnotes

  1. ^ ­CORSET DISCIPLINE. / TO THE EDITOR OF THE FAMILY DOCTOR. /
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The modern corset: Body modification · Bondage corset · Corsage · Fetish fashion · Modern hourglass corset
History: History of brassieres · Hourglass corset · Metal corset · Redresseur corset · Tightlacing  · Corset controversy
Corset parts: Bone (corsetry) · Busk · Spoon busk · Stay-lace · Wasp waist
Accessories: Bustle · Crinoline · Garters · Lace · Petticoat
Related concepts: Abdominal belt · Corselet · Girdle · Liberty bodice · Neck corset · Waist cincher · Waspie
Body concepts: Rib removal  · Floating ribs  · Pectus carinatum ("pigeon breast") · Visceroptosis · Shallow breathing · Orthopedic  · Training corset
Corsetmakers:Curvelining Garment · Axford's · C & S Constructions · Frederick's of Hollywood · Spencer co. · Spirella · Vollers · The Warner Brothers Corset Co. · Wasp Creations
Categories: Corsetry · Fashion · Foundation garments

 back of corset by stay-lace



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