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Why corsets are still not out of bounds for women
Updated / Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021
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A selection of late 19th and early 20th century wedding corsets. Photo: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images
The corset may conjure up images of a busty Nancy singing in a dusty Victorian beer house, or Marie Antoinette telling the poor to eat cake. Despite this historical baggage, corsets have been making a strong revival. But why has it become so popular in an age when women are seemingly less restricted than ever?
The controversial corset dates back to the early 16th century, worn as a tight-lacing undergarment to hold and train the torso into a desired shape. Traditionally, corsets were made from whalebone and even steel to compress the waist and unnaturally deform and restrict the body.