2017年4月6日 · The shorter, ‘prow-fronted’ stays of the late 1780s and 90s are what are usually known as ‘transitional stays’ as they signal a transition from the long, solid, conical stays of the …

The primary purpose of 18th-century stays was to shape the torso into a fashionable 'V' or cone shape, slightly tapering the waist and creating an upright shoulders-back posture. "Jumps" of …

Of the many underlayers that 18th century women wore, the corset provided the structure for the graceful posture and quality of deportment required for ladies of the time. Probably the oldest …

It was often the structures beneath Victorian clothing that gave women's fashion its form. Corsets (also known as stays) moulded the waist, while cage crinolines supported voluminous skirts, …

We are discussing non-indigenous women from Europe and North America, so we can cut straight to the history of stays and corsets, passing by those who wore nothing underneath or nothing …

2017年2月15日 · The dramatic style change of women’s fashion from the late 1800s through the early 1900s, referred to as the Regency Era, introduced flowing dresses and empire waists …

The shape and construction of the corset changed over time. 18th-century stays created a cone-shaped silhouette. By the 1790s, the new fashion for high-waisted dresses led some women to...

2025年1月22日 · The corset was first associated with the aristocracy but was adopted by bourgeois women by the 18th century. Women of lower classes often made their own corsets …

18th Century-Rococo Fashions from Rococo to the later Georgian period. Marie Antoinette, Princess Charlotte, Dangerous Liaisons- it’s the time of extravagance and extremes with wide …

During the eighteenth century it was fashionable for a woman to show much of her bosom. Corsets were designed to force the breasts up and together into a position known as "rising …