Victorian corsets

Corsets became popular in the 16th century allegedly because Catherine de' Medici, wife of French King Henry II, banned women with thick waists from ...

Victorian Overbust Corset, made in ivory embroidered silk satin, silk satin corded panels and ivory silk satin lining, with additional lace trimmings and ribbons. This corset is inspired by the victorian silhouette but made to be worn as a show stopping piece by a history lover. Offers up to 10 cm waist reduction. Plastic boning and metal boning available, metal busk. This beauty is available in a number of different colours and fabrics, with or without lace, with or without cording…

As I said yesterday, the first real corsets were worn in Tudor times. The quote below is from website Elizabethan Costume.net . Click on the link to read the entire article. When people...

1899, tightlacer

Late Victorian Era Ladies' Corsets - 1886 B. Altman & Co. Catalog (Descriptions are left to right, and top to bottom) No. 616. Sizes 18 to 26 inches, French woven, embroidered bust, scalloped top, 60¢ No. 617. Sizes 20 to 26 inches, "Nursing", French woven, heavily boned, scalloped top, white only, $1.37 No. 618. Sizes 18 to 28 inches, Madame Foy's Improved Corset Skirt Supporter, white only, 95¢ No. 619. Sizes 18 to 30 inches, French woven, thoroughly boned, silk stitched, scalloped top…

This is a cute collection of Vintage Corset Images! These Corsets came from Antique Ladies Fashion Catalogs. There is also a photo of a French Corset Shop!

I drafted the chemise pattern after looking a lot of museum examples online. I tried to make it in a style that would fit both 1860's and 1870's. It's made of thin cotton and the trimmed with cotton lace. The drawers are also drafted by me, trimmed with the same lace and pintucks. The is a one layer cotton coutil corset, sewn with machine using period techniques described in The Fashions Of The Gilded Age by Frances Grimble. The pattern is based on the c. 1873 corset from Corsets and…

Left: grey cotton long line corset worn over one piece cami-knickers, and additional bustle pad tied around waist, c. 1895. Right: Yellow and white striped...