Few articles of clothing have been as revered and reviled as the corset. Fans of the figure-hugging garment like the way it smoothes the torso, cinches the waist and pushes up the bosom. Detractors ...
It's official: corsets have made a comeback. Worn by Billie Eilish on the cover of Vogue and spotted on singers like Rihanna and Dua Lipa, the controversial garment is experiencing a revival thanks to ...
In the titular role of Disney’s new live-action version of Cinderella, Lily James plays a beaming, beautiful, fairly passive spin on the fairy tale princess. She somehow has less agency than her ...
PARIS - After skirts, make-up and pantyhose for men, the corset, onetime symbol of women's oppression, might be the next big thing for fashion-conscious males. Young Parisian corset maker Sylvain ...
The depiction of corsets in the premiere episode of "Bridgerton" is more of the same mythmaking from popular culture. Screenshot via Netflix In the opening scene of the steamy Netflix period drama ...
From Bridgerton to Gen Z, this sexy undergarment is once again popular. But is the corset an instrument of torture – or a weapon of empowerment, asks Beverley D'Silva. Breathe in… the corset – a ...
Twenty-seven-year-old Kelly Lee Dekay practices tight-lacing, a method that modifies ones body shape by constantly wearing a tightly-laced corset. She's worn said corset for seven years, thus ...
BENNINGTON, Vt. -- In 1837, when Susan Dyer Spencer Munro walked down the main street of Shaftsbury, Vt., she wore a coppery corset with a stiff busk in front. No one except Susan (and perhaps her ...
Young Parisian corset maker Sylvain Nuffer began cutting, stitching and boning corsets for men four years ago and now sells 30-odd standard models a year at 500 to 600 euros a shot, 40% more when made ...