Garment & Textile · Women's Garment
Corset
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US/ˈkɔrsət/UK/ˈkɔsət/
Structured shaping garment with boning, cinching the torso.
Origin
Europe
Era
16th–19th cent.
Also known as
Stays
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Industrialist View
Haute couture, bridal, costume. Plastic or steel boning, lacing at back.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Panels (6–14) with bones stitched in casings. Front busk closure (2 flat steel bones with loops). Back eyelet lacing.
Construction & Use
Victorian era peak; revived by Mugler, McQueen.