Tag: boning

• Victorian Corsetry

  How Victorian corsets were made and how their shape changed from the 1840s to 1900 - steel boning, metal eyelets, the split busk and steam moulding - plus myths, reform, and what to know before sewing a reproduction.

• Evolution of Undergarments

  How the foundations under Western women's clothes changed from the Victorian corset and crinoline to the bra, girdle, tights, sports bra and shapewear - and why every change underneath reshaped the clothes on top.