Tag: undergarments

• 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.

• Edwardian Era

  Western fashion from 1901 to about 1914 - the S-bend corset and pouter-pigeon bodice, lingerie dresses and tailor-mades, the straighter silhouette after 1908 - and how to sew Edwardian-style tucks, lace insertion and gored skirts.

• 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.