Corset

While adding it to a garment is relatively simple, altering an existing garment with boning is trickier. In most cases, you’ll need to remove the boning, then replace it after the alterations are complete. Can a bodice be altered? It is easy to alter a pattern if the place that is too big or small […]

Poor Victorian women wore thin dirty dresses which were dark colours and made from cotton or wool because silk and linen would be far too expensive and wouldn’t last as long as they needed them to last for ages. What did a poor Victorian child wear? Poorer children often wore patched and mended clothes that […]

Individual Images via Met Museum and MFA Boston. During the nineteenth century, red was considered a vibrant, powerful color, suitable for warm winter cloaks, richly patterned shawls, and dramatic evening dresses. What were popular colors in the Victorian era? The traditional Victorian colour palette was dark and consisted of dark, rich and deep shades of […]

In the Edwardian Era fashion, however, the S-shaped silhouette became the cultural ideal. This S-bend essentially forced the hips backwards and the bust forward, which created a distinctive curvature. Oddly enough, this look was meant to resemble the look of a large breasted pigeon. Why was the S-bend corset popular? S-bend corsets (also called straight-front […]

And while Jacoby says that for a certain generation of women, girdles (or foundation garments) never went away, Spanx is the product that paved the way for firmer shaping garments, and helped introduce an army of things that look suspiciously like girdles. “They’re not girdles. What is a girdle called today? Of course, girdles still […]

In most cases, your maternity size is going to be around the same size you were pre-pregnancy (2). If you wore a size medium before, you stick to the maternity medium now. The same idea goes for pants. A woman who was a size 10 pre-pregnancy would still be a size 10 during pregnancy. Do […]

It is easy to alter a pattern if the place that is too big or small is the side-seam or center back, but here are a few ways to correct ill-fitting bodices focusing on the shoulder, armhole, and neck (with a quick mention of lengthening and shortening). How do you lengthen a bodice? LENGTHEN Cut […]

Yes, it’s safe to wear Spanx while pregnant – or any other brand of shapewear or maternity shapewear. While many things can be a bit riskier during pregnancy (like wearing high heels, for example), you can rest assured that you aren’t compressing your baby by pulling on your favorite pair of shapewear. Can wearing a […]

Here’s what Brooke had to say about what it feels like to wear it: “I have to say it’s kind of like a sturdier version of Spanx. It makes you feel really sucked in and tight on your tummy area, and it was pretty comfortable. Is a girdle comfortable? From rigid and stiff garments (which […]

To achieve the best results, wear your Bellefit continuously (12-24 hrs) during your daily activities for a minimum period of one week. After the initial week you may take it off during the night and continue to wear your garment for the remaining 120 days, or as long as you feel comfortable. How many hours […]

Good quality and authentic corsets are flexible steel boning to create that all important hourglass figure and ensure the garment holds its shape. This combination of steel boning and tight laces creates a compression around the torso which can result in a waist reduction of several inches. Does a girdle make your waist smaller? When […]

One of the primary differences between shapewear and girdles is the different parts of the body they target. Both body shapers work to smooth out “problem” areas in your silhouette that would otherwise make your clothes not fit well, but girdles are primarily concerned with smoothing out just one part of the body. What is […]

There’s no upper limit. That said, corsetry is pretty safe, as long as you follow the first rule. No pain. If you ever feel any pain, loosen up. What is the age limit for corsets? On a general level, I tell these youth the same thing most tattoo parlors will say: You should be at […]

On a general level, I tell these youth the same thing most tattoo parlors will say: You should be at least 18 years of age – OR 16 years of age if you have your parent or guardian’s consent. What age should you wear a corset? Because of this, it is highly discouraged to have […]

Babies most commonly wore gowns, which were a one-piece item with a long skirt and long sleeves. Parents used a “biggins” to keep a baby’s head warm. A biggins was a type of hat made of linen or wool and tied under the chin. Babies also wore aprons to keep their gowns from getting dirty. […]

Corsets or shapewear that are meant to smooth the waist line and flatten the tummy area tend to compress organs like your stomach, intestines, and colon worsening these kinds of conditions. They can even cause extreme bloating and abdominal pain. Can shapewear cause gas? Poor-fitting shapewear also could be responsible for gassiness and bloating after […]

Compression of the stomach, intestine and colon can lead to acid reflux and heartburn. It can also cause the digestive system to struggle to push food downward through the process causing bloating, gas, and stomach pain. Can shapewear cause acid reflux? Because of its stretchy nature, shapewear won’t permanently damage your organs, Dr. Wakim-Fleming says. […]

There’s evidence that waist training doesn’t harm just the digestive tract and lungs, but can even damage your liver, diaphragm, spleen, and kidneys from the pressure placed on them. This is especially true if you wear waist trainers or corsets for long periods of time. Can a waist trainer damage your organs? In the short-term, […]

The short answer that you absolutely can wear a waist trainer when on your period, but that decision is really to you, based on your body and your preferences. After all, everyone’s menstrual cycle is different, and everyone’s waist training experiences are different. Is it OK to wear waist trainer on period? You can always […]

Pads, tampons, period underwear, and cups let you go about your normal life during your period, without getting blood on your clothes or sheets. Tampons and cups go inside your vagina, pads are worn in your underwear, and you can wear period underwear instead of regular underwear on the days you have your period. What […]