Vintage: Tight Corset (Victorian era) MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine

The corset has been attributed to Catherine de' Medici, wife of King Henry II of France. She enforced a ban on thick waists at court attendance during the 1550s. For nearly 350 years, women's primary means of support was the corset, with laces and stays made of whalebone or metal. Other researchers have found evidence

1880s MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine

Victorian corsets: What they were like & how women used to wear them - Click Americana

Victorian era MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine

Victorian era MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine

Victorian corsets: What they were like & how women used to wear them - Click Americana

Victorian corset hi-res stock photography and images - Page 2 - Alamy

Victorian era MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine

Vintage: Everyday Life of People during Edwardian Era

Vintage: Everyday Life of People during Edwardian Era