Support Garment Showdown: Options for Creating a Victorian Look With or Without a Corset – The Pragmatic Costumer

For this post, I am focusing mainly on the Mid to Late Victorian Era (1855-1901). However, there are tricks for all eras and I will be covering them soon! Corsets are an essential part of almost any historical costume. For hundreds of years they have shaped and supported women and their clothing, creating otherwise inimitable…

Fashion Criticism: An Anthology 9781350058811, 9781350058804, 9781350058774, 9781350058781

April 2014 – The Pragmatic Costumer

The secret history of the court of Spain during the last century

Dispelling the Myth of the Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Waist – Historical Sewing

Dispelling the Myth of the Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Waist – Historical Sewing

Romantasy – Lucy's Corsetry

Religions, Free Full-Text

April 2014 – The Pragmatic Costumer

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