Corset History IV: The Modern Corset

Although the emancipated spirit of the “Roaring Twenties” seemingly conquered the corset, the corset didn’t disappear: read on to learn how the traditional corset inspired modern shapewear. ...

Corset History III: The 19th Century

The hourglass-shaped corset is a classic image of Victorian women’s fashion, but an image is just that: one way to represent decades of fashion. In reality, the changing silhouettes of 19th-century ...

Corset History II: Stays

What’s one of the things “Queen of Fashion” Marie Antoinette, Catherine I of Russia, and the American Schuyler sisters of Hamilton fame have in common? They all wore stays. ...

Corset History I: The First Corsets

Dark Garden Corsetry has specialized in modern corsets for over 30 years, but this represents just a fraction of the history of fashionable corsetry. Historical designs inform modern ones, so we’d l ...