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Victorian Era Corsets - Coggle Diagram
Victorian Era Corsets
Corsets
First popularized 16th century
Important undergarment
Tight-lacing
Worn over cotton chemise
Never directly touch skin
Heavily boned
Cons / (possible) consequences
Limited movement
Choking
Infertility and miscarriages
Deformed babies
Passing out
Who and why?
Women
Upper-class
Young girls
For right posture
Children
Same clothes as adults
Bulges and rolls
Lower-class
Pros / purposes
Hour-glass figure
Improve female figure
Enhance bust
Sorts
Sport corsets
Abdominal for pregnant women
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