page_title: Corset
hierarchical_section_title: Corset
caption_attribution_description: Brezhoneg: Korfkenn eus 1878. English: A luxury hourglass corset from 1878, featuring a busk fastening at the front and lacing at the back. Corset. 1878 corset. Corset 1878. Esperanto: 1880-a korseto. Español: Un corsé de 1878. Euskara: Gerruntzea. فارسی: یک نوع کرست زنانه. Français&#160;: Corset sans couture de Bar-le-duc, 54 baleines, taille 46 c/m, longueur du busc 38 c/m, poids total 300 grammes. (Original comments in Le Corset by Libron: Ces deux corsets, exposés a l'exposition de 1878 par MM. Libbon et Stiegler, apppartiennent aujurd'hui a M. Souqet.) Hrvatski: Korzet iz 19.og stoljeća. Italiano: Corsetto. Nederlands: Een korset om een wespentaille te verkrijgen. Norsk bokmål: Et fransk timeglasskorsett fra 1878 med korsettstiver foran og snøreliv bak. Русский: Корсет «песочные часы» образца 1878 года. Türkçe: 1878 Fransızca corset.
context_page_description: A corset is a garment worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape, traditionally a smaller waist or larger bottom, for aesthetic or medical purposes, or support the breasts. Both men and women are known to wear corsets, though this item was for many years an integral part of women's wardrobes.
  Since the late 20th century, the fashion industry has borrowed the term "corset" to refer to tops which, to varying degrees, mimic the look of traditional corsets without acting as them. While these modern corsets and corset tops often feature lacing or boning, and generally imitate an historical style of corsets, they have very little, if any, effect on the shape of the wearer's body. Genuine corsets are usually made by a corsetmaker and are frequently fitted to the individual wearer.
context_section_description: A corset is a garment worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape, traditionally a smaller waist or larger bottom, for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or with a more lasting effect), or support the breasts. Both men and women are known to wear corsets, though this item was for many years an integral part of women's wardrobes.
  Since the late 20th century, the fashion industry has borrowed the term "corset" to refer to tops which, to varying degrees, mimic the look of traditional corsets without acting as them. While these modern corsets and corset tops often feature lacing or boning, and generally imitate an historical style of corsets, they have very little, if any, effect on the shape of the wearer's body. Genuine corsets are usually made by a corsetmaker and are frequently fitted to the individual wearer.
caption: A drawing of a luxury hourglass corset from 1878, featuring a busk fastening at the front and lacing at the back
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