In recent years, the Netflix series “Bridgerton” has reignited interest in corsets, with many fashion enthusiasts eager to embrace the show’s aesthetics. However, this trend has also raised concerns ...

When you think of a corset, you might imagine period drama dames sucking in as they cling onto a bedpost as a feisty lady’s maid aggressively laces them in. Netflix’s hot Regency-inspired drama ...

For much of the past century, when people thought "corset," it was likely that the first image that popped into their head was Scarlett O'Hara getting her corset laces tugged and tightened while ...

Research Fellow, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University In this new series, Remaking History, academics take a look at ...

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Design by Iris Ding. Buy this photo. In an interview with Bustle, Sarah Woodyard, a milliner at Colonial Williamsburg, said that there are benefits to wearing a stay. “That back support really helps ...

Women’s clothing went through an interesting transition in the 1890s. Big changes took place in how the clothes were made, bought and worn. Fashions also went from restricting to freeing the women who ...

You can stare at lacy corsets and vintage jockstraps in the newest exhibit at The Frick Pittsburgh. "Undressed: A History of Fashion in Underwear" features about 200 items from The Victoria and Albert ...

You don’t have to go very far back in history to understand how large a role undergarments play in the lives of women. When Caitlyn Jenner presented herself to the world for the first time on the July ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- A pre-1901 "training corset" from the former Kalamazoo Corset Co. prompted a bidding war on eBay Wednesday. The item, which was listed for sale early Wednesday with an opening bid of ...