corset
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Every star who has taken up the character’s corset and garters since has followed his lead.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
If you asked a woman in the early 20th century to play tennis, she’d put on a full-length skirt, corset, blouson-sleeved shirt and wide-brimmed hat and tell you she’s ready.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Her dress will likely be a classic corset dress with an A-line skirt."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
"I discovered that the vintage pieces that I wore went missing -- my costume that was pulled from my personal archives -- jacket, corset, dress and other garments," the diva wrote.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Alexandra’s Sunday corset was even more formidable than her everyday ones.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
Steinem lifted the lid on the underpaid life of a Bunny, and the physical pain of wearing the high-heels and tight corsets for hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Brothers Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale got their start in 1872 selling hoop skirts, corsets and other women’s fashions on New York’s Lower East Side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
This is despite many designers adopting looks that naturally create curvy silhouettes, such as corsets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
Their corsets are hand-stoned and their wings are finely sewn; a single rip will take days to fix.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025
All of the Duchess’s ladies are wearing corsets, and our passage is slower than I’d like.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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Body Language: Corp ("Body")
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