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corset

[kawr-sit] / ˈkɔr sɪt /


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We had tocut it off of her, and then she corset trained to have the dress fit her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

Among them were the purple jacket, corset and dress she wore during her surprise guest appearance with Sabrina Carpenter at the California event on Friday night.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

That was the other thing she’d brought along: the white cloth enfolding her silkworm eggs was nothing other than Desdemona’s wedding corset.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Creative director Seán McGirr brought the brand back to its roots, with a runway of devil horns, lace corsets and chainmail skull dresses.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“I used corsets as one of my hacks because I wanted Mary to feel initially quite uncomfortable in her own body,” she said.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 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

The heat was a misery for all of us in Fentress, but it was the women who suffered the most in their corsets and petticoats.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly


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