8/16/2023 0 Comments Medieval outfits with corsets![]() Also, there was a shorter form of the corset, which covered only the waist, called "waist cincher". Ladies fainted from the inability to take a deep breath, but even pregnant women worn corsets to hide their delicate state. Fashion historians call medieval corset as " an instrument of torture" - they had an elaborate design, which made it possible to pull the average ladies waist up to 12 inches. Normally medieval corset covered the torso, beginning at the level of the armpits or directly under the breasts, and ending above the hips, sometimes stepping on them and, in some very rare cases, reaching the knees. Further, the corset was marked in the biography of the royals, such as Isabella I of Castile and Catherine de' Medici, thanks to whom the corset has become really popular and important part of fashionistas wardrobe. ![]() Allegedly, she ordered a tailor to make such a bodice, through which she could look slimmer, and he made the corset consisting of the metal plates. And the first medieval corset in its usual sense has been made for Joana of Portugal in 1461. Since the 14th-century clothes commonly have been adjusted to the size by lacing. ![]() The ancient Greeks and Romans classicized tight body, and ancient corset slimmed the stomach and also the chest, but caused unimaginable pain. Initially, the corset was a prerogative of the men's wardrobe, often made of metal and leather it resembled armor. There is no doubt that wearing a corset or a bodice you'll feel like a queen of a magnificent ball, approaching that same image that always accompany you in your dreams. Wearing a medieval corset, you immediately feel quite differently: your posture becomes proud, your waist becomes slimmer, and the whole figure looks particularly elegant. So why corsets are still popular? To buy a medieval corset means to be in a special mood: light, playful and sublime. Currently, no royal decree obliges modern women to wear corsets. "A wide belt with the addition of rigid inserts, laces or buckles and hooks" - such a definition of corset was obviously given by boring people.
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