***1899 -1902 Radical changes are happening in the corset silhouette. The new strait front corsets from Paris are all the rage and stores everywhere are discarding their old stock as demand for the new styles grows.
(Keep in mind that some are quick to embrace the latest styles and many continue to wear the older style corsets for some years.)
This is one of the most beautiful
decades for the corset but also the most painful. They claimed that the
newer style of corset was a return to the "natural form" when in reality
it was quite the opposite. Corsets
are cut in a way to force your back to arch and lean slightly forward.
This can be a most painful posture to maintain. Corsets are still tightly fitted on the waist
and worn loose or below the bust for padding. Emphasis is shifting
twords the hips as corsets get longer by the end of the decade.
French drawers are worn by
the stylish Bust improvers and padding needed
to achieve the pigeon or Juno bust with the new style corsets
*** I am placing the photos of antique corsets within the year in which I feel it belongs, it is not exact, I try.
The ads however are from original publications of that particular year. ***
1901 - Queen Victoria dies and is succeeded by her son Edward VII. This officially marks the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the Edwardian era.
Article from the January 1901 issue of The Delineator discussing the new Marie Antoinette Dip, Juno Bust and how to lace a corset. 3 strings are recommended to properly lace a corset
Even longer look, hips are getting slimmer
Natural Waistline is becoming less restricted
Continue to next page - 1910-1920
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