Yet, while Bridgerton may have made corsets relevant again, the undergarment has been around for centuries — and it definitely wasn't designed for sex appeal. Rather, corsets have a rich, ...

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 ...

The corset may conjure up images of a busty Nancy singing in a dusty Victorian beer house, or Marie Antoinette telling the poor to eat cake. Despite this historical baggage, corsets have been making a ...

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 ...

Although I have been sewing as a hobby for many years, making and wearing historical clothing was not something I imagined myself doing when I first began researching the history of corsets and hooped ...

From the Victorians to Vivienne Westwood, the punks to Prada – the corset has a long and chequered history. But now, this underwear is being reclaimed as street-style outerwear They were a staple ...

When Bridgerton first premiered on Netflix in December 2020, nobody could have predicted the passionate Regency era phenomenon that ensued. Fans of the show became fans of the same-titled book series ...

In this new series, Remaking History, academics take a look at the ways they are recreating historical practices, and how this impacts their research today. Although I have been sewing as a hobby for ...