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The corset has largely fallen out of mainstream fashion since the 1920s in Europe and North America, replaced by girdles and elastic brassieres, but has survived as an article of costume. Originally an item of lingerie, the corset has become a popular item of outerwear in the fetish, BDSM, and Goth subcultures.
Newspapers and popular journals became the media for the exchange of hundreds of letters and articles concerning the corset. Known as the "corset controversy" or the "corset question", the controversy spilled over multiple publications, countries and decades. Of particular concern was the issue of tight lacing.
Corsets began to be made with some padding, for a waist-slimming effect, and more boning. Some women made their own, while others bought their corsets. Corsets were one of the first mass-produced garments for women. They began to be more heavily boned in the 1840s, and the shoulder straps were eliminated. By 1850, steel boning became popular.
While the corset has a complicated history, Dr. Tasneem Bhatia tells Yahoo Life that if you want in on the trend, you should feel fairly safe doing so — as long as you follow some simple guidelines.
Corsets were an essential undergarment for Victorian women, which lifted and supported the bosom, created a flat front and provided women a form-fitted figure. But they were notoriously restrictive.
Fashion writer Maria Puente said in summer 2017, "cleavage is so old-fashioned and sideboobs are so over", [222] while Kristina Rodulfo of Elle proposed that "underboob is the new sideboob." [ 222 ] [ 221 ] In 2009, Slovenian lingerie manufacturer Lisca introduced a high-tech "Smart Memory Bra" that was supposed to push breasts further when its ...
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Health corsets and "rational corsets" became popular alternatives to the boned corset. They included features such as wool lining, [ 5 ] watch springs as boning, elastic paneling, and other features purported to be less detrimental to one's health.