corset
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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
"I discovered that the vintage pieces that I wore went missing -- my costume that was pulled from my personal archives -- jacket, corset, dress and other garments," the diva wrote.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
“Not so tight,” I heaved, after a particularly strong tug on the corset strings.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Women have been shedding clothes for over a century, starting with the corsets and structured undergarments of the Victorian era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
This is despite many designers adopting looks that naturally create curvy silhouettes, such as corsets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
I always pattern my corsets with an exaggerated hip shape, because that’s the drag definition of what femininity looks like.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
Children were in school; men were at work; and most of the women were fastening their corsets and getting ready to go see what tails or entrails the butcher might be giving away.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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