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corset

[kawr-sit] / ˈkɔr sɪt /


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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

This was 29-year-old Zainab Jiwa, calling out for help squeezing into a corset while filming a "get-ready-with-me" TikTok video.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

I did a movie with her, and I put my arm around her — it was like a metal corset.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

“Miss Bowen’s corset is duly noted, sir,” Marco replies, and the laughter bubbles over the table again.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

This is despite many designers adopting looks that naturally create curvy silhouettes, such as corsets.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

Their corsets are hand-stoned and their wings are finely sewn; a single rip will take days to fix.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2025

"She worked so hard, to get up at silly o' clock... and to wear corsets for hours on end," she said, adding that she continued working right up to the end of her life.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2024

Nobody was certain how many rooms Major de Coverley had rented, not even the stout black-bodiced woman in corsets on the first floor from whom he had rented them.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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