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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

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

This spring and summer, “Fashion in the 18th Century: A Fantasized Legacy” features original pieces like Marie Antoinette’s corset, while tracking the period’s impact on later designers such as Christian Dior and Vivienne Westwood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

Madonna revealed Monday on social media that the purple jacket, corset and dress she wore Friday during a surprise performance with Sabrina Carpenter at Coachella are missing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

It's a lovely dress, especially with the way the corset cinches her waist to nearly nothing.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Creative director Seán McGirr brought the brand back to its roots, with a runway of devil horns, lace corsets and chainmail skull dresses.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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

Brothers Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale got their start in 1872 selling hoop skirts, corsets and other women’s fashions on New York’s Lower East Side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

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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