searchingwardrobes:thegoddessofsarcasm:thegoddessofsarcasm:nemuri-ibarahime:Her corset—the stupid, c
searchingwardrobes:thegoddessofsarcasm:thegoddessofsarcasm:nemuri-ibarahime:Her corset—the stupid, cursed thing—pushed on her ribs so hard that the breath was sucked from her. This was why she mostly preferred tunics and pants.It was hard to breathe with the corset crushing her ribs.She had difficulty focusing on his face as she breathed in and out, in and out. She hated corsets. She hated the king. She hated glass castles.Well, Sarah has no idea of how corsets work, look or do. They were just acient bras. As an historical nerd I also want to say this: SHE IS IN THE EQUIVALENT OF THE MIDDLE AGES, SHE SHOULDNT BE EVEN WEARING A CORSET. Maybe stays…BUT NEVER, NEVER, NEVER A CORSET.*Outraged historical fashion geek noises*I HATE the stigma around corsets. There’s this common belief going around that makes beople convinced that stays and corsets were an horrible torture devices whose only purpose was limitating movements, shifting organs and suffocate women.Well, guess what, buckle up: we’re going down history lane.First thing first: “Corsets” it’s the name of a specific undergarment that has been invented in the 19th century. It’s the first one that comes to mind when thinking about undergarments and it has an hourglass shape:Before that, we’ve had other undergarments with other names: in the 18th we had stays:And in the 17th, 16th and 15th century we had bodices, that became popular thanks to the french queen Caterina De’ Medici:In medieval ages people used kirtles, which is basically a tightly fitted tunic over another (so yeah, Sj/m didn’t bother at all to do her homeworks):Second of all: the tight fitting myth. Tight lacing became a thing in the 16th century and was popular only among fashion fanatics. And you know why? Because the corset’s function was primarily to support the breasts (it was a BRA, y'all), to slim down the waist and to support other understructures, like an 18th century panier Or the many layers of petticoats of the 19th century which could come to weight even 20 kg!And almost every woman wore one, not only wealthy women, who had servants doing physical work for them. That’s right: working women wore them. And they could breathe and move and work in them without a problem (apart from bending down), and get shit done like they always have.Another one: If you read Little Women or Pride or Prejudice, corsets are never mentioned: because they were considered the norm and no woman would bother to mention them casually. What the purpose would be?Also i would like to point out that corsets were a thing of fashion, one of the few fields where not only women were allowed to freely express themselves, but also DOMINATED by them. Who dictated fashion? Queens and princesses and high ladies. And the majority of fashion houses were controlled by Madames.Which meant that obviously men spent century mocking and ostracizing and stigmatizing fashion, since they had little no control over it.So yeah, sjmess. Real feminism over there.Congrats.If you are interested, the topic is handled with much more competency by polish youtuber Karolina Zebrowska:I adore Karolina Zebrowska'a YouTube channel! As an amateur history buff, I find it fascinating, but she’s also absolutely hilarious. In college, while performing Les Liasons Dangereuses, I performed 8 shows while wearing a bespoke 18th century French corset. Man…I hated giving that glorious thing up when the show was over. The belief that you can’t breathe in a corset is a fallacy. At first it can be uncomfortable, but then your body adjusts around it. My breath has never felt so supported. -- source link