Body with whales

The body with whales is the ancestor of the Corset ; it is exclusively female. Mainly widespread to the XVIIe and XVIIIe centuries, it goes over a shirt, like undergarment under the dress. Equipped with a Busc in front of, it was laced in the back and sufficiently rigid to refine the size of the lady which carried it.

External bonds

  • History of the corset at the XVIIIe century in images (English site)

  • "To dress itself with the 18th siècle" writes by Madeleine Delpierre - editions Adam Biro.

Visual on and

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