When the whistle blew, rows of women set in motion their sewing machines at the Aurora Corset Factory. It’s safe to say that most were wearing what they were manufacturing in the three-story brick ...

In the 1880s, it was bustles and corsets. In the 1950s, it was girdles and cone-shaped brassieres. These days, it’s Spanx and liposuction. The White River Valley Museum’s “Suffer for Beauty” ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fashion has always been cyclical, with past eras inspiring modern trends decade after decade. So, it ...

From the organ-crushing, bust-enhancing corsets of the mid- to late 1700s to the butt-boosting bustles of the late 1800s to the curve-flattening girdles of the 1920s and ’30s, ladies’ undergarments ...

On the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1913, 5,000 women marched up Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., demanding the vote. In addition to banners and programs, the women used their ...

The 1950s shimmered with an unmatched glamour, featuring women who truly captured the essence of the era’s beauty, leaving a ...

The ideal of what a woman's body should look like has changed dramatically over time and varies by culture. One of the most well-known historical attempts at changing a woman's body shape -- corseting ...

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