corsetry
noun
cor·set·ry
ˈkȯr-sə-trē 
: underwear (such as corsets, girdles, and brassieres) meant to shape a woman's body
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Two specialist disciplines are offered — costume design and costume interpretation — and courses such as corsetry and tutu construction make the program distinctive.
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Cathy Whitlock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
Small classes of six students experience a hands-on emphasis on various disciplines from corsetry, leatherwork and tailoring to millinery, fabric dyeing and costume cutting.
—Cathy Whitlock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
And although the French house traditionally snips the ribbons of corsetry, this season marks a return to imperfect looks, with tulle, lace, and pleats married with hair bows and highlighters dancing atop cheekbones for their Spring-Summer 2024 collection.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 23 Jan. 2024
The female body, exaggerated to beyond-Jessica Rabbit, beyond-Kardashian proportions with hip padding and corsetry, was presented as dramatic, luxurious, and even a little frightening.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
But naturally, bombastic creative director Daniel Roseberry made the proportions – and inner corsetry–extreme.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
Gibbons had created his very own fashion Frankenstein’s monster: a playful synthesis of sportswear and corsetry.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
She was perfectly suited to the neoclassical silhouette that became fashionable during the first decade of the nineteenth century, which skimmed the natural contours of a body no longer scaffolded by the elaborate corsetry of the eighteenth.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2023
Some might call Julia Fox’s look a unique and offbeat tribute to British culture and Princess Diana, incorporating princess-like elements such as white lace, ribbons, and corsetry, as well as the Union Jack flag.
—Alex Kessler, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2023
Cathy Whitlock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
Small classes of six students experience a hands-on emphasis on various disciplines from corsetry, leatherwork and tailoring to millinery, fabric dyeing and costume cutting.
—Cathy Whitlock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
And although the French house traditionally snips the ribbons of corsetry, this season marks a return to imperfect looks, with tulle, lace, and pleats married with hair bows and highlighters dancing atop cheekbones for their Spring-Summer 2024 collection.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 23 Jan. 2024
The female body, exaggerated to beyond-Jessica Rabbit, beyond-Kardashian proportions with hip padding and corsetry, was presented as dramatic, luxurious, and even a little frightening.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
But naturally, bombastic creative director Daniel Roseberry made the proportions – and inner corsetry–extreme.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
Gibbons had created his very own fashion Frankenstein’s monster: a playful synthesis of sportswear and corsetry.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
She was perfectly suited to the neoclassical silhouette that became fashionable during the first decade of the nineteenth century, which skimmed the natural contours of a body no longer scaffolded by the elaborate corsetry of the eighteenth.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2023
Some might call Julia Fox’s look a unique and offbeat tribute to British culture and Princess Diana, incorporating princess-like elements such as white lace, ribbons, and corsetry, as well as the Union Jack flag.
—Alex Kessler, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2023
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“Corsetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corsetry. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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