Corsets and ghagras reveal how fashion has long balanced beauty with control. Once tools of discipline and social expectation ...

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The structured corset was a part of dress for most women in the 19th century. However, throughout the century quite a couple distinct groups fought against them, for three primary reasons: health, ...

At the premiere of the new film adaptation of "Wuthering Heights," Cara Delevingne caused a sensation. The British model chose a silhouette inspired by the Victorian corset, while adding a striking ...

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 ...

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You don’t have to go very far back in history to understand how large a role undergarments play in the lives of women. When Caitlyn Jenner presented herself to the world for the first time on the July ...

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Entrepreneur and fashion designer Anna Taylor is trying to bring back the corset -- not to revive Victorian lingerie but to give women a place to carry their handguns. "I don't ...

Nearly 100 years before tennis legend and four-time Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams dared to wear a sleek black catsuit at the French Open, tennis player Suzanne Lenglen caused a stir at ...

Call it the Little Women effect. Fashion often looks to the past to find inspiration for the future. So, considering our ongoing obsession with Little Women-inspired dressing, it’s no surprise that ...