Comparing Modern to Victorian Corsets (and why not all corsets are ok)
by Bernadette Banner
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Thank you to Audible for sponsoring this video! New Audible members get a 30-day free trial. Visit http://audible.com/bernadette or text bernadette to 500 500 to try Audible today!Noelle (Costuming Drama)'s channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGfIQhkqB_CMTW7wVGYSz_AFor loads more analysis and review of modern corsets, Lucy's Corsetry is an excellent channel to check out: https://www.youtube.com/user/bishonenrancherLucy's website is also a fabulous resource for corsetry knowledge, and includes a comprehensive database of current corset sellers: https://lucycorsetry.com/A slightly less comprehensive list of corsetmakers I've put together myself: https://bernadettebanner.co.uk/corsetmakers-listFOOTNOTES:[1] Image © Vanyanis, used with permission. [2] Home Notes. The KHIVA Corselet. Home Notes, vol. IV, 10 November, 1894, p. 116. Google Books, https://books.google.com/books?id=Bzq2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=khiva+corset&source=bl&ots=_dt0xShah_&sig=ACfU3U193dKZTEz1WVBycwQ-KmSFmwzzqQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2nOXClIXuAhXvGFkFHRmeBLUQ6AEwC3oECAQQAg#v=onepage&q&f=false. [3] The Sioux County journal. [volume] (Harrison, Nebraska), 13 Feb. 1896. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2018270201/1896-02-13/ed-1/seq-3/[4] Ferris Athletic Waist. General Federation Bulletin, vol. V, no. 9, 1908. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, link.gale.com/apps/doc/VCEHOF269928254/NCCO?u=nypl&sid=NCCO&xid=3c519e8c. Accessed 2 Jan. 2021.[5] Maud of Wales with her regalia as queen of Norway January, 1901. Wikimedia Commons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_of_Wales#/media/File:Maud_of_Wales.jpg[6] Corset [Stays]. Mid 18th c. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/90458[7] Portrait of a woman, ca.1860s. Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Portrait_of_a_woman,_ca.1860s_(4670813).jpg[8] This point is often made by dress historian and 19th century specialist Luca Costigliolo. [9] Fig. 165 — Corset droit 1904. Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corset_droit1904.gif[10] Hecklinger, Charles. The Keystone Guide to Jacket and Dress Cutting. The Herald of Fashion co., New York. 1895. [https://archive.org/details/keystonejacketdr00heck/page/82](https://archive.org/details/keystonejacketdr00heck/page/82)Footage of Symington corsets © Leicestershire Collections, used with permission.0:00 Introduction & Some Necessary Disclaimers2:22 Construction Differences: Modern vs Victorian5:08 A Corset for Every Size & Purpose6:59 In Defence of Shapely Bellies8:01 ALL SHOES are Inherently Painful. (Assumption, Generalization, Misconception)11:09 The Roles of Fit and Size in Comfort13:27 My Experience Wearing the Mass-Manufacture Corset15:50 Corsetting the Plus Sized Body (ft. Costuming Drama)20:04 Questioning Why We Believe What We Believe23:20 Adventuring with AudiblePortals to Other Realms:Instagram, for real-time progress: http://www.instagram.com/bernadettebanner (@bernadettebanner)Patreon, for more vloggish and bloggish content: https://www.patreon.com/bernadettebannerPrints & merch of design sketches: https://www.redbubble.com/people/bertiebanner/shopFor ***BUSINESS ENQUIRIES*** please contact my representation at:bernadette@helmtalentgroup.com(BUSINESS-RELATED correspondence is handled here. Messages do not reach me directly.)Due to current ongoing project commitments, requests for dressmaking commissions, individual research or project consultation are not considered at this time.Music:(All music from epidemicsound.com unless otherwise specified)'Point of No Regrets' by Eoin Mantell'Charmed Encounter' by Arthur Benson'Incidental Encounter' by Arthur Benson'Yellow Light' by Arthur Benson'Painting the World' by Raymond GrouseMarty Gots a Plan Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'Secret Agents' by Spectacles Wallet and Watch'Winnipeg Sneak' by Arthur Benson'People Falling Down' by Arthur Benson'Pick Your Numbers' by Claude Signet'Simple Pleasantries' by Arthur Benson'String Quartet no. 19 in C Major K 465: I. Adiago Allegro'