By Jacqui Hogan

History of Corsets

Cretan corsets

First corset

16c ‘body’

16c ‘body’

Elizabeth 1st in a

body

16c iron

body

17c stays

17c sleeved stays

Early 18c

stays (1730)

Late 18c ‘Jumps’ (1770)

Late 18c stays (1770)

Late18c italian stays

(1770)

Late 18c stays (1775)

19c Prince Regent

19c male fashion

Mr Darcy

19c men in stays

Early 19c wrapped

corset (1800)

early 19c long stays

(1810)

19c short stays

(1803)

early 19c short stays

(1824)

Early 19c

womens

fashion

Mid 19c corset (1845)

Mid 19c busk (1840)

Mid 19c corset (1859)

Mid 19c fashion

Mid 19c

corset (1860)

Late 19c materni

ty corset

Late 19c maternity

corset (1880)

Late 19c advert

for children’s corsets

Family corsets

Late 19c corset (1890)

Late 19c wasp waist

corset (1890)

Impact of a

tight corset

Late 19c

corset (1890)

Late 19c

corset (1891)

Late 19c magnetic

corset

20c ‘S’ bend

corset

Early 20c S-line corset (1902)

Early 20c suspenders corset

(1906)

Early 20c girdle

Early 20c ‘rust proof’

corset/girdle

Liberty bodice

21c corset