The corset is probably the most controversial garment in the entire history of fashion. Worn by women throughout the western world from the late Renaissance into the twentieth century, the corset ...

This recent renaissance can be attributed to more than the obvious ... The invention of elastic in the 1920s gave rise to flexible sports corsets, used by women attracted to a new, active lifestyle.

In the titular role of Disney’s new live-action version of Cinderella, Lily James plays a beaming, beautiful, fairly passive spin on the fairy tale princess. She somehow has less agency than her ...

With its sleeveless silhouette, sweetheart neckline, and asymmetrical hemline, the corset exuded sophistication and old-world glamour. Paired with a bespoke silk saree that mirrored Renaissance ...