Hello, and welcome to the Season 1, Episode 07 of the Bones & Bobbins Podcast!
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The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 1, Episode 07: Corsets: It’s a Cinch!
S01E07: Historical, Medical, and Modern Corsets.
In this episode, Haley and Natali discuss sexy potential death traps and boobs. So very many boobs.
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Here are links to the sources and resources we used while researching this episode:
Links to research materials:
History of Corsets
- A whole blog devoted to corsets- https://corset-story.com/blogs/news/corsets-in-fashion-a-full-history
- Champagne Corsets- https://www.champagnecorsets.com/history/
- Tahlia McKellar Textiles- http://tahliamckellartextiles.weebly.com/corset-timeline.html
Famous Corsets
- British Vogue Article https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/history-of-the-corset
- DW Article on Christian Dior https://www.dw.com/en/the-new-look-how-christian-dior-revolutionized-fashion-70-years-ago/a-37491236
- Donfeld Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donfeld
- Another Mag Article- The Submersive Power of the Jean Paul Gaultier Corset
https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/10742/the-subversive-power-of-the-jean-paul-gaultier-corset
Medical Corsets
- Medical & Support Corsetry – The Lingerie Addict: https://www.thelingerieaddict.com/2014/11/medical-support-corsetry.html
- A History of Bracing for Idiopathic Scoliosis in North America – US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816759/
- Correction of Scoliosis in Adulthood without Surgery: http://www2.pms-lj.si/bibliag/scoliosis.htm
Modern Corsets
- Lessons Learned from the Art of Making Corsets: https://www.seamwork.com/issues/2016/02/lessons-learned-from-the-art-of-making-corsets
- Pop Antique modern corsetry: http://www.popantique.com/faq
Further Reading:
- Want to know more about the “Little Below The Knee Club”? https://www.lipsticklettucelycra.co.uk/blog/2013/04/12/little-below-the-knee-club-2/
- Stays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body, by Mandy Barrington: https://www.amazon.com/Stays-Corsets-Historical-Patterns-Translated/dp/1138018236/
- Check out the Try Guys wearing corsets for 72 hours – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d25HklopoSs