By the early 2010s, the bodycon era was in full swing, fueling a need for tight, smoothing undergarments that create the ...

Woman fainting from a tight corset is now a modern myth. Historians now reveal that for most women, the corset was simply practical, everyday wear, not an instrument of torture.

In the annals of Victorian medical history, few foes receive as much bile as the corset, which physicians claimed contributed to miscarriages, cancer, and slow, crushing deaths. But while there are ...

Sarah Chrisman never wanted to wear a corset, but after her husband gave her one for her 29th birthday, she says the old-fashioned undergarment changed her life. "It was actually a moment of great ...

The next time you’re gasping for breath in the middle of a cardio routine, try to imagine doing the same thing while decked out in a flowy dress and corset. That’s what female exercise enthusiasts ...

Sarah A. Chrisman readily admits she’d far rather live in Victorian times — specifically 1889 — than the modern era. When her similarly historically-focused husband gave her a corset for her 29th ...

The Victorian Lady travels the country spreading the word about the history of the 1890s Gilded Age, and made a stop at the East Windsor Senior Center to share intriguing facts of that time. “This is ...