Busting Victorian myths: corsets 

I have a friend who is a professional opera singer, and she wears a corset to perform, she says it is actually exceedingly helpful and doesn't at all impede her breathing. I think the problem is that people nowadays do not wear corsets properly, or assume that the goal was to be as small as possible. That's just a Hollywood myth, like most misconceptions.

I find it rather annoying when I'm reading a book set in some time when most everyone would have worn corsets and the main character goes on for a paragraph about why she despises them. I was so excited when I read a book where the idea of not wearing her corset appalled the main character. And this was a steampunk novel and the main character was perfectly able to climb around the outside of the giant zeppelin in full Victorian skirts and a corset.

Personally, if I have to lift anything heavy or walk a long way I'd rather do it laced than not. Much more comfortable and easier on my back. Given that women in service wore them as well as the ladies in the parlor, I don't know why it is that people assume corsets are impractical.

There was a comment by a feminist author around 1900 who said, that the problem were not the corsets themselves, as there is nothing to say against a well tailored corset, but the poor servant girls and so would by very cheap corsets that are badly made, with bones that break and hurt, and that these are really a terrible thing!

I reference this video all the time. I want a corset really bad and most people's first reaction is "but they are so confining" "how are you going to move" so I will tell them about this or I will send them this. It has helped me win so many arguments, and has convinced my mom to let me make one. so thank you for making this it is very appreciated

It's my understanding (though I am no expert, just a history geek) that corsets were safe and semi-comfortable to wear when they were *well fitted*. A corset that was not over-tightened didn't restrict breathing, movement, or have negative effects on your health. The only issues occurred when they were tightened to an unhealthy point.

Damn girl! You have so many talents. You for sure would have attracted an Earl at the very least if you lived back then.

interesting video. the second I saw you skating in corsets I thought "how dare they skate half-naked" till I realized that you were still more dressed than most ladies nowadays

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Your ball seems just so more realistic than the hollywoodians ones! You girls should teach them a bit 😁

Given how active Victorian women were, corsets weren't that restrictive. Archery, skating, croquet, cycling, rowing, the corset had to allow some range of motion.

I have ridden side saddle, jumped fences, rode in parades corseted. I even practiced barrel racing, side saddle, in a corset. Went bowling in a corset. Actually, that's how I learned to bowl. Advance, curtesy for the queen, release the ball. I spent many a weekend in one of four corsets. My inspiration was a great grandmother who wore her corset into the 1980s. She never abandoned it when the rest of the female world did. She did farm work in it. I watched her hoe rows of beans in her corset.

I bought a corset (1890) because I am very full-bosomed, and I find that bras are less comfortable. To support the weight I have to wear the bandeau really tight and the straps dig into my shoulders. I find the weight makes me bend forward and I get a sore upper back. In a corset the support is more distributed and more comfortable. Also it gives you great posture!

i wear corsets a lot and have no problem dancing, etc either, actually i cracked my rib and have a lot of back pain and it feels better to have a corset on because then i'm not able to move in a way that will bother those areas

I rode horses for a few years (sadly, couldn't afford to go for long enough to get properly good at it, I am JEALOUS), and my riding teacher back then actually taught me a lot about how riding sidesaddle was actually not even remotely as hard as a lot of modern astride riders think, with or without a corset on- thanks to that lovely jumping horn to squeeze between your legs on the saddle plus a properly built one, you can do damn near anything riding sidesaddle. I would only be concerned with the skirts getting tangled, if I were doing it myself. But come to think of it, the corset would have made riding even easier- back support! And for the larger busted ladies, boob support (I knew one girl who basically gave up on riding because she couldn't find anything to comfortably support her G cup chest in the saddle, and she did jumping...). Oh god how I would have loved THAT. Since I was little I've always had a badly shaped back (runs in the family plus parents never got on me about posture and then living in a situation where I almost always had only my bed to sit on at home for years as a teenager just solidified it) and I was almost always in pain after lessons. Currently I've done cosplay/costuming for almost a decade and am just starting into more historical costumes, and I finally bit the bullet and tried corsets in some of my more regal dresses. WHAT a difference. Not aching with my usual lower back pain after two hours on the con floor and I have a MUCH more photogenic regal posture in the fancy dresses. AND they're not even that hard to sew! Just time consuming with all the seams. ....someday I also plan to get out the antique clothes irons (the kind you heated on the stove) and sewing tools my grandmother had, which had belonged to HER grandmother (grandma was born in 1934), find a working foot treadle/non-electric sewing machine and try making Victorian or Edwardian clothes on the antique equipment too, and see just how tricky it was without the bells and whistles and electricity of today. And maybe get massive brownie points from the historical masquerade judges at CostumeCon. :P

I recently bought my wedding dress and mentioned to the friend that was with me that I was going to need to make a corset for under my dress (because it’s sleeveless). The cashier said that they “had one of those” and pulled out one of those cheap strapless bras with absolutely no support. I started laughing and had to explain the difference.

I think its like us and Bras- remember the first times we wore one? You get used to it- and most are ill fitting- corsets were actually personally fitted so they were probably more comfortable than we are today.

I never found corsets restricting like so many people seem to think! one simply needs to put one on to see at once that it is in fact very comfortable and very supportive. I personally have scoliosis so I am well-acquainted with wearing back braces and certain types - especially the lower back support brace - feel very similar to wearing a corset. my back always aches when I have to try and keep it straight all day as I don't have a lot of lower back and shoulder joint muscles that most people do because of a lifelong habit of hunching frequently because of the pain of keeping my back straight. wearing a corset actually improved my posture tenfold as well as lessened the pain from keeping it straight all day very much! I don't know if others feel any fatigue or strain at all keeping their backs straight all day but surely they must do a little bit even if they don't have any back problems so a corset actually does all the work for you which is very nice! I'm not sure though if it is very good for developing back muscles or not. I don't know if it takes on all the work of supporting your back completely and therefore bad for building back muscles or if it does only a partial amount of work supporting your back and therefore aligning your back properly to build the right muscles. I'll have to look into that! now I'm very curious! but anyway the point of all this was that I find corsets incredibly comfortable but I don't know if that's just because it's so much hard work for me to keep my back straight all day because of my scoliosis and if others who do not have scoliosis or any other kind of back problem would not find it makes any difference to their comfort.

Personally, I love wearing a corset. I have a pretty crappy underbust shaper (which I call a corset because it's a direct descendant and sounds fancier) and I don't even care about the shape it gives me. It fixes my posture so well! My back hurts less when I wear it. The only issue is that since it's one of those widely manufactured things it's not shaped to my specific body, so it's a little tighter than it needs to be.

The corsets in this video are not tight laced. Tight lacing was what caused major problems for the women who did. I do think that for the majority of women who wore corsets, they didn't wear them so tight as to restrict breathing as they had more to do than faint onto a chaise lounge. Fashionable upper class women would have been tight laced but then the major pursuits would have been sedentary (embroidery, painting a screen etc.) I think that Scarlett O'Hara's 17 inch waist in Gone with the Wind and reports on society beauties would have greatly exaggerated how prevalent extreme tight lacing was. Considering that all women wore corsets it's not difficult to come to the conclusion that most people didn't have the time or inclination to wear their corset so tight. (Not practical if you're a busy farm wife.) That said, I wouldn't want to run a marathon in one, but for general activity it would probably be quite supportive provided it wasn't too tight.

Even my ill fitting corset has always been rather comfy (I need a new one lol), I have gotten into countless arguments with people who don't wear them, or who tried one once and was given an ill fitting corset, about them being perfectly safe and comfy. I appreciate this video

I grew up as part of a Jacobean reenactment group, and members of the public would constantly ask two really stupid questions about corsets, first was did poor people really wear them (not as much in our time period because whale bone, but there is A LOT of evidence of women in poor houses and work houses during the Victorian period still wearing their corsets), and the second was; don't the bones stab into you (not if you look after your corset and it is fitted properly). I did used to ride sidesaddle in a corset, but I have never tried ice skating, so thank you I know what I and my friend will be doing in the future.

As an engineer I had the idea that a corset or corsage >might< even be beneficial to women who are "blessed" with larger breasts and who experience back pains ... because the stomach muscles might help supporting the spine for which the back muscles alone might not be strong enough. The force of the stomach muscles would be "relayed" by the non-elastic bodice/corset to hold the back upright. As a man I couldnt really test this theory though, but as you said somewhere: women did wear these things for centuries, so there might even be a practical point to them.

I think part of it is also waist training and getting used to a corset. Tight lacing corsets were a major problem, of course, and I have studied deep into some of the horrible things women ended up doing to their bodies and internal organs due to tight lacing--I've even seen a preserved liver with ridges on it from being squished against the ribs for too long! But yes, if done safely and properly, and if you train your waist to get used to a corset, wearing one is fun and looks amazing.

It was beautiful to behold the horse and rider with the flowing gown. I love to ride and wouldn't enjoy side saddles, but I'm glad some women know how so we can watch them.

Having done reenacting, wearing a corset makes standing on one's feet all day much more comfortable. It enforces good posture which makes one less tired.

I previously had back issue. I saw on a show how they reveal that a properly fitted corset can straighten your back. so I went out to buy one. the only way to fix the problem was to keep my back straight. I purchase a corset from "bras and things". it was annoying but only because it didn't let me slouch. But that was how it fixed it. By prevent it from slouching my back pain went away. I was wearing it to sleep. because the poor posture was making it painful for me to sleep. while wearing it is annoying its better than the pain. once my habit to reduce slouching improve I never wore it again. that was 4 years ago. corset has its advantages.

I have a bad habit of hunching over, and I'm very sure it is taking a toll on my back. A corset would a very elegant solution!

I find I actually prefer something with straps... but that's namely because I have rather large tracts of land and rather tiny hips in comparison. I work at a renaissance festival though, and a pair of bodies doesn't always give the proper support if there isn't the hip and waist shaping to work with it (as they generally had the tabs down the back, but not always the tabs at the hip, digging into the hips instead of using them for support. I actually find victorian corsetry to be much more flexible than renaissance corsetry in terms of range of motion, because of exactly that. A victorian corset tends to support well because it doesn't just end at the waist, but goes all the way down the hips, so the weight of the bust is better distributed. Early stays were not exactly the most well engineered pieces of foundation garments, whereas by victorian era, there was a certain physics to the corsetry that just worked nicely and was much more comfortable. I will say though, that if I work it well with a bodice, there is minimal boning, but FAR more support than any bra would ever give me. (and yes, I do archery. Added benefit of bodices and corsetry is avoiding the unintentional string snap in a tender place. *smirk*)

Beautiful! I loved wearing a corset for my wedding - I had 40+ yards of fabric making up my dress, and the corset carried much of the weight of it (with a hoopskirt under of course)

Lol - a Victorian lady on rollerblades ;-)

i do wear a corset. I breathe fine, can do just about anything wearing it. matter of fact, it actually helps me sit straight, stand straight, and does help with back pain. a well fitted corset is the key and not cinching it rediculously tight. I love your videos. these clothes are beautiful! you look very stunning in them. Bravo! you have a wonderful talent!

I'm most impressed by the fit on your archery dress. look at that beautiful range of motion! *jealous*

the problem was when women would wear them too tight and squish their organs, otherwise they were fine. I actually did an American pioneer reenactment where I wore fully boned stays all weekend long and did farmwork, chores, cooking, and even attended a barn dance in them with no problems at all! I even found they kept my back from hurting while tilling the soil because they didn't allow me to bend at the waste like I'm naturally inclined to do.

I tried to convince someone in a newspaper forum, that the torture of corsets was a myth. I didn’t succeed. The person did not believe that working women like housemaids or women on farms were also wearing corsets. And that abolishing corsets was a liberation. 🙄 I said: well, burning bras in 1970s was a liberation too. 🤷‍♀️

Riding a horse while wearing a corset, I love this channel! Beautiful white horse btw, does anyone know what breed it is?

3:00 this has got to be one of the most surreal things I've ever seen and I love it

I just found priorattire's videos and I am really enjoying them. My family and friends and I often wear re-enactment costumes for our local Renn Faire. I'd love to try early-mid Victorian attire. How fun. And I love how you bust the myths people have about historical clothing and life. Thank you! (From Chicago, IL, USA.)

Researching for my next novel, your video has clarified some aspects of Victorian past times and has helped me greatly!

That waltz dress is really gorgeous

I gotta be honest, as someone who gets a big kick out of digging beyond the Hollywood representation and (strictly as a layman) trying to understand how people actually lived and thought in various historical periods, I've always been skeptical of this common refrain about Victorian corsets, and all manner of women's fashion before the 20th century. Like... do you think these women were stupid or something? That they would torture themselves day in and day out for the sake of fashion? Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if that phenomenon has only gotten worse with time, or at least hasn't changed much. You find elements of practicality in historical fashion that aren't even necessarily present in modern clothing. As you said - "women wore some sort of corset for hundreds of years" -- exactly! If it were really all that bad, they would not have done it for so long. I think it's a product of this notion that historically women's lifestyles and fashions were just a product of what men in power desired, but I don't think that's really true at all even if it's hard to pick that up with a retrospective view. Women have always played a massive role in the shaping of society, tradition, culture and politics, going back to the very beginning of civilization - there's no way they took a backseat to how their dresses were designed! Man, I've even been confronted with this idea that this kind of historical fashion was oppressive and demeaning, but man do I ever take the opposite view. These people knew what they were doing, and admittedly life was harder for everybody throughout history relative to how we tend to live nowadays in the developed world, but even when it comes to traditions of modesty and decorum for historical women I think it's ridiculous to assume that this wasn't primarily driven by the very people who adopted those customs!

and for sure, dresses are damn beautiful!

I don’t wear corsets, but I do wear thick camisoles almost all the time because I find it keeps my torso warm, as well as being comfortable. I like form-fitting clothing because I find it much more comfortable to wear. I would wear Victorian attire and corsets daily to everything if I could. Very beautiful.

I love your videos... A lot. Particularly these myth busting ones. I can imagine that some women did had all the trouble of deformed organs and bones with corsets, but I guess those were only a minority, and is not like these days we do not have unhealthy fashion trends. I guess women dying in Victorian era had more to do with arsenic in dye for wallpaper and even clothes than with corsets.

Bravo! Bravo!! BRAVO!!! Your accomplishments never cease to amaze! Your demonstrations gives more ladies courage to wear and enjoy their period clothing in public other than just venues requiring it. Thank you again for sharing your vast knowledge of history!

2:23 One of my favourite Sherlock Holmes short stories is "The Adventures of the Solitary Cyclist" which is set in 1895 (when cycling became very popular). The main character of that story, a Miss Violet Smith, is often shown cycling to and fro from the train station, where an unknown man chases her. Dr Watson often describes her in the story as a lithe, very athletic and lively person. Never once in that story, did Miss Violet complain about her wardrobe or her the ill fitted corset lol.

I can't even begin to tell you how much I adore your channel! I binge watched all your videos and I am so glad I found you! I have been fascinated by history since I was a child and the questions that mattered most to me was the everyday life of people, how they dressed, what they ate, and just how they would go about their day. I go to a lot of medieval and renaissance faires and just recently started making my costumes rather than buying them. Your videos helped a lot! I wish I would live in the U.K. so i couldn't attend those amazing Victorian get togethers. I live in Germany and don't know of any place to go for that. It's mainly the medieval type events here. Lots of love from Germany and keep up the amazing work you do ❤️

You can do more in a corset than I can do normally. Fantastic!

I found myself viewing (and liking)most of your videos, quite fascinating and vaguely voyeuristic. My curiosity was piqued. For the most part you're showing what appears to be the attire of upper middle class and wealthy ladies. What might the farmers wife, or colliery workers wife be wearing, or even a shop girl or other working class ladies. Individuals who couldn't afford the whale bone, silks and crinolines; and perhaps even find it undesirable to wear such fine items in their every day chores.

I imagine for s lot of these( especially dancing, riding, and archery) the corset helps support the torso and strengthen the core by reminding you to stand straight . I know when you wear a brace in riding it’s more comfortable than none.

I think corsets would be practical for archery since you need to have good posture and straighten up your back, as long as you don't tighten too much. Have you noticed how modern girdle for back support/back pain looks similar to corsets? A lot of people criticized how restricting and time-consuming old attires are but come on; I can say the same about modern fashion too. Women in professional fields are expected to wear layers of makeup which aren't healthy for your skin especially sensitive skins. And time-consuming! Heels are a pain to wear and bad for your back still people find it attractive so they rather go through the hell. A lot of women clothes are designed for smaller type body when people frames are diverse. And may I add there been casualty as a result of extreme diet just to fit in those fashionable tiny designer clothes? It isn't until recently more choices for larger type of body are available too.

I've posted under one of your other videos that I love the Victorian era..... I did my best within my budget to make my wedding have a Victorian feel with some modern touches and classical romanticism. I wore a wired corset for the first time under my wedding dress, and my wedding dress over the corset was thick in the bodice and was boned and a laceup. As a whole, it is the most comfortable thing I have ever worn. My helper was worried it would be too tight when she laced me up, but I had to instruct her that it needs to be quite snug. (I frequently asked people to feel my abdomen - it was firm, lol.) I am fortunate, though, that I got married in January because I don't tolerate heat well at all, lol!

I love your videos. I am fascinated with history and how people lived.

roller blades and period dress...surreal way to start my week!

Great video! I Just found your channel and I already love it a lot. I have a small group of friends who are both horse enthusiasts and fans of old timey clothing and we often do photoshoots with our horses wearing long skirts or heavy cloaks. It is so much fun but one day I hope to have a historically accurate costume like the ones you have! Until then I'll keep watching your amazing videos to stay inspired. I already shared a bunch of them with my friends :)

The reason many actresses in period films complain about corsets is there's often not enough time for proper fittings. Also quite a few films will have the actress wear a corset directly on their skin which obviously that's gonna be extremely uncomfortable

the green dress you danced in is stunning!

911 what your emergency? -uhm yea there are two victorian ladies in underwear skating..

i had a healthy laugh at the pair of ya ice skating in your underpinnings with that glorious installation of a hat still on xD amazing!

first let me say i love your work. I've been sewing for reenactments for years and usually their corsets are not well fitted. sometimes to the point that the wearer is uncomfortable. most people do not realize all the points that go into properly fitting a corset. historically, there are medical records showing that there was corset abuse. meaning that the corsets were over tightened, causing some of the problems mentioned. as with everything some people took it too far. please make more videos! you do wonderful work!

I really liked this video. when I wear my corset I never have trouble breathing or doing things . so thank you for showing us that if a corset is worn properly you can do anything. ☺☺☺☺

I quickly discovered that a good corset is a genuine godsend when you spend 12-14 hours a day wearing custom-made reproduction "skin up" Tudor court dresses, not the All Hallows costume variety that comes with velcro and zippers.The corset helps your posture and lessens the weight/pressure of numerous petticoats, a farthingale and heavily beaded and embroidered underskirt and over skirt. The additional back support also spreads the destribution of weight in the heavy fur lined sleeves and embellished under-sleeves.

I'm a man and am completely comfortable wearing my underbust corsets. Can jog, sing(being corseted improves this), breathe easily, etc. I like that they feel like a comforting hug. My back is supported, & they correct my posture. Corsets are also helpful for meal portion control. I never saw them as torture devices. I was always enamored by corsets growing up. I've had people ask about organ rearrangement, being suffocated, etc. Corsets seem to be seen as a novelty, or as bedroom wear nowadays.

This is actually pretty cool because I'm sure everybody wonders how uncomfortable it could have been wearing all those layers or having the core set on and I do believe you're right it's about Wearing the proper fitted corset for your body you don't just slap one on For anyone size it's not a one size that's all women have different Torso sizes and waist lines and rib cages and bust so it is important to figure that out when you're getting fitted a few years ago I wanted to do the burlesque thing for Halloween And it was kind of hard figuring it out not only the colors and the kind that you wanted but do they have it in your size does it fit your body type there's so many things to consider... You make it look very easy though I tell you LOL riding or skiing skating even the roller blades LOL! Thanks for sharing your video and the time and effort you put towards it

I've worn my corset and rode my bike to the uni several times.👍🏻

Very majestic roller skating

Now I understand and am reassured. Thanks !

I can easily do my daily routine old corsets (I wouldn't dare risk a nice one with cleaning supplies around!). Hurts my shoulders a hell of a lot less than my bras do. I mean, I'm not doing intense yoga poses or anything but I could get quite a few done! If anything my being out of shape is the hindrance not the garment lmao!

I feel like a corset would help you a lot in weightlifting, you can't lift with your back, you have to use your legs which is a hell of a lot better for you and your back.

I think it doesn't affect you that much because where the corset holds is not a particularly bendy part of your back. you actually bend mostly from your upper back and hips instead of the middle. I know this cause I recently got surgery and got metal rods out in my back that hold my back straight in much the same places as where the corset sits and I cam still do pretty much everything I could do before the surgery, asside from bending down to touch my toes as some of my mobility has been altered. but really where the corset restricts isn't a very mobile area, so they shouldn't cause that much trouble. just gives the ladies good posture and a shaped torso and waist.

I wear steel-boned corsets and honestly they're so comfortable as long as you get one that isn't cheaply made and that fits your personal measurements. Whether that's by getting a custom made one or finding one OTR (off the rack/pre-made), as long as it fits your body properly it'll be fine. I've slept in mine multiple times because it's so comfortable, and honestly there will be times I forget I even have one on!

I love your archery pictures!

I’ve always imagined that a good, well fitting corset would just be similar to a good long line bra, with more support and more shape. I’ve worn spanx and a corset, and I think spanx are more uncomfortable than the corset. As the comment under mine says, I think a lot of issues that came from corsets were ones that were cheaply made and poorly fitted.

I am glad to see this myth busted (!) Alas so many writers buy into and perpetuate it. cf Elizabeth Swann in Pirates of the Carribean: "Do you like pain? Try wearing a corset!" Clothing of all sorts depends on what you want to do, for instance you would not go to Scotland and back dancing and doing cartwheels in high heels or a business suit - not that most people would expect to do that under any circumstances. As for the insinuation that men are forcing them to wear "painful" corsets... men wore corsets too.

The thing that most people don’t know and that I have only learned recently is daily corsets weren’t tight laced at all and some special occasions you might tight lace a little but padding was just as if not more common than tight lacing. And the stereotype is that people hate their bras so a stereotype of people hating corsets isn’t that far of a stretch. If a well fitted bra can be just as comfortable as going without with the bonus of support then a the idea of a well fitted corset makes sense. And as I can function and be comfortable in a correctly fitted bra and body shaper a corset which does the job of both would work just as well.

I have never enjoyed a video as I have these! Wonderful, informative and so prettily done. Thank you!

Honestly I hate the myth that everyone who wore a corset, tight laced them.

I'm so jealous! We have nothing like this in Ireland. If I saw a ball advertised, I'd buy myself a corset and ballgown tomorrow..

I have a challenge then- victorian style corset with modern pants.

I love the rollerblading in full 1880’s dress.

The first corset-type-thing I ever wore was to my junior prom (which is to say I was newly 17) - a dreadful, modern, hook-and-eye only, off-the-rack, straight-sized thing on my plus-size body. I knew it was tight, but I didn’t realize how tight in the wrong places it was until I started feeling faint several hours in. I had to go to the restroom and have a friend help me out of the corset just so I could breathe for a bit! Since then, thankfully, my interest in and understanding of corsets has grown. I’ve yet to find the picture perfect one for me, but I’ve found several that I do enjoy nonetheless. I do hope, one day, to get a custom-made corset.

The problem was not the corsets, the problem is that they were over tightened. Anyone that was anyone would try to have a tinniest waist possible. The same as today people dying to be skinny. Plus saying that a corset in not constricting and restricting is a massive overstatement. Not constricting in relation to what? And yes, i studied History.

I have to say I like how they make a figure look. I noticed it also gives you a good posture- that should be good for the back.

For riding it seems to be similar to wearing a protective vest which is less moldable and is usually used for jumping.

Women used to do archery at that time?

THANK YOU!!! the internet needs more videos like this, blasting the heap of myths that corsets come with!

Breaking myths in not a piece of cake but your doing a great job , your proud of your culture and embracing it, that's really appreciable👍And yes someday I would also like to wear a corset and ride a horse but firstly I need to learn horse riding😂😂

3:38 You absolute mad lads

This was a really interesting video. With regard to riding astride, do you think a corset would help to improve posture while allowing enough flexibility to ride properly? I think it might be possible with an underbust but I've never tried

You're wonderful ... and just blew away the comments I made about corsets on a previous video ;^) Reading some comments below, once I lose some weight, I might try a corset myself. I have poor UPPER back support, so not sure if a corset would help with that. I know standing straight helps a lot though, so maybe it would! Fitting garments properly is everything to good looks. We are very, very sloppy now, especially in the US. It embarrasses me to wear shorts and such, but I live in a very hot part of the US. And I am amused to see the girls on date night, 5" stiletto heels, cute little slip dress [less than an old chemise!], and the boyfriend in jeans and a t-shirt. It's a shame the guys don't at least make an effort.

Gosh is there anything you can't do? English Literature MA, qualified teacher, historical costume maker, roller skater, ice skater, equestrian ... I'm totally in AWE !!! Very interesting, amusing and fascinating to watch. Thank you.

I've thought about corset training, a girl I work with was doing it and she was fine, she is a CNA, lifting all those people and in a corset, it has to be kind of comfortable. I'm very interested in the time period and would love to do what you ladies are doing, perhaps someday.

Would you say that, corsets are coming back into style? Are they making a resurgence?

I really enjoyed this. I actually know someone who shows her horses wearing a corset.

Is there any difficulty or restriction in just bending down to pick up something one has dropped on the ground, a coin, a piece of paper, etc ?

Those balls with the appropriate dancing and dress looks like my dream, is this a public event?

There was such a thing as a riding corset?! I'm very new to the world of historical dress, learning through Bernadette Banner, Cathy Hay and the like here on youtube. So seeing these kinds of mythbusting videos is really awesome and interesting. Modern people don't realise that corsets weren't always boned or at least not always boned with materials such as steel. There's corded corsets, reed corsets etc.

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What's playing during the waltz scene at one minute in? I've heard it before but just can't remember.

Adorable :) can you please tell me the name of the song that you use in the video?