The new snug hip! Let's compare the illustrated model's posture to a few photographs of actresses wearing the latest fashions.
They are all standing like upright citizens with good posture. The third lady from the right comes closest to the ideal, and the draping on her bodice definitely helps her achieve the desired look. For fun I laid a piece of vellum over the photo and drew the American Lady corset on one of the ladies to see how it would fit.
Very shapely. But still not leaning forward. And not nearly as long and slim a line as shown in the ad. By the way, the actress with the exposed corset is Maxine Elliott and quick search will result in tons of beautiful pictures of her.
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I think, perhaps, that this is a prime example of how advertising has been manipulating the look of women's bodies for ages, even before the advent of photo shop! :)
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ReplyDeleteI a wear modern ordinary custom made corset everyday and have noticed that on the odd occassions I really tight-lace there is a very strong tendency to lean forward which pushes the bum out - the posture in the main picture. So I think there may also a factor in thighly laced the corset is......
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