Speak Without Gasping: The Truth About Corsets | Minisode w/ Blair
- Author
- Maegan Stone, Blair Bush
- Published
- Fri 17 Feb 2023
- Episode Link
- None
Whatever you think you know about corsets, it’s (probably) wrong. Join Blair in this minisode as she goes over the history of corsetry and why the whole gasping thing is unequivocally incorrect when it comes to historical undergarments.
References:
- The Corset: A Cultural History by Valerie Steele
- Bound & Determined: A Visual History of Corsets by Kristina Seleshanko
- I Grew Up In Corsets (Bernadette Banner)
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