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History

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Training

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Corsetieres in Real Life

Spirella Corsetieres of the Past

Spirella and the Film Industry

The Spirella Magazine

Weddings

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Health

Stereo Images

The Older Woman

 

 

 Spencer

 

Spencer pre-War

Spencer post-War

Spencer 1962

The Spen-All

Barcley

 

 

Fan-Lacing Corsets

 

S.H. Camp

and his Amazing Corsets

 

Decades of Camp Brochures

Girdles    Panty-girdles

The Scientific Support

 

Jenyns - The Australian Rival<

 

Corsetieres

 

Berlei

Camp

Charis

Spirella

Spencer

Playtex

 

Alison

Isobel

Rosalind

Marianne

Iris Norris & Gardner's

Dorothea Allen

 

Corsetieres' Tales

Cautionary Tales

Letters

 

 

Advertising

The Amazing World of

Before and After Woman

Corsets and the War

 

 

The Stout Woman

 

 

 

Reducing Corsetry

Alstons

Playtex

 

Corsetry Compendium

 

General Girdle Questions

Roll-ons, Step-ins and Belts

The Audibility of Underwear

The Visibility of Underwear

Foundations (how many?)

The Feel of Foundations

Sleeping in Corsets

Vestigial Lacing

Awful  Corsetry

Tight-Lacing

Big Hips

Hip-spring

Under-belts

Girdle Hooks

The Bad Back

Glorious Satin

Unusual  Boning

The Old Corset Shop

Knickers  and  Corsets

Stewardesses and Girdles

Suspenders and Stockings

The  Trendelenburg  Position

Trapped inside my Panty-girdle

How to Lace your Corset, Madam

Reminiscences of Wearing Corsets

What is a girdle and what is a corset ?

At what age were Foundations worn ?

 

 

Technical Corsetry

A Lengthy Subject

And a Weighty One too!

Who wore what, when? 

Corset Detectives!

Bra Sizes

 

 

Roger's Ramblings

Advisories and News

Shapewear Revival

Other Stories

Humorous Articles

Girdle Sales Statistics

 

Bras: Bewildering and Bewitching

Bra Sales Statistics

Rechargeable Bras

 

 

Famous Brands

 

Ambrose Wilson

Charis

Gossard

Marks and Spencer

Rigby & Peller

Sears

Triumph

Twilfit

Other Brands

Odd Brands and Odd Names

 

 

The Rest of the World

 

 

European Corsets

 

 

French 

 

Dior

Colour and Satin

A Discussion

 

German

 

German Abdomen

German Back

Figesta

Dutch

 

Belgian

 

Scandinavian

Italian

 

Spanish

 

Finnish

                    

Unmentionables

 

The Other Side of Corsetry