Aunt Ivy's Page

Like mother, like daughter ... but it took some persuasion!

The classic Dior girdle photograph from 1947 takes on a new life.

A few unfortunate fashion fails.

The Importance of being Earnest (1952).

Look at that waist on Joan Greenwood, however, as we showed in Ivy's diary, it is probably no less than 20 inches. Although quite small, that waist is impressive for a 31-year-old.

Even Dame Edith Evans, aged 64 when the film was made and born in 1888, sports a well-corsetted waist, something she probably experienced as a young lady.