Contents
- Introduction
- History
- Persons
- Stories
- Perseverance (1868)
- La Gêne (1868)
- My first corset (1870)
- Memoirs of a corset (1880)
- How I acquired and maintained a 14 inch waist (1940)
- Sir W. N. (1882-1968)
- Christa R. (1968)
- Wife Dressing
- Waist measurements
- Statistic of Waist measurements
- Data from paper patterns advertisements and dress stands (1886)
- Waist measurements: Values/Overview (1880)
- Hygeia: Interviews on the topic waist measurements (1889)
- Other evidence: Waistlines and corset in letters (1880-1890)
- Shop-Girls (1893)
- Factual Inquiry into Tight Corset Wearing (1890s)
- 1. In your experience, is tight-lacing increasing or decreasing?
- 2. What is the size of the smallest waisted corset that you keep in stock?
- 3. What is the smallest waisted corset you have made (a) recently; (b) ever made? Please give bust and hip measurements, if possible.
- 4. Are corsets worn by younger girls more than formerly? and at what age are real corsets commenced?
- 5. Do any of your clientèle wear special, or specially arranged underclothing, so as to enable them to lace tightly with less discomfort?
- 6. Do you think (a) moderate lacing is injurious; (b) very tight-lacing is injurious?
- 7. What in your opinion are the essentials of a good corset?
- 8. Do you know of any schools at which tight-lacing is encouraged, enforced, or much practised? Please give fullest details possible.
- 9. Do any of your customers wear corsets at night?
- 10. At what age (if a very slender figure is desired) should corset wearing be commenced?
- Waist Size and Marriageable Age
- WASP WAISTS - A Study of Tightlacing in the 19th Century and its Motives
- Books
- Letters
- Letter from Aunt Helen to her sister (1892)
- A mother's letter to her 'just married' daughter (1894)
- A reader's inquiry, taken from a fashion magazine from 1898
- A reader's inquiry, taken from a fashion magazine from 1903
- A reader's inquiry, taken from a German fashion magazine from 1907
- A reader's inquiry, taken from a fashion magazine from 1911
- Letter to H.Y. from S.S-H.
- Adviser
- A chapter about a good figure. From the 'Brevier der Dame' (1890)
- Rule #1: Have your corsets all made by an experienced corsetier.
- Rule #2: Be moderate in eating.
- Rule #3: Put on your corset before eating breakfast.
- Rule #4: Don't put off your corset when wearing a negligée.
- Rule #5: Always have yourself laced in by others.
- Rule #6: During the lacing you should be entirely relaxed.
- Rule #7: A lady with a tight waist must take time to have herself laced.
- Corsets today - an adviser
- What is a corset?
- Why should women wear corsets?
- Who can wear a corset?
- How tight should I lace a corset?
- How do I lace my corset correctly?
- What features must a corset have?
- What clothes go well with a corset?
- On which occasions can I wear a corset?
- Which problems could arouse from corset-wearing?
- Where can I buy a corset?
- A chapter about a good figure. From the 'Brevier der Dame' (1890)
- Practice
- Experiences
- What are my aims?
- What I don't want!
- Why I wear corsets
- Kurt Ingerl and the plaster cast
- Mole
- Visit to the USA
- My New Corset
- Pipestem Waist
- Men and corsets
- Corset acceptance and viewpoint
- Girl Next Door-Look
- Medical aspects
- Our plan to make the corset more popular
- Reaction of people when they see my waist
- The measurements I started out with were as follows:
- Old News of LGM
- FAQ
- Is corset wearing popular in Germany?
- Was it hard to find a corsetier?
- How do people react when they get to know that you wear corsets?
- How did you first get interested in corsets?
- Do you lace the corset yourself or does someone else for you?
- When do you remove the corset and at what occasions?
- What kind of clothes do you wear? How do you dress?
- Do you enjoy wearing corsets in the public?
- How can I get HER to like wearing corsets?
- How can I arrange for HIM to like corsets on me (and to buy me some)?
- In our days the corset has a bad reputation in the public. What are the reasons for this and why do many people think that corset-wearers are 'abnormal'? What can we do to improve the corset-image?
- Imprint
- Data privacy
