Thanks to the pioneering brands like Aerie and the fashion queen Rihanna’s business, lingerie and corsets are the most inclusive brands of their history. We can now find comfortable and chic styles in a variety of sizes and nude colors. However, in the development of corsets, the popular corset style does not always reflect the women who actually buy them.
The truth is that we have a big reason in today’s elastic and size-packed corsets – underwear used to be the most uncomfortable item worn by women, thanks to the rigid material that gives the shape of the corset. (When these shapes are involved, it fits perfectly into the mold.) About 100 years ago, the shape of the corset was made of a breathable bodice and tight-fitting laces. Until the middle of the twentieth century, belts with “flat” panels were almost normal. However, as we have seen, over time, the corset has become more relaxed, the freedom of women has expanded, and the company believes that there is no single “ideal” figure. Formfitting Spanx is still available today, but laid back, unstructured outlines – and even better, a variety of nudes reflect all skin tones.
The development of corsets has brought us into a more inclusive market than at the beginning. Watch the video above to learn about the evolution of corsets over the past 100 years.