Wait, why can't I find anything on the history of the corset's circulation in BDSM/kink culture? #gradschool #amresearching
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@fozmeadows They probably were--seamstresses would still have had the knowledge of how to make them at the time. -
@jhameia Yes. And burlesque as a genderfuck/sex-lib institution predates the cessation of corsetry but employed it in different ways, so-
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@fozmeadows@jhameia At the start of the 19th? I'd have to ask my spouse, but I'm pretty sure they were. -
@fozmeadows@jhameia She knows lots and lots of stuff about historical clothing, but not as much about subcultures. - Show replies
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@fozmeadows The mystification over the manufacture of lingerie seems to be very recent, tied to standardization of bra-making.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@fozmeadows Aaaaaaaaaaa now I'm plagued by the question: who were the first consumers of corsets as a fashion statement!! -
@jhameia I'm gonna guess goths; that's a daily aesthetic, whereas burlesque/SCA is more hobbyist. - Show replies
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