I actually have to comment on the "uncomfortable-ness"
of corsets.  As a Living History interpreter who wears
a corset 3-6 day a week, and does all kinds of period
work in it(walking, baking and cooking, laundry,
livestock care, etc.) I can tell you that a well made,
well fitting corset, laced properly gives a great
amount of comfort.  It supports the back and breasts,
takes the weight of your skirts off of your hips, and
aids posture.  I truly doubt that corsets, in their
many incarnations over hundreds of years, would have
survived if they were not functional.


--- Pamela Feltus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> There was an exhibit at the Met Costume Institute-
> maybe even in the recent
> one?- that featured these corsets. Equally as
> uncomfortable cause things were
> still being pushed around.

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