> And for some periods of the 19th century, namely the first
> quarter, the
> high-waisted fashions didn't use corsets or used very light
> ones. Other styles
> didn't use such structured corsets either. Some outfits even
> had built in
> boning so a corset wasn't necessary.

Another misconception ; )

The high-waisted styles definitely did require corsetry--nature doesn't put
bosoms as high as these fashions required them to be. Alden O'Brien at the
DAR Museum has been doing a lot of research into corsetry from this period.
Advertisements from contemporary newspapers also mention corsetry.

Astrida

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Astrida Schaeffer, Assistant Director
The Art Gallery
University of New Hampshire
Paul Creative Arts Center
30 College Road
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-3712
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