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Metal Corsets-16th century-'Spanish fashions influenced Italian and English ladies. An iron hinged armour-like corset was worn to flatten the body giving a smooth outline beneath gowns. Their only benefit seems to be that they produced the incredibly small waisted, elongated flat chested smooth line torso.This was illustrated in paintings of great Elizabethan ladies wearing fabulous structured bejewelled gowns.' Some sources attribute the introduction of the iron corset to Catherine de Medici. 16th Century Corset, Steel Corset, Catherine De Medici, Spanish Fashion, Vintage Corset, Vintage Lingerie, Bustiers, Historical Clothing, Historical Fashion

Metal corset (also known as iron corset) is historical type of corset made mostly or entirely out of metal, usually iron. By the start of the 16th century, Spanish fashions influenced Italian and English ladies. An iron hinged armour like corset was worn to flatten the body giving a smooth outline beneath gowns. The iron corset must have been exceptionally uncomfortable and heavy to wear and could only have been worn by Elizabethan ladies not doing any form of heavy work. Their only benefit…

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