Corset’s History
In the XVIII century, the forms began to change. With the French Revolution and, subsequently, the rise of Napoleon, the natural forms began to be appreciated again. The neo-classic style was fashionable, with fluid and light forms, and the corset was almost completely abandoned; only the women who were least favored by nature used supports. But that would be for a short time, because soon the corsets would return, in a new design. The whale fin would cause more flexibility maintaining the support, which would allow a greater pressure on the waist.
It wasn’t like the Victorian fever, but the pressure on the internal organs already began to make doctors protest. Not even children were spared; as soon as they could walk, boys and girls were placed in supports (the lighter forms of the corset), supposedly to develop an upright posture.
