A corset is a woman's tightly fitting undergarment extending from below the chest to the hips, worn to shape the figure. For nearly 500 years, women's primary means of support was the corset, with laces and stays made of whalebone or metal. Researchers have found evidence of the use of corsets in the Minoan civilization of early Crete.
Retro style is a style that is imitative or consciously derivative of lifestyles, trends, or art forms from the historical past. In summary, retro fashion is clothing, footwear, or accessories designed to imitate fashion from previous decades.
Are all corsets considered retro? Clearly the style & popularity stems from past eras.
Retro, short for retrospective, or "vintage style" usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era.
The most common and well-known use of corsets is to slim the body and make it conform to a fashionable silhouette. For women, this most frequently emphasizes a curvy figure by reducing the waist and thereby exaggerating the bust and hips. However, in some periods, corsets have been worn to achieve a tubular straight-up-and-down shape, which involved minimizing the bust and hips.
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