tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post4498197880744187947..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: A "Healthy" Corset in Red Silk, 1889Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-55111829085337588232016-01-31T11:28:03.637-05:002016-01-31T11:28:03.637-05:00So glad you included the sales piece - might have ...So glad you included the sales piece - might have to show this to my advertising students as an example of good copywriting!<br /><br />www.icysedgwick.comIcy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-77566847074888154332014-07-31T22:53:37.134-04:002014-07-31T22:53:37.134-04:00Test postTest postfrednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-4151520528515987432014-07-30T15:15:27.448-04:002014-07-30T15:15:27.448-04:00I love the corset. I am glad we don't have to...I love the corset. I am glad we don't have to wear them, though. :)<br /><br />Very lovely blog. I saw you on Booklikes and followed the link here.<br /><br />Going to look around and follow if I can.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br />Silver Reviews<br />http://silversolara.blogspot.comElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-33011519426810343092014-07-30T12:42:55.824-04:002014-07-30T12:42:55.824-04:00I'm glad you went to the exhibition, Jennifer....I'm glad you went to the exhibition, Jennifer. I agree that this corset looks TINY - I was frankly surprised by the measurements, but then they measured it, I didn't. *g* I loved the blue one, too. Together they really are a splendid way to open the show!<br />Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-57065350644262282482014-07-30T12:11:53.798-04:002014-07-30T12:11:53.798-04:00I saw the corset yesterday and in person it's ...I saw the corset yesterday and in person it's absolutely tiny looking. Colleen mentioned that during press day a view people thought they were for children. She later changed the label to reflect the 22" waist. It's also very red in person and silky looking. There's also a blue corset next to this one and Colleen mentioned that for the time it was pretty rare to have a blue corset. I think it was even earlier than 1889, maybe 1850s? Jennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-91882193081762376352014-07-30T07:28:24.462-04:002014-07-30T07:28:24.462-04:00Lovely, feminine, alluring ... imagine this dangli...Lovely, feminine, alluring ... imagine this dangling from a Manhattan laundry line amidst the tangle of other lines holding white sheets and draws. Tongues must have wagged.<br /><br />Thank you for your interesting posts. Carolyn Lallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04240212193164773808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-29100693583360650202014-07-29T21:18:39.785-04:002014-07-29T21:18:39.785-04:00Frances, I WISH you could still buy this corset! I...Frances, I WISH you could still buy this corset! It was beautiful just as an object.<br /><br />Isobel, you're completely right about the size of this corset being in proportion. Out of curiosity, I looked at a standard modern dress size chart from Nordstrom, which lists 32"-23.5"-33.5" as a size 00. A tiny size, yes, but the size 12 has the same proportion: 39"-30.5"-40" -- and those measurements are WITHOUT a corset. As you said, add to that the back gap, and it's really not so outlandish.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53206817224968501772014-07-28T13:18:50.591-04:002014-07-28T13:18:50.591-04:00I wish they also gave us the legth of the corset. ...I wish they also gave us the legth of the corset. A 10" difference between waist & bust/hips is fairly normal for trim women. It was certainly the norm for me and my girlfriends in our 20s (amd don't forget that an average amount of "spring" in the back would make her actual measurements 2-3" larger). Isobel Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153722955365985930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-23325997391826119012014-07-28T13:05:46.586-04:002014-07-28T13:05:46.586-04:00Another lovely post. I always enjoy visiting your ...Another lovely post. I always enjoy visiting your site! Where can I buy this corset, again?Frances Eveshamhttp://francesevesham.comnoreply@blogger.com