Corsets & How to Wear Them: Advice from 1897

Hello everyone and welcome to a new video! As soon as I saw this column while doing research for my dissertation, I knew I had to try it out. This column in the Victorian magazine called London Journal, Women's Supplement, from 1897, contained instructions written by an unknown 'lady artist' about the best way to put on a corset. This method involves a towel and a lot of awkwardness. Overall, it was definitely a fun experiment and a curious insight into some Victorian thoughts. Unfortunately I'm not sure there is an open access version of the column, so I can't link the full text on here, but here is the full reference if you're interested: 'Corsets & How to Wear Them' in London Journal, Women's Supplement, Issue 226, Oct. 1 1897, p.11 -- MORE CORSET CONTENT -- Why I don't wear a corset everyday https://youtu.be/GwdKKtmhOAU My Corset Collection https://youtu.be/OooXZadOjmA I wore a corset everyday for a month https://youtu.be/xZFuXflULCE -- MORE -- Patreon (exclusive videos), https://www.patreon.com/catscostumery Instagram (perhaps overactive stories): @catscostumery https://www.instagram.com/katisinthebag/ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/V7V7HRLN Blog: https://happilyevertaffeta.wordpress.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catscostumery/ -- All Amazon Links are affiliate links! I also have a list of all my useful sewing things here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/catscostumery -- For business inquiries, email catscostumery@makrwatch.com Music is fr