Did Victorians Break-in / "Season" their Corsets? | Lucy's Corsetry

EXPAND FOR TIMELINE AND LINKS 1:05 Victorian corsets were usually single layer and softened quickly on the body 2:50 Victorian corsets had a different construction (and shorter stitches) 5:05 Whalebone (baleen) molded to the body with body heat and perspiration 6:30 Second-hand / hand-me-down corsets were more common than you think 7:10 Some corsets were steamed and "pre-seasoned" before being sold 8:55 Victorians were accustomed to restrictive, non-stretch clothing 12:55 How long was a corset supposed to last, anyway? V&A Museum Listing (pre-formed corset on copper torso): http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115825/wedding-corset-izod-edwin/ Original answer on Tumblr: http://lucy-corsetry.tumblr.com/post/130847072314/did-people-season-their-corsets-in-the-19th Subscribe if you don't want to miss the next video: http://www.youtube.com/user/bishonenrancher?sub_confirmation=1 ♥♥♥ THE OFFICIAL CORSET DATABASE: http://corsetdatabase.com ♥♥♥ Keep up with me elsewhere! ★ Website/ blog: http://lucycorsetry.com ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bishonenrancher ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bishonenrancher ★ Tumblr: http://lucy-corsetry.tumblr.com ★ Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/bishonenrancher/ ★ Instagram: http://instagram.com/lucycorsetry ★ And of course, subscribe here on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/bishonenrancher?sub_confirmation=1 Royalty-free music by Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com) Song: "As I Figure" Licensed under Creative Commons