500 Years of Women's Corsets, Stays, and Bras | A Dress Historian Explains Bustlines & Necklines

If you liked this video, have ya seen this one? 500 Years of Women's Hoops, Crinolines, Bustles, & Bums (aka the history of the skirt) https://youtu.be/aVHsIuNi8iQ Yeah..I decided that making a video about the history of women's bustlines and necklines needed to be done...and wow was there a lot to unpack. We've all seen 100 years of women's dresses/shoes/hairstyles/etc. etc. etc. but the evolution of fashion isn't that simple. As this video will show you, ideals in female body proportions, shapes, and positions change constantly. It's not just about big sleeves, bustle, or a hoop skirt. The upper body changes as well, from up at 'em to low and wide, it's all over the place. So, in this video, we're going to explore the 500-year history of women's dress through the necklines and the bustlines. Beginning at the Tudor period, through the Elizabethan, the 1630s, Louis XIV and the Restoration, all of the 18th-century, Regency era, and every damn decade of the Victorian era (cause wow, is there a lot there.🤯) We'll also discuss how bodies, stays, and corsets changed and affected the female body shape via padding, wadding, compression, lift, and support, so if you enjoyed the Corsets vs. Stays video, then you'll also really enjoy this video. 🤩 Resources & Images Used Can be found here: http://bit.ly/500YearsRefs (there's too much to fit in the description... 00:00 Intro 02:16 1500s 05:05 1600s 10:24 1700s 17:47 1800s 25:27 1900s 28:39 Bloopers 🥳Socials Website: https://