Dear Sir, – Enid, and other correspondents to your very fascinating paper, are probably right in saying that it is impossible to give up corsets once the habit is formed.My own subjection to “My Lady Corset” dates back twenty years to the days when I was a boy of seventeen years, and played a girl’s … Continue reading Variety Performer’s Views on Corsets
Dear Sir, – Please do not think I am gushing when I say that the popularity of “London Life” is undoubtedly due to your obvious efforts to please, and your slogan “Hear all sides” makes the weekly budget of correspondence something worth looking forward to. The little fads of readers which you publish are intensely … Continue reading Charm of Mid-Victorian Dress
Dear Sir, – May I, as a mere man, express my indignation over Marie Hildago’s letter in a recent issue.In the first place, is it natural for a young lady to go through torture, as it must be, to submit to the process of having herself stretched so that she can be laced in tighter, … Continue reading “To your own self be true.”
To the Editor, London Life.Dear Sir,For my own part, I have no hesitation in saying “No!” I like to see a woman as God ordained her to be, and not one of those silly creatures who are afraid of showing the figure Nature has given her. “Wasp-Waist” (a fascinating title) must be very vain to … Continue reading Men Dislike Deformities
Sir, – Did I see a devotee of Victorian fashions in Farringdon street the other day? A girl wearing a blue coat, fur-trimmed at collar and cuffs, obviously extremely laced. As “Victorian” once wrote in your paper, her walk gave it away. Also the “hang” of her coat at the waist. I followed her from … Continue reading Admires Wasp Waists
In the great capitals of the world, prior to 1910, there were many corsetierers who had extensive facilities for assisting young fashionable ladies to acquire the maximum slenderness of waist. Some corset shops catered entirely to the Tiny Waist trade, and many of the larger shops made cultivation of extremely small waists a speciality.It was … Continue reading How Tiny Waists Were Cultivated
Dear Sir – The correspondence in your paper on the subject of corsets has been extremely interesting and I hope those who have had actual experience either past or present will continue to give their views. Will someone explain just how the figure was reduced during the training period with a description of the corsets … Continue reading Will Corset Wearers Explain?
Sir, – Did I see a devotee of Victorian fashions in Farringdon street the other day? A girl wearing a blue coat, fur-trimmed at collar and cuffs, obviously extremely laced.As “Victorian” once wrote in your paper, her walk gave it away. Also the “hang” of her coat at the waist.I followed her from Farringdon Street … Continue reading Admires Wasp Waists
Dear sir – Although it must be several weeks before my letter can reach you, I feel I must send a reply to “Observer’s” letter in your issue of March 20th. My point is that there is a great difference between ordinary corsetting and the extreme tight lacing which he experienced. Indeed, I agree with … Continue reading Should men wear corsets
Dear Sir – Your correspondent in to-day’s issue of “London Life” starts off with “in this corset less age” but surely this is not meant literally. Perhaps, a future age is meant for a judge by appearances and certainly by the columns of your correspondence section, figure training by the non-athletic has by no means … Continue reading Figure culture through corsets