Women’s clothing went through an interesting transition in the 1890s. Big changes took place in how the clothes were made, bought and worn. Fashions also went from restricting to freeing the women who ...

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Nearly 100 years before tennis legend and four-time Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams dared to wear a sleek black catsuit at the French Open, tennis player Suzanne Lenglen caused a stir at ...

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On the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1913, 5,000 women marched up Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., demanding the vote. In addition to banners and programs, the women used their ...

The ideal of what a woman's body should look like has changed dramatically over time and varies by culture. One of the most well-known historical attempts at changing a woman's body shape -- corseting ...

The depiction of corsets in the premiere episode of "Bridgerton" is more of the same mythmaking from popular culture. Screenshot via Netflix In the opening scene of the steamy Netflix period drama ...

Kim Kardashian wore a nude Thierry Mulger gown to the 2019 Met Gala Monday night. The gown featured Kim's waist extremely cinched in–a result of her wearing a corset. Extremely tight corsets aren't ...

Have you ever considered that your choice of underwear could be wreaking havoc with your sex life? According to new research, what you wear in the bedroom has a major impact on how the opposite sex ...