http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Pipe-shaped corsets Fashionable from 1908 to 1920, the pipe-shape gave the wearer a slender and straight shape, a reaction to the earlier exaggerated shapes of the s-curve. The pipe-stem aimed for an overall straight look, as opposed to the pipe-stem ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_101237_17.html 16th November 2006 From the early Nineteenth Century to around 1970, the straight ? fronted corset was in vogue. The corset took its name from the very rigid and straight 'busk' that was used down the front of the corset. This was also known as the s-curve or swan-bill co... http://www.articlealley.com/article_101236_17.html 16th November 2006 Pre ? 1500 Corset ? like 'idols' have been discovered on the Greek island of Crete that date back to around 2000 b.c. By placing two ceramic pots together by their bases, a waist shape was obtained, with the handle of the upper pot representing the no... http://www.articlealley.com/article_101232_34.html 16th November 2006 Tudor / Elizabethan. Tudor corsets are conical in shape and rarely extend below the waist. They may be fitted with tabs along the lower edge to hold a farthingale in place, and lace up the back only. When worn with an appropriate skirt will give the... http://www.articlealley.com/article_87470_34.html 08th September 2006 There are many reasons why people wear corsets, reasons both intimate and everyday. From one basic pattern stem seemingly limitless interpretations of design and style to accommodate every type of figure and occasion. The corset has adapted to many diffe... http://www.articlealley.com/article_87468_17.html 08th September 2006