5 of the Craziest Things We’ve Worn for the Sake of Fashion Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Lilah Ramzi1/5Mommy and Me Corsetry
Children’s bodies were perceived as soft and malleable. To deter a potential deformity, children were encased in juvenile versions of their mother’s stays and corsets.
Photo: Courtesy of Lilah Ramzi2/5The Alternative to Calf Raises
During the second half of the eighteenth-century, men lacking muscular legs were afforded the opportunity to pad their socks as calf-baring breeches increased in popularity.
Photo: Courtesy of Lilah Ramzi3/5Pockets Have Always Been a Necessity
Two pockets were thoughtfully accommodated in this eighteenth-century double pannier, worn to achieve an arm span-wide fullness of the skirt.
Photo: Courtesy of Lilah Ramzi4/5New Mothers Were Not Exempt
An eighteenth-century nursing mother did not need to take off her stay to breastfeed, as clever flaps allowed ease of access for her newborn.
Photo: Courtesy of Lilah Ramzi5/5Faking It
At the height of the bustle-craze in the nineteenth-century, a shorter version of the bustle was introduced for added bulk at the backside, known as faux-culs or "fake buttocks."
