Medium: Brocaded satin, elastic, and ribbon

Date: c.1920

Country: USA

Credit: Gift of The Strouse, Adler Company

Prominent couturiers such as Paul Poiret and Madeleine Vionnet began to design corset-less clothing styles during the early twentieth century, but many women continued to wear corsets. By the early 1920s, comfort and modernity had become crucial to corset design. Many corsets (now also called girdles) had elastic panels that allowed for greater freedom of movement.

Object Number: 85.80.21