Download or read book Corsets 1850-1880 History Notes Book 19 written by Suzi Love and published by Suzi Love. This book was released on 2021-06-17 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Towards the end of the 1800s, corsets changed to give a fashionable silhouette and be a decorative fashion item. Tight lacing helped give a narrow waist and a feminine form under clothing while decorative corsets became desirable fashion items. Victorian corsets for small waists and fashionable silhouettes. Corsets during the Victorian Era, or late 1800s, tightened to give tiny waists and fashionable silhouettes.