Vintage catalogues reveal 8 decades of women's battle against their waistline

Beginning in the 1890s, the archive goes on to show all of the most popular shapewear garments sold by JD Williams for the next fourteen decades.

Dover Publications

Bound & Determined: A Visual History of Corsets, 1850-1960 (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

Bizarre and Curious Items Sold by Sears Throughout the Years - Rare Historical Photos

A History of Women's Swimwear

Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Vintage Sewing and Gender Politics

Simplicity 1139, Historical Costume, Women's Civil War

Clothing Sizes: How Vanity Sizing Made Shopping Impossible

Leisure, pleasure and good taste': How nautical fashion captivated

1820-1829 Fashion History Timeline

shore Rise Prevail vintage catalogue lingerie systematic Latin Cherry

Christian Dior (1905–1957), Essay