The 19th century!!!

In the  19th century adjustments to the corset were made. Those

adjustments included the first corset with a front busk divided in two

that hooked to close and laced in the back. The corset was created by

Jean-Julien Josselin. The glove-fitting corset ready made and produced

by Thomson and Company was made using steel while the first rubber

corset was made in the 1860's. The late 1880's reported suspenders

being added to the corset to hold up stockings.

In the 1900's, athletics became a major interest ot women. To

accommodate the need for freer movement, a corset that was

lightweight  was made with less boning and sometimes, only cording or

quilting was used for support. The garment also had larger shoulder

straps. In 1910, the first ventilated mesh corset and the all-elastic-

step in was introduced.

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