How 8 Different Historical Corsets Affect the Same Plus Size Body

I was inspired by Nicole Rudolph’s recent video, in which she showed how eight different corsets affect her body, to make a plus size version of the same topic. To check out her video, click here: I will be comparing the following corsets and stays, and showing how different each one changes my bust, underbust, waist, and hip measurements: A mid-18th century set of fully boned stays, two different partially boned 1780’s stays (both a poorly fitting one I made, and a better fitting one made by Designs From Time), a 1820’s corset, a 1860’s corset, a 1870’s corset, a 1900’s s-bend corset, and a 1910’s corset. Metric friends -- I’ve had requests for the measurements in cm, so here you go! These are going to be laid out like Era: Bust, Underbust, Waist, Hip - so that this comment doesn’t get too long. Modern: 122.2, 109.9, 101.0, 132.7 Mid-1700’s: 119.4, 109.2, 100.3, 139.1 1780’s (Me-made):