Posted by Caroline on July 24, 1997 at 22:52:35:
In reply to Re: More Underwear Information posted by Cassia] on July 24, 1997 at 18:21:08
The Prince Regent's wearing a corset was well known so among men of fashion it wasn't unheard of. Large numbers of young men began to wear them a little later when the fashion for the wasp waist came.
The "Cumberland" was a corset named after the Regent's brother........
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