Yet with the economy increasingly driven by services, this time corset is gradually loosening.
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The artist's mother, a widow and corset-maker, provided for him and his sister all on her own.
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Her classic, corset-free, soft and alluring looks revitalized classical styling values and forever changed the face of fashion.
The artist was influenced by his mother, who was a corset-maker in Paris.
Forget about big structural changes, such as granting the central bank formal autonomy or loosening the regulatory corset around the labour market.
"The Tories loosened the corset of socialism, " Thatcher wrote in her memoirs.
There were particularly short knit dresses and a skin-hugging corset dress in a print called "tatooage, " which looked exactly as it sounds.
The dresses, complete with lace garters and corset tops, were so short that some of the bridesmaids added fabric to make them longer.
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Wearing a stiff corset around the lower torso while playing a round of golf may help prevent painful lower-back problems, a common complaint of golfers.
The Zonda looks like what it is, a domesticated Le Mans prototype, a hard-eyed courtesan in a carbon-fiber corset laced with an assassin's piano wire.
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The corset helps reduce extreme spinal twisting that occurs when a golfer swings, according to a small study in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine.
For Anastasia Griffith, the world of "Copper" came to life as she was laced tightly into her corset, learning to breathe as her character, socialite Elizabeth Haverford, would breathe.
The hard corset significantly decreased lower-back or lumbar range of motion in all phases of the golf swing compared with the soft corset and no corset, the motion analysis showed.
You don't have to sit there in a corset.
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As most golfers probably don't want to wear a bulky corset, researchers said future studies should focus on developing garments that can manipulate the range of motion to suit individual lower-back conditions.
Isabella Blow sat next to the bone man, wearing high heels, big knickers, a corset and a hat with all the aplomb of one who had decided this was the perfect ensemble for church.
I, for one, am not wearing a corset.
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In true music industry fashion, there were those fun and quirky outfits from the likes of Nicki Minaj in a black beaded jumpsuit with red corset outlines and Rita Ora who also wore a beaded jumpsuit.
But the whaling industry began its long decline more than 150 years ago, as demand for its products which ranged from candles to lamp oil, corset whalebone, cosmetics and engine lubricants evaporated with the appearance of petrochemicals, steel and plastics.
And corset factories made grenade belts.
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While dirndls still give a nod to tradition with wide skirts, corsets and aprons, designers have given the outfit a modern twist with brighter colours, fresh design and a little extra room in the corset to allow for plenty of beer drinking.
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