“Your Complete Guide to Historic Undergarments”

“This corset was made out of an extremely narrow, creamy silver metallic brocade fabric that was so unusually delicate and luxurious, I am certain it was a vintage kimono fabric.”
 — The Lingerie Addict interviews the lovely ladies behind the Seattle-based but internet-available Period Corsets, the company with the motto above, about the pieces they’ve made for the Victoria’s Secret shows (not quite pictured), as well as the ways regular people can add more corsetry to their lives. (Their popular c. 1900 Lilly model, for instance, [left], starts at $265.) (Ah! They also have an Etsy shop. I’ll take this one.)