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    • Corsetry & Fatness 01 Jan

      Blog Corsetry & Fatness

      Is corsetry for fat people? TL;DR: Yes.

    • Our Favorite Things 21 Dec

      Blog Our Favorite Things

      Every year, we poll our employees about their favorite items that Dark Garden makes or carries.

    • Corsets For Men, Past and Present 02 Feb

      Blog Corsets For Men, Past and Present

      We produce corsets for all genders and body types at Dark Garden Unique Corsetry, including more tailored, masculine designs such as the Edward, Beau Brummell, and our Signature Tailored Cincher. In fact, although corsets are traditionally associated with womenswear, historically they had a place in menswear as well.

    • Corset History V: Corsets in Postmodern Fashion 27 Jan

      Blog Corset History V: Corsets in Postmodern Fashion

      Although corsets are no longer part of the average woman’s everyday wear, they remain a great source of inspiration for subcultural styles and contemporary designers — including Dark Garden Corsetry!

    • Corset History IV: The Modern Corset 19 Jan

      Blog Corset History IV: The Modern Corset

      Although the emancipated spirit of the “Roaring Twenties” seemingly conquered the corset, the corset didn’t disappear: read on to learn how the traditional corset inspired modern shapewear.

    • Corset History III: The 19th Century 13 Jan

      Blog Corset History III: The 19th Century

      The hourglass-shaped corset is a classic image of Victorian women’s fashion, but an image is just that: one way to represent decades of fashion. In reality, the changing silhouettes of 19th-century corsetry were far more complex.

    • Corset History II: Stays 06 Jan

      Blog Corset History II: Stays

      What’s one of the things “Queen of Fashion” Marie Antoinette, Catherine I of Russia, and the American Schuyler sisters of Hamilton fame have in common? They all wore stays.

    • Corset History I: The First Corsets 28 Dec

      Blog Corset History I: The First Corsets

      Dark Garden Corsetry has specialized in modern corsets for over 30 years, but this represents just a fraction of the history of fashionable corsetry. Historical designs inform modern ones, so we’d like to take you through the story of the corset, starting with the emergence of its ancestor: “boned bodies.”

    • A Fantastic Write-up in Barrons! 18 Jul

      Blog A Fantastic Write-up in Barrons!

      Corsets and masks are very different garments, but Dark Garden has managed to marry them while dealing with one of the darkest periods in the shop’s long life.

    • Dark Garden Annual Rummage Sale 14 Jul

      Blog Dark Garden Annual Rummage Sale

      The curviest event of the year is here! Join us again for our famous Annual Rummage Sale, now a 4+ day socially distanced luxury event starting TODAY!

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