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02 FebBlog 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.
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27 JanBlog 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!
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19 JanBlog 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.
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13 JanBlog 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.
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06 JanBlog 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.
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28 DecBlog 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.”
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18 JulBlog 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.
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14 JulBlog 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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17 MarBlog Message from the Founder
I want to take a moment to connect with you directly as we all begin to adjust to our current state of affairs with this awful virus.