tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post7541385309254475413..comments2024-03-29T06:34:39.916-07:00Comments on Cowboy Kisses: Corsets, Society and Frontier WomenGiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-57014937956035979292014-01-16T10:12:19.476-08:002014-01-16T10:12:19.476-08:00I went to a presentation once daily life during th...I went to a presentation once daily life during the Civil War, and the woman presenting the home front side of the program wore period dress with a corset and hoops. She explained that not everyone wore a corset and that not everyone laced it like Scarlett O'Hara. She passed around old photographs and you could see which women wore a corset and which did not. Kathy Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996558118761118634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-33270620039103289892014-01-15T11:41:45.565-08:002014-01-15T11:41:45.565-08:00I also did research on corsets for my Victorian no...I also did research on corsets for my Victorian novel Keeping Katerina. They sound horrible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421451443179442191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-84265045954781328822014-01-13T19:01:03.539-08:002014-01-13T19:01:03.539-08:00Ladies, I apologize for not replying to each and e...Ladies, I apologize for not replying to each and everyone of you. today has been too short, with far too many "little" distractions.<br /><br />Thank you all for sharing your thoughts about those torturous corsets. I wouldn't wear one if someone paid me a fortune to do it, but back then, who knows? We do crazy things in the name of fashion . . . and to land a man. Stupid, isn't it.Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-56041647146726969472014-01-13T14:17:38.500-08:002014-01-13T14:17:38.500-08:00I have problems finding a comfortable bra…I'd ...I have problems finding a comfortable bra…I'd hate to think of being constricted in a corset. Funny…I just finished the second installment of my current WIP in which my heroine dresses in a period costume and complains constantly about the pinching and tightness of her corset. :) Great post! I love your excerpt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683064637626718318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-19787044911204578592014-01-13T14:04:50.196-08:002014-01-13T14:04:50.196-08:00Hi Lyn,
Great blog. Those corsets must have been t...Hi Lyn,<br />Great blog. Those corsets must have been terrible even in a drawing room. I have read articles about the damage done to women. Apparently that is why most society women took rests in the daytime, and had to sleep with extra pillows because the corsets had deformed their spine.<br />I think I would rather let it all "hang out" rather than put myself through such torture.But fashion is fashion, now and then, so I have to confess to being a slave to it in my younger day.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-19623757880246372302014-01-13T08:03:40.942-08:002014-01-13T08:03:40.942-08:00I agree, wearing a corset would be extremely uncom...I agree, wearing a corset would be extremely uncomfortable. Definitely not a garment for the 21st Century. : )Patricia PacJac Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125551283257404759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-78084806118941013332014-01-13T07:50:56.763-08:002014-01-13T07:50:56.763-08:00I suspect that on the isolation of small ranches i...I suspect that on the isolation of small ranches in the era, may wives wore their husband's britches to ride astride and help. To help her husband, she would have to forego fashion and wear clothes that allowed her to move safely and quickly. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-66646657206472547502014-01-13T07:42:41.342-08:002014-01-13T07:42:41.342-08:00Hi Lyn: I could not imagine wearing a corset back ...Hi Lyn: I could not imagine wearing a corset back then. I like to be comfortable, not strung up like a turkey. Julie Lencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000865899885820362noreply@blogger.com