The volumes of the Buildings of England series initiated by Nikolaus Pevsner unsurprisingly confine themselves to buildings and their settings, but it’s tempting to be distracted by what you already ...

Since mid-2025, my Instagram feed is filled with corset kurtis, sculpted blouses, and cinched dresses, styled and restyled in ways that feel both familiar and new. For every seven to eight swipes, it ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. With roots tracing back to conservative 19th-century dressing, corsetry has proven ...

Last week at the London premiere of Emerald Fennell’s stormy new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, Margot Robbie stepped out in a look from Dilara Findikoglu’s Fall 2025 collection: a nude dress sheer ...

Corsets, the strapped ornaments from the 16th century, have been a modern favourite for years, and now it has slowly made their way into Indian ethnic and traditional wear. With the festive season in ...

A deep dive into the history of spirella corsets and the female workers who sold them door-to-door. Learn about this unique piece of fashion history! Video shows moment Donald Trump was evacuated from ...

Corsets became synonymous with femininity beginning in the 16th century. The Medici, one of the most important families of the Florentine aristocracy, popularized them at their court. In its early ...

Sexy, structured and steeped in history, corsets are the crowning jewel of the underwear-as-outerwear trend. These historic waist-cinchers date back to the 16th century, originally designed to sculpt ...