120 wedding dresses with corset

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Evelyn Carpenter

The construction of the corset wedding dress is one of the most important aspects of making your dress hold up all night and can make a big difference. While, it's not for everyone, the corset is the key to achieve a fixed, solid and secure silhouette. Find out everything you need to know about this special garment.

A bit of history

The corset or corset is a garment of clothing that comes from antiquity and became popular in the sixteenth century in the Italian courts, especially in Florence. It was worn by the women of the aristocracy and nobility and his main objective was to achieve a rigid and slender torso. It was made mainly of metal so it was very difficult to move. In the seventeenth century began to work on new models that seek to accentuate the waist and enhance the bust, and are no longer complete metal, but are built with a series of metal rods, wood or bone inserted into pieces of fabric and are those that give the shape and firmness of the garment.

After the French revolution the corset lost its popularity, as it was considered a symbol of oppression to women and beliefs that caused miscarriages, being called "the murderer of the human race" by Napoleon himself.

With the industrial revolution the corset becomes more accessible and builds again the image of the fragile woman, with wasp waist and high bust. It experiments with its designs, creating embroidered versions, lace and rhinestones and becomes popular in all social classes, being a must in theatrical environments and cabarets.

With the First and Second World War women put aside their fragile side and took on a working role, while the men were at the front, so they forgot about corsets. But in the '50s Christian Dior revives the dresses with underwire. creating the "New Look" silhouette, with small waists and ultra-feminine figures.

From the mid 1900's until today, the corset has had a very important change, being today a symbol of an empowered and sexy woman, who wants to highlight her figure, accentuating her natural curves.

At the present time

If there is one trend that has been coming since autumn and is still very present in this spring-summer season 2022-23 are the sensual looks, that show a lot of skin and highlight every curve of the body. Cut out details, unexpected necklines, skin, a lot of skin and corsets everywhere you look.

Forget the ideas and concepts of the corsets of antiquity, the ones that induced fainting, crushed organs and formed waists. Today's corset is made to feel empowered, confident and have fun. .

More Dua Lipa and less Daphne de Bridgerton With bright colours, urban prints and metallics worn in corset dresses, a speciality of the latest Versace collections, or with low rise trousers, a look that Hailey Bieber can give lessons in, it's the perfect combination of the rebellious teen movie girl look of the 90s and 2000s.

But how do you wear the corset in today's bridal world? As you like it! With a rebellious and urban look like this one by Trini de la Noi , or romantic like the princess wedding dresses we see in catalogues and catwalks.

Corsets for brides

A wedding dress with a corset immediately creates an elegant, seductive and romantic bride look The corset and skirt wedding dresses create a dramatic silhouette, making a great contrast between a tight torso and layered skirts and layers of tulle, achieving a romantic bride as if she had just stepped out of a fairy tale.

There are classic smooth alternatives, but today corsets are made with different types of fabrics and textures. There are wedding dresses with corset and lace, with rhinestones on the corset, combining transparencies, with glitter, sequins and applications, with options for all tastes and styles.

Although they are the most common, not all corset wedding dresses have strapless or strapless necklines, we can find them in multiple styles: tulle sleeves, very elegant and ethereal, and even with sleeves wrapped, creating ultra romantic looks like just out of the last season of Bridgerton. There are minimalist and very sensual versions with V-necklines andstraps, ultra sexy and elegant, a different and unexpected way to wear them.

The closure of the corsets is also an element to be considered. The corset is a part of the dress that must be perfect, if it is loose or too tight it doesn't make sense, so one of the safest ways to close it is with ribbons or bows tied in the back. This will allow you to adapt it to your silhouette without any problem.

There are also models that close with covered buttons, very elegant, and others with invisible closures to create an illusion of continuity in the garment. The latter are perfect to wear with loose hair, while those with accessories or designs on the back are best used with the hair taken to show off every last detail of your dress.

Do you already know what your favorite corset wedding dress style is? Complement your look and find out what kind of shoe you should wear with your dress to give the final touch to your style and be comfortable all night long.

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Evelyn Carpenter is the author of the best-selling book, All you need for your marriage. A Marriage guide. She has been married for over 25 years and has helped countless couples build successful marriages. Evelyn is a sought after speaker and relationship expert, and has been featured in various media outlets including Fox News, Huffington Post, and more.