Fluff Chance, aka Eric Gaskins, writes about the underbelly of the fashion world. His personal story is intriguing.

I wrote my master's thesis about corsets and the feminist and theological movements in the 19th century to get women to stop wearing them. This resource would have been a gold mine to me fifteen years ago.

Series of illustrated essays on corsets and crinoline in fashion history. Discusses changes in body shape throughout the Victorian period ("from cage crinolines to bustles and body-hugging corsets"), crinolettes and the "healthy corsets" of the late 19...