A new mini exhibit at the Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka takes a look at Victorian-era undergarments. “Underpinnings” — set up in the museum’s Victorian Room — features a variety of historical ...

We tend to think of “discomfort” to describe women’s undergarments of the Victorian period. Yet there’s evidence that two other words – romantic and elegant – also come to mind when talking about the ...

Next time you try to pull on one of those lightweight, modern-day wonder-fabric girdles over your bulges, just remember this: In Victorian times, women’s undergarments — at least those of ...

WYMORE, Neb. (KOLN) - In 1900, some women used cabinet parlor treadle machines to sew clothes for their families. Rayma Volkmer uses hers 124 years later to make styles older than the machine itself.

NEWMARKET — Throughout history, women's fashions have often been called torture devices. But costumer Astrida Schaeffer is confident that corsets, at least, were not intended to cause pain. “If it ...