Aunt Ivy's Page

Mutton dressed as lamb (above left) and far more conservatively attired (above right)

Like mother, like daughter ... but it took some persuasion!

Not sure about all those straps and as for the panty-corset (below), I'm definitely not sure.

You simply cannot wear enough layers.

It's tightening those straps every morning. It does wonders for my upper body strength!

"...Lady Mary asked, adjusting the straps of her surgical corset with a vigour that reminded Sir Godber of a race meeting!" Tom Sharpe's 'Porterhouse Blue (1974).

A woman in her foundation garments does not always look alluring.

The classic Dior girdle photograph from 1947 takes on a new life.

Getting tired?

A few unfortunate fashion fails and an audition fail.

Helping the fainting bride

The Importance of being Earnest (1952).

Look at that waist on Joan Greenwood, however, as we showed in Ivy's diary, it is probably no less than 20 inches. Although quite small, that waist is impressive for a 31-year-old.

Even Dame Edith Evans, aged 64 when the film was made and born in 1888, sports a well-corsetted waist, something she probably experienced as a young lady.