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 : Women's fashion: wasp waist, 1890


Women's fashion: wasp waist, 1890

Wasp waist was the ideal of beauty around 1890. In many cases, outside help was needed to put the garment on, until the woman almost lost her breath. This probably explains the frequent fainting fits

Picture No
13330641
Media ID
48359769
Size
2235px x 4957px (1.3MB)
Credit
(c) Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo
Source
SZ Photo - SZ Photo
Date
1890

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