"What ""shaping"" garment of the 19th century was meant to give women an hourglass figure?"
Hourglass figure like the coke bottle got the highest compliments from men while skinny women were mocked and ridiculed for not having this idolized body shape. In the mid to late 1800s, during the Victorian era, the hourglass corset was used to accentuate the hourglass body shape that became popular and ideal. It accentuated the women's waist by compressing and reducing its size by force to allow a woman who had a straight figure have the pleasure of displaying the hourglass shape. The corset is iconic with the image of a woman being helped by her maids. The maids are pulling on
Hourglass figure plus-size is included in the fashion industry as well as being more commonly produced by various groups of clothing designers, the hourglass shape is a great influence on the design of plus-sized clothes. Models of plus size clothing retain the coveted hourglass figure, albeit larger than the models of regular clothing. Research conducted in Britain by the University College London and the London College of Fashion found that less than 10% of women had an hourglass body shape. The smooth and narrow waist continues to dominate in fashion designs meant to cater to plus-size women even when that particular body