How 8 Different Historical Corsets Affect the Same Plus Size Body

I was inspired by Nicole Rudolph's recent video, in which she showed how eight different corsets affect her body, to make a plus size version of the same topic. To check out her video, click here: • 100 Years of Corset Hi...
I will be comparing the following corsets and stays, and showing how different each one changes my bust, underbust, waist, and hip measurements:
A mid-18th century set of fully boned stays, two different partially boned 1780's stays (both a poorly fitting one I made, and a better fitting one made by Designs From Time), a 1820's corset, a 1860's corset, a 1870's corset, a 1900's s-bend corset, and a 1910's corset.
Metric friends -- I've had requests for the measurements in cm, so here you go!
These are going to be laid out like Era: Bust, Underbust, Waist, Hip - so that this comment doesn't get too long.
Modern: 122.2, 109.9, 101.0, 132.7
Mid-1700's: 119.4, 109.2, 100.3, 139.1
1780's (Me-made): 110.8, 106.0, 99.1, 135.9
1780's (Designs From Time): 122.9, 108.9, 100.0, 134.0
1820's: 115.3, 104.5, 101.0, 135.6
1860's: 121.9, 101.6, 94.6, 137.1
1870's: 110.8, 104.5, 101.0, 137.1
1900's: 125.7, 116.8, 94.3, 139.7
1910's: 124.5, 110.5, 104.5, 133.4
Patterns (if available)
Designs from Time: www.designsfromtime.com/
Regency Corset is from Period Costume for Stage & Screen
1860's corset diagram: www.pinterest.com/pin/5651314...
1876 corset diagram from De Gracieuse: www.ladyrebeccafashions.com/de...
1900's Truly Victorian TVE01: trulyvictorian.info/index.php...
1910's corset tutorial: www.festiveattyre.com/2011/12/...
See some of these corsets in action in my Getting Dressed videos: • Hairstyle Tutorials
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[@lindakaserman3462]

It's so rare to see historical costuming tailored for plus size - thank you!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful! :)

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Ummmmm isn't that the kiIIed myth

[@kazeboiii]

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072lol no

[@nerkdurgen5574]

​@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 are you referring to the whole "fat people didnt exist back then" myth? because i think this person was complaining about never seeing plus size historical clothes in the Modern day, which is a problem

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@kazeboiii yes?

[@mcwjes]

Historical undergarments are nicer than everything I have ever worn in public and nobody really saw them. I'm breaking up with my closet.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Hahah! It's true! :)

[@Tina06019]

Hahaha! That’s a good one!

[@katiejo911]

My closet's been cheating on me. I think I'll do the same.

[@cassthesmelly6006]

Same! Recreation 18th c. Stays were so comfy like a nice hug in all the right places!

[@jenniferprice9971]

@@cassthesmelly6006 with that description I wonder how people with anxiety would benefit from wearing them as a weighted blanket has a similar description and helps a lot of people with and without anxiety sleep. I am curious and want to try them now.

[@MendyLady]

I just want to say, thank you for using such positive language about your body type. It's so easy to let our cultural standard of negative language about our bodies slip in, especially when discussing the aspects of our bodies that we're least comfortable with. So thank you again for frankly and unapologetically discussing this topic!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! I've definitely struggled a lot with body image in the past, but I think over the last several years, I've learned to accept it a little better. And honestly, corsets help so much for things to just feel so much more flattering.

[@nebucamv5524]

I thank you too! It's so refreshing and interesting!

[@MossyMozart]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions - Good job being you, "extra fluff" and all. A tip of my hat!

[@jennifermcdonald5432]

I too want to add my thanks to the other’s. It’s so easy to let the unflattering language slip in especially when talking about yourself, and that brings your whole mood way down.

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Yeah no I don’t think lying to ourselves is morally healthy

[@puttiplush]

What surprised me was that despite all the period whining about women transforming their bodies to unnatural shapes, your measurements stayed quite consistent. Since you put on these stays and corsets to your comfort (bar one bust-squisher), I get the feeling that this is how most women would have worn their supportive garments. Each corset was there to smooth the outline and support the body, and now it's mathematically proven thanks to you! Also, when some of these garments made you genuinely smile and enthuse it touched my heart. People being happy with what they wear? That super rocks, and you rocked these looks.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! And yep - that's exactly right - corsets were there to support and smooth, not to squish. :)

[@adrianjohnson7920]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I did notice that wearing all the corsets, your posture changed subtlily to make your posture absolutely regal. Stays / corsets are not necessarily about looking "smaller" -- its about the way you "carry" / "wear" your body that makes a subtle but definite difference. As in, "You have magnificent carriage." 😍

[@Tina06019]

Oh my dear, if those light blue stays are “terribly made” from a pattern you made yourself from a picture, your sewing skills must be excellent. It is a shame that the pink 1780s stays you made don’t fit you, because the construction and finish are impressive. Mad respect for your sewing skills. Comparing different stays and corsets is a fascinating topic for a video!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! The blue stays are mostly terribly made because of tension issues, and the fact that they're now ripping apart, but I was definitely really thrilled with them when I made them.

[@bodyofhope]

Police: using zip ties as hand cuffs Construction workers: using zip ties as fasteners You: using zip ties to make your waste look SNATCHED 👏

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Hahah! Thanks!

[@rhiannonstrickland8943]

One thing I'm impressed with is the fact of the two extremes with this youtuber and Bernadette, who has a rather slim figure with scoliosis, meaning she cannot have too much reduction through corsetry and has to have a completely soft garment no matter what. The thing that impresses me is how a well-fitting corset almost always flatters the body no matter what size or shape the wearer is compared to the modern clothes. I am not plus sized; however, I am a person who wants an alternative to bras since I have to wear one for very different reasons than support. Not only that, but since my body has been changing shape in recent time, I have become self conscious about how my clothes fit and how even if I get a new pair of pants, the waistband is still uncomfortable and tight on me. For me, my size is not bothering me, it's the lack of comfort in my clothing endeavors. Modern clothes have only highlighted the things about my body that I don't like-- things that are new, unfamiliar, and deeply terrifying to me. It's so odd how modern clothes always seem to make the wearer look worse by not allowing for padding or support garments that shape the wearer, and it is deeply surprising how I am seeing similar garments make any body look flattering and highlighting the beautiful parts rather than the ones that make clothes not fit or look good.

[@mandarinadreux9572]

i agree. Modern clothes are dumb. Unless you have the perfect body shape, they just don't work

[@chelseahartweg2938]

@@mandarinadreux9572 Abby Cox said something in her video about wearing 18th century clothes that really stuck with me and that was something like there has always been fashionable shape, but in the past people used clothes to make that shape and your body shape didn't matter. Now we force our bodies to be that shape instead, which is either unhealthy or impossible for a lot of people so most of us walk around unhappy and uncomfortable or even feeling exposed compared to the past where nobody would know what shape my thighs are because the clothes would hide it and I'd still look and feel fashionable

[@TJKozash]

Commercially made clothing doesn't fit. I make my own leggings and skirts, and I have to alter my t-shirts and underpants. I've completely given up on jeans. Next up is probably switching from modern bras to corsets....

[@mariaduszak9064]

This,so much! Why cant we,hipless and waistless people have padding in our pencil skirts or pants? We have padded bras, drag queens prove that the padding can look amazing. Why brands don't bother? Why people with more belly pooch or wide set ribs ( my ribcage sticks out more than my tummy, by A LOT, thanks to spine issue, I got shit ton of comments in the range of "eww" over the years... Later I learned that my hip dips are also disgusting) cant have boned or structured bodices,corsets and such that flatter instead of everything-clinging-to-skin fashions? :/ I see backless dresses with tiniest straps with no support built anywhere, so what that they are made in plus sizes now if they are so filmsy, impossible to wear any undergarment with that no plus size friend of mine would consider wearing them due to pure decency (as in a gust of wind,bending over or jumping would expose them completly...). Clothing was so well fitted,well made and flattering when it was harder to make and now even designer tailored pieces are NOTHING (even remotely..)CLOSE to those from victorian and edwardian era ....

[@davidhutchison3343]

My wife is a plus size as well, and she was so impressed that you were confident enough to put your measurements out there on the Internet. She's very similar to your size and height, but hates wearing anything tight around her body, so unfortunately she is not into re-enacting. I'm trying to convince her that stays and corsets can be comfortable to wear (especially compared to some modern large busted bras). However, she loves the gowns you have made, so I will continue to work on her 😊 I've just scored 9 yards of a lovely purple satin to go with an 1866 ball gown pattern I've had in my stack for years. I hope to do a Civil war themed party once we are able to do.

[@MultiTaylorswift1234]

You go dude! She's beautiful and needs to embrace it.

[@kristalburns3490]

I feel a lot of love in this statement.

[@erikagreenup8289]

I am plus size (47, 39, 45) and only 5'2" and very short waisted. I LOVE 1880-1900 corsets and clothes. So much more flattering and comfortable to wear for me than DD bras that kill my shoulders and dig in to my back. I actually am sewing my 3rd corset for everyday wear. Seriously, people of the past knew more about keeping your boobs from breaking your back! I hope your wife can give it a try.

[@davidhutchison3343]

@@erikagreenup8289 Thanks. Part of the trouble is that we live in Australia, and it gets very hot is summer, so wearing a corset becomes impractical. My wife also hates wearing her DD bras, for the same reason as you. We need to come up with a better way of supporting large breasts, that don't involve supporting them using shoulder straps !!!

[@Leovwin]

Actually, being far too skinny myself, I love seeing especially stays on plus size women. They give such a beautiful shape if you can fill them out!

[@aaronjohnson3726]

"There's no such thing as a flat front because I do have a stomach." I love it 😂

[@clhoebillups4570]

I love that you ripped your construction of the first corset to shreds and I'm over here simping over your ability to make it at all. 😆

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Aww, thanks! I definitely thought it was good then, other than the tension issues. But I've learned a lot since I made that one!

[@mtr648r4]

Thanks for doing this. It's usually super thin people talking about this stuff and it's really helpful to get a plus-size perspective.

[@gilltaber2187]

This was fascinating; to actually see the difference between all the styles/eras and go you for just giving out your measurements knowing full well what an unforgiving place the internet can be.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! I feel like if more plus size women share, then we can realize how "normal" our measurements really are. :)

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions Well, yeah, but I'm really unhappy hunting for big bras (36DD) and being the largest size they have in many stores. XL or 14/16. And that's greatly due to vanity sizing. I was horrified to find out it's 3x or 4x in anything from the 50s. That makes me 39 on the waist with modern shapewear. Probably like 42 without it. And about 44 hips. I love eating and it added up as I got over 40. This is after full body lipo many years ago, too. So, yeah. You can gain weight and get cellulite and such again. I went back to what I wore after lipo when I was smooth for the first time ever. Chin straps at night and shapewear all the time. See if it goes smooth again. No way am I going to be lumpy. No bueno. The shapewear is much like wearing stretch pants. In my case, the straps are a bit too narrow (thanks Chinese Amazon, lol) so no driving. Drum playing or computer stuff, I guess... They don't live very long, so its not worth sending it back. Within a month or two, this'll be all stretched out, so...

[@maried.4980]

It’s so nice to see stays and corsets on a plus size woman! We always see them on women with a tiny waist and tiny bust and I’m so happy to see it on a different body type! I can see you like wearing them and you look awesome!

[@shandrabrooks6431]

I’m beyond impressed that you can tie these on your own.

[@JP-go4ki]

as a fat person interested in historical clothing, thank you so much for this! its great knowing how well-fitting boned garments should look and feel on a larger body. i really appreciate it!

[@jayy2949]

What is considered fat? Like what weight? Anything over 300 pounds or anything over 130 pounds? I don't know if I'm fat, plus size definitely, for sure curvy, and yes thick, yes bigger, I'm 5 feet tall, I'm big boobed, I don't have diabetes, cholesterol probs, high blood pressure, heart disease, no sleep apnea, no out of breath while walking, I'm active, I'm a high weight, I'll just tell you , cuz this stupid edema from past chemo that caused a coma where my legs were not in use for 3 weeks of coma then 2 months of hospital so water swelled in ankles and lower legs, now my Dr said cuz my childhood liver disease won't go away that is probably causing the water weight, edema , too. I'm 230 lbs 5 ft but legs above knee are solid muscle, I have DDs , I don't know, is this fat?

[@Cilibi]

@@jayy2949 Sweetheart, fat is honestly just what other people think is too much. I’m fat because I’m bigger than society says I should be. There is no definable line between fat and not fat. It’s why a lot of us are trying to use the word fat as a neutral descriptor instead of an insult, because people are going to call us fat either way.

[@jayy2949]

@@Cilibi thank you, I get confused with that word allot, ✌🏽

[@michellecornum5856]

The part I like best is -- Hip gets bigger! I like that you feel cuter in some of these, and it shows! Stay well!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you!

[@esterbengoa6077]

True. Your eyes get shinier and your whole body movements are more flirting. You are amazing!!

[@niightmaares7618]

I really love this video idea! Not only does it show how your body behaves with the different corset shapes but also gives a lovely summary on the silhouettes over time:))

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@roismireag]

That was so interesting and informative, to have someone who is the same size as a lot of us, show what it is like, was wonderful. Thank you for having enough confidence to do this.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@bubbabasset924]

Omg completely second this. You posted your measurements and then I was like wow those are so close to mine!!

[@Haffina]

As a plus sized lady I am so glad this showed up in my recommendations.

[@AlexandraRoedder]

Thank you! This is so inspirational. I'm a professional cellist and deeply interested in how wearing a corset/stays would affect my baroque cello playing. I was fascinated to see how high up on the back the mid-18th century garment went!

[@izzyjones7108]

I wish that the old age corsets and clothing styles were adopted by more mainstream companies. I loved how informative this was. thank you so much

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! And yeah, I feel like corsets are becoming a little more mainstream, but they still totally don't look like the historical ones!

[@micahmilne]

I really admire the courage involved in showing up on camera to unabashedly list your body measurements with absolute calm and neutrality. Your poise and quiet confidence is both impressive and wonderful to see. I hope to achieve that level of acceptance with my own body someday. (Our measurements are quite similar!)

[@Samanthasnow]

This was a great idea! I loved watching Nicole’s and it’s great to see how different bodies are affected. Great job!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you!

[@MonaSkovJensen]

I watched Nicole Rudolph's video, and I think that and yours was very interesting! There's a lot of people who should watch both videos. They'd learn a lot about the "tight lacing" myth. Your video was very well done.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much!

[@gigglesmurf2004]

I think that’s all that’s talked about today with modern off the rack corsets and “waist training” is just a modern term for tight lacing.

[@ah5721]

@@gigglesmurf2004 tight lacing only works if you have some space between ribs and hips and squish . I have neither and it'd hurt if I laced down to a 1" smaller. I love seeing the curvy ladies lace up and get thrusty busts and snatched waists go down 4" in the waist- its like magic . 😍🥰

[@gigglesmurf2004]

@@ah5721 I have to admit I’ve never thought about that. I’ve always been squishy even as a child. That as much as my body has give there are ones that don’t. Thank you.

[@TheEconWoman]

Women - you rock! Thank you so much for doing this. We need more women proud of their figures. Or at least not apologetic. Rock on!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! :)

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I only wish they made clothes and patterns for women like me at 5'5 and 167. It makes us like 3x or even 4x, if they have it at all.

[@LoveEntwined]

This was so informative! It was confidence-building too because seeing you being comfortable in your body makes me feel like I could be comfortable in mine. Thank you.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! :)

[@margaretsimkins6833]

What a wonderfully helpful video. Thank you so much!

[@sarahmwalsh]

This was such a great "survey" of historical corsetry and I think it's awesome that you've made it possible for people to see the progression of shapes and slight modification that happens through the years on different body types! Well done :-) I keep saying this, but I really mean it this time - I'm actually going to buckle down and make pair of mid-18th century stays that fit me! This is good inspiration to get on it.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! At some point, I should really try remaking my stays, but because of the stays I won, I probably will put it off for a long time. I might do 1790s transitional stays sometime next year, though, and I'll probably have to remake my 1910s corset soon, with how those eyelets are ripping out.

[@UwU_the_UwUer]

i really appreciate you talking about how the corsets were supposed to change the shape too. ive been wanting to make a corset to replace a bra since i'm an h cup and want more support, but it's been a little hard to pattern it since i want a modern shape to it. i think i'm going to have to combine aspects of different eras to get the look i want.

[@lynn858]

Thank you! I've come to the conclusion that none of these historical styles are what I want. Which is good information, and not bothersome at all as my fascination with historical costuming lies in inspiration, and not remotely in recreation.

[@emanonfox1709]

Just wonderful, so professionally presented in a straightforward way. Personally I liked the 1780's because it was so darned pretty, and I loved the 1860's because the shape was absolute perfection.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you!

[@juno5756]

When I watched Nicole's video, I couldn't wait for other youtubers to do historical corset comparisons on their bodies!! I love love love seeing how different bodies are affected differently (or even the same!) by different era corsets, and your video also gives a great timeline of styles!! 🥰

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

If you'd like to support my channel, you can join my Patreon! Thank you to all my amazing patrons! www.patreon.com/ladyrebeccafashions Also, metric friends -- I've had requests for the measurements in cm, so here you go! These are going to be laid out like Era: Bust, Underbust, Waist, Hip - so that this comment doesn't get too long. Modern: 122.2, 109.9, 101.0, 132.7 Mid-1700's: 119.4, 109.2, 100.3, 139.1 1780's (Me-made): 110.8, 106.0, 99.1, 135.9 1780's (Designs From Time): 122.9, 108.9, 100.0, 134.0 1820's: 115.3, 104.5, 101.0, 135.6 1860's: 121.9, 101.6, 94.6, 137.1 1870's: 110.8, 104.5, 101.0, 137.1 1900's: 125.7, 116.8, 94.3, 139.7 1910's: 124.5, 110.5, 104.5, 133.4

[@bettifortier2]

When you put the stays or corsets on, do you adjust your breasts - aka lift the actual breast or lean over and adjust breast tissue as one would so with a bra?

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

@@bettifortier2 Yes, I find that they always need some adjustment, just like with a bra.

[@bettifortier2]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions Thank you for your prompt response!

[@cynthiadugan858]

Enjoyed this very much! It’s interesting that your results were not all that different from Nicole’s. I actually expected more waist squish. In general though there was no significant change. The corsets and stays primarily smoothed and supported.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

It's true! Other than a very few people in the Victorian era, they were going for support, not compression.

[@catelynh1020]

I mean, people used to have to work in corsets/stays, so it would have been horrible if they did more than that. I personally find that wearing a corset helps with back pain from poor posture and wear mine periodically while working.

[@cherisseepp5332]

I often equate wearing a well fitting corset to wearing a modern back support belt. I’ve worked in manufacturing on the shop floor and often wonder if a corset could have been helpful in alleviating back pain both from lifting and from being on my feet all day.

[@liliannegauthier2905]

everytime you put on a new one I am like: oh this is my favorite!! FOR EVERYONE OF THEM , YOU LOOK AMAZING

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Hahah! I love that. Thank you! :)

[@galacticjester6668]

As a very curvy trans guy whose trying to get into corsets for the back support(I'm 30gg and allergic to synthetic fabrics 😔) and for the difference of silhouette it'll give in contrast to the modern woman's silhouette, this was very helpful

[@TobiasFangorIsntCis]

🤝

[@vintagepomegranate2981]

Thank you for making this!!! I loved watching Nicole Rudolph's video but I was wondering how different corsets affect people with a different body type, especially since I have more ~squishability~ than her. I hope more people continue to share how their different corsets shape their different bodies 💕

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! :)

[@terriz7791]

Amazing! I have never watched your channel, but you. showed up in my recommendations. I'm 2:15 minutes in and I already what you to be my best friend. I am plus size and I can't imagine telling anyone my measurements, much less on a KZbin video! i can't wait to watch more of your videos :)

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Aww, thank you so much! :)

[@hjames7914]

Girl, same.

[@AnastasiaR]

This is exactly the content we want and need! Such an informative video, Rebecca. I loved every bit of it. Also your craftsmanship is really something. Even on your first pair of stays tbh- they looked so pretty to me!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much!

[@katherinemorelle7115]

It’s really interesting how height changes things. I have really similar measurements- an extra couple of inches on the bust, a couple east on the hips, but it is pretty similar. And yet, if you’d asked before this video, I’d have told you that I was definitely at least a size or two larger. Because I’m 5’4”, so proportionally, I look quite a bit bigger. Doesn’t help that I’m always sitting down, so I look bigger still. It’s just amazing how much difference those six inches in height makes. Though I am lucky to have a pretty long waist, so I can corset down pretty significantly without feeling restricted at all. That’s nice.

[@emilysmith2784]

I am 5 2 and was thinking the same thing!!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I've always kind of been fascinated with the way height plays in with clothing sizes and weight, too. It's such an interesting sort of puzzle!

[@horsenroundstudio]

As someone who is 6' tall and about 10" larger in the hip (with a severe "butt shelf"), I found this really fascinating, especially with some of the notes about being a taller costumer. Thank you very much for doing this!

[@Moakmeister]

Dang, 6 foot tall women are rare.

[@horsenroundstudio]

@@Moakmeister Shopping has been a total pain, even when I was anorexic in high school.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! 5'10" is hard enough -- you have even more pattern adjustment to do than I do!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I don't have a butt at all. Lol

[@horsenroundstudio]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 LOL! Neither does most of my family. Jealous!

[@lynnball09]

I haven't even finished watching yet and I just have to say that I am SO EXCITED to have found your channel! I'm plus size, 3X these days, and I love historical fashion but rarely find pieces that really speak to me, especially as a nonbinary person, and fit my body. Thank you so much for making this video and I can't wait to watch more!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Aww, thank you so much! :)

[@frida7913]

I love this video, and I'm so happy you put your measurements in

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@NyxPhoenix]

Thank you so much for the video. I wish I had watched it BEFORE I made my stays (similar to your first one). I am a long waisted plus sized girl - who has an issue with her stomach - yup great choice on the stays for my two ""issues"". I am going to try long late 1930ish one.

[@criseastman6503]

Thank you for being brave and stating your measurements.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thanks! I would love to normalize things like that, because I feel like there's a ton more of us out there with similar larger measurements than media portrays!

[@criseastman6503]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions Yes there are. Often we are drawn to historical dress as it allows for and celebrates lager figures. It's always nice to humans shaped similar to me.

[@tealduckduckgoose]

This was so interesting! The difference of silhouette with often such small measurement change was fascinating

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@luv.my.pencil477]

I’m a total tomboy but so in love with vintage styles from many eras. Beautiful pieces!

[@wynnew.h5245]

I got halfway through this video and realised I'm not yet subscribed. Just fixed that! Love this content!

[@winterelizabeth3594]

When I say I cried when I put my first corset on was an understatement. I'm glad I found you.. this was not what I was trying to look for. But im glad I stayed

[@kimberlymcguinness6016]

Thank you for this. What I noticed was how the smoothness of the silowette created a smaller look. I am so inspired as you are the exact same measurements as myself, same height, and matching red hair (although mine is to my waist). I feel much better about myself.

[@MooCowKris]

I looooove this! I am so fascinated by historical fashion, but a lot of the content that is out there is by people who don’t look anything like me (I am short and a US 20/22) I really enjoyed getting an idea of what some of these clothes might look like on me!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much!

[@bekytg9393]

Thank you, thank you for putting together this video. I saw Nicole's video on the same subject, but alas I don't have a similar size body. My measurements would be similar to yours Lady Rebecca, but I'm 5'1". So when I saw your video I was so happy. Thank you also for explaining how you wear your 1910's corset. I'm currently making one, and I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the bust. So glad to hear you wear your modern bra. I will now too, seeing I'm bigger busted. Thank you again, appreciate your effort to putting this together.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@laurenhendrickson6077]

Thank you SOOOO much. This was so helpful to me. I have been planning on diving into a corset but wasnt sure what era would fit my desires the most. The late 1800s seems to be where it is at tho! Thanks for helping me narrow that down. I was suprised that most of the time the hour glass was not more exagerated. Top portions were pretty narrow compared to the hip.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! Good luck on your corset project!

[@TheWeezyOfOz]

I am almost a foot shorter than you but my ... Horizontal measurements are about the same. Thank you for posting such detailed information, I've been thinking of sourcing/making some supportive underwear of my own and you've helped inform my decisions

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@catherinepoteat]

I love this so much! As a larger woman myself I love the 1860s, 1870s and S-Shaped corsets the most too! Something about accentuating that waist and hips! They don’t lie gurl!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Yes, exactly! I feel like those styles really enhance your body, instead of trying to change them into other weird shapes.

[@jojannekevisscher9923]

I'm a sportswoman with a lot of muscle and a long waist, and these corsets are my favorite, too! My body doesn't like to be molded, and mid to late 1800's are the absolute best! They really said flattering, comfort AND support!

[@historiansrevolt4333]

Late to the party, but thank you! I love the other costumers I have found, but no one else is both tall and on the bigger size. At 5'11 it's hard to know how to deal with things when they are demonstrated on some nearly a foot shorter. Glad the Bridgerton loving algorithm sent you my way. :)

[@NaBa.O3O]

I came to watch this video for the corset content (that by the way you've delivered very well, it was nice and informative), but I must say: wow you have the most beautiful red hair I've ever seen!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much!

[@laurenphelps2843]

I fell in love with your channel with the plus size Victorian video detailing the different decades, this made me fall in love anymore. I aspire for the 1860s look aswell as the 1890s to 1900s look aswell. 🥺❤ You proved I can do it too! I'm a 52 bust, 41 underbust, 42 waist, 48 hip plus size lady (I'm a 42K cup!) And this just encourages me to go for it! Thank you so much!

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

That was absolutely awesome to see all your corsets and how they fit. I’m about the same size as you so this video is very helpful. I go to the Renaissance festivals (when there’s no virus) and I love the costumes but I’m afraid they won’t flatter me at all. Lately I’ve been making Viking era clothes. I actually like the apron dress I’ve made on me and feel it’s flattering. I’m currently making a 17th century cable tie corset for my daughter who’s a 36” hip. I have a Butterick pattern corset I started for myself 5 years ago and left it because it wasn’t flattering at all. This gives me the courage to try it again. Just for reference I’m 46 bust 38 ribs 40 waist and 52 hip and 5-6” tall. I really like your positive body image and it gives me the courage to be the same. My favorite corset of your is the blue Designs in Time one and your favorite pink one- there two pink one- I love both of them. I like the last one the least. It just seems not as supportive to me. Your sewing is very very good! I’m so inspired! Thank you for taking the time to film this and measure all the details. You’re beautiful!!

[@susanrussell8195]

I loved seeing this done by a plus size person. Very interesting.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you!

[@KKIcons]

Gosh the first pink early Victorian one is so flattering. My first corset was that style, and I can dance and wear it outside in the heat well. You have given me such a shot in the arm of inspiration to finish my other corset projects.

[@Alicia.Marie.13]

What i have learned is that most of these are SO flattering! At least to my standard of beauty (everyone has a different opinion! )

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you!

[@eyrebear1199]

I loved this video so much! Very interesting to see the difference each corsets make. The 1860’s corset looks so good on you 💕

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! I really do love that one. :)

[@ovidmedline]

You are beautiful! As a fellow plus, thank you for this informative video... really helpful to see the different shapes these garments give on our bodies.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@turtle4llama]

That 1820's one looks so amazingly comfy.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

It is!

[@mayalynn]

I'm so pleased to see this with someone close to my own measurements. Thank you so much for sharing your collection!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@angieswhim]

This was so helpful! I am in the mock up stage of making my first corset and have made 3 with what I thought were fit issues to find that is how it was supposed to fit! Hahaha. I have similar measurements on a 5'2" frame so I struggle with the opposite torso length issue but I never could tell if it was supposed to have that lower belly curve that stuck out. Thank you x1000!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I'm so glad it was helpful! I love that in several eras, they even glorified that curved belly look!

[@alkggkla5643]

Those were all gorgeous! Very inspiring work, thank you so much for sharing!

[@craftynekoLM]

This visual really helped me understand corsets and their differences so much better than any other video ever has. Now I get what all the differences in silhouettes are. Thank you. I also love the Victorian corset the most. Yes more videos like this 👍 👍 👍 😃

[@brookeallen9266]

the light pink color looks so lovely with your red hair, i’m in AWE 😭

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you!

[@McNerdyCostumesandProps]

So awesome to see this! I watched Nicole’s video as well so it was very informative to see the differences. That 1860s corset looks so beautiful and well-fitted on you!!!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much!

[@youreokay3847]

This video inspired me to continue working on a corset project I've been putting aside for months so thank you for the motivation

[@rccook3269]

Thank you for showing the differences. Corsets have always have fascinated me!

[@pfluorescentzebra7117]

Thank you, this is amazing. All the other corset videos I've seen are from ladies who's figure are so different from mine! Not to mention your makeup is on point. Love the red lipstick and the immaculate eyebrows!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much!

[@hannahphillips-ryan398]

very cool and informative! I liked Nichole's video, but I loved seeing yours! thank you for sharing your corset collection with us, as well!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much!

[@elizabethhatfield2115]

I really like your 1900s corset (the Truly Victorian pattern made from Dupioni). The color and lace go together wonderfully and they make you look lovely. --Lyssa WA, USA

[@kallandar13]

We have similar shapes and measurements, so I very much appreciate this video! I enjoyed Nicole’s video, but this one is much more useful to me. Thanks!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! :)

[@kallandar13]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I also want to say that you and Pocket Full of Poseys give me so much more confidence, as a plus-size costumer. I love Abby and Nicole and Bernadette and all the rest, but it can be intimidating and disheartening to see only thin bodies speaking out in the community, so thank you for welcoming us into your costuming journey!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

@@kallandar13 thank you! I would so love to normalize plus sizes, both in costuming and fashion in general. I think there's so many more of us than we realize.

[@user-vp1nh8xk1s]

Thank you for such an educational and amazing video!! You’re so interesting to listen to and so well-informed about these styles. I LOVE the regency corset on you, it’s so flattering to your natural figure and suits you beautifully-the detail stitching is also just lovely. Thanks so much for this video!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@VVilde36]

that blue and pink stay is so lovely! the style and colors are just

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you!

[@pippaseaspirit4415]

This was really fascinating and informative. The difference in shape from one to another is quite profound. I think the best thing that a corset does for larger ladies is to smooth out the front. It makes everything look so much better!

[@animosity9197]

Alright, this is like the third of your videos in a row that I've watched, and I loved them all. It is SO nice to see someone with a very similar body shape and size to me talking about corsets and historical costuming! I'm a costumer myself and I kind of got out of the habit of making things for myself when I started gaining weight, and it's nice to see you looking so great and explaining things so clearly about the costumes you are wearing!

[@thebookwyrmslair6757]

I've been seriously considering getting a corset instead of wearing bras... but right now I live in yoga pants and a t-shirt. Maybe when I start wearing skirts and dresses again?

[@NightmareVixen12art]

They are soooooo comfortable

[@thebookwyrmslair6757]

@@NightmareVixen12art I can imagine... I'm just not sure which historical style would suit modern clothing the best?

[@Raven5563]

Bless you!! We have almost the same measurements. You've made my day-- I feel much more confident in looking for a corset! By the way, I subbed, hit the like button and activated notifications. I look forward to seeing more from you.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Aww, thank you so much! :)

[@ladytyssa1716]

It was amazing - once Lady Rebecca put on a corset and modelled, she took on such an aristocratic air. Wonderful!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! 😊

[@katsmeow69]

So nice to see historical costuming done for plus size ladies by a plus size lady. thank you so much.

[@Maellen]

I can honestly say that this was my favourite vid of the week. Lovely and informative.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! :)

[@jaanacoon8612]

I love this. I am plus size as well and seeing the difference in the two videos is helpful. I have not started making any corsets or stays, but really want to. Just need to slowly aquire the necessary materials. But thank you so much for showing the plus size body in different corsets and stays. I am now subscribing! 💜

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! I'm glad it was helpful! :)

[@Jinx_890]

Thank you so much for this video! It's so difficult to find costuming videos that talk about plus size figures. I really really appreciate your channel. :)

[@katvaughn6201]

So many props!! For confidence, but also for editing and your presenting skills and for showing us everything up close and turning around every time so that we are able to see all angles! I really appreciate how thorough you are here and how you gave us any possible caveats - it was very scientific ❤️

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much!!

[@TheSharpenedPencil]

This was fantastic. Thank you! It was really cool to see how the metal busques became shaped to your body.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@HappyFreakingBitch]

I'm honestly thrilled to see that someone with almost my exact measurements look so good and seem so confident! Gives me hope for myself! ☺️

[@ancientswordrage]

This is such a fascinating video showing off such variation! I really like how you struck a balance between being scientific with measurements but also personal and honest with your comfort comments

[@jennivamp5]

This was so wonderful to watch! 😁 Thank you so much for sharing with us and being so open, your measurements are very similar to mine and this has really shown me what these corsets can look like on a body like mine and that they can 8 hugely flattering without being painful or uncomfortable. 😍💕

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@thenaughtyprintmaker4297]

Ooooh, thank you for this! This was really interesting. You and I have similar width measurements (though I'm significantly shorter!). I've been looking at ditching my modern bras for a historical alternative, this definitely gives me more to think about!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@jadehutchinson3211]

OH MY GOODNESS!! I’m so happy to have found this video! Our natural measurements are very very similar! It was so awesome to see this video! Thank you so much! So well done!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@Squashed-Potato]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video, it will really help me find out how much and what and where things will go (if that makes sense😅)

[@ElfExGirlfriend]

i cannot thank you enough for this video. as neat as Nicole's video was, it did not tell me anything I needed to know at my proportions. thank you again

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@ErnieWonk]

I love this video so much, it's so fun to learn about how the eras changed and how they effect so many differing body types. Humans can be amazing sometimes haha! You speak so calmly and lovely, it's so nice to listen and watch how you describe it all!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@selkiemorien9006]

The change in shape was really dramatic in some corsets/stays. Very interesting to see, where "extras" shift to in those styles. It gave me some inkling where I would need to put padding in :) Thank you for taking all that time to note and compare measurements! :)

[@mason2098]

I love your channel so much! I can not believe I haven't found your videos before now, you have amazing insight on dress history. The research and effort you put into your videos and your projects really shows, its incredible!! I hope your channel/audience keeps growing and we get to see more videos from you!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you so much!

[@love3sucks]

Such a lovely video! I only noticed that 46 minutes had passed when I got to the end lol you have a ln awesome voice and I learned a lot! Thank you!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!