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Documentary which traces the history of the corset, cast through history as a sartorial baddie responsible for pain, fainting fits and the Victorian hourglass figure. But the Edwardians changed it from an instrument of torture and repression to a symbol of female sexuality and power.

30 minutes

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Sun 4 Nov 2007 19:00

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