Well, sure, but so are half the things 21st-century women wear on a day to day basis, compared to the 19th or 18th century. Western civilization is becoming progressively more naked.* Why, I bet when we live in climate-controlled space habitats everyone'll just be wearing boxers and panties, and people will complain that "that wedding dress is really just a negligee!" :)
* Note that I do not specifically endorse this, as I think high-necked, long-skirted gowns can be really, really hot.
Well, it's nicer than my comment: "Nice underwear. . . where's your dress?" Which I've said to people who have provoked me.
All kidding aside, I hate exposed/obvious boning. It's NOT hard to sew the casings only to the lining and keep the boning more or less unobtrusive (which is how I do corsets for "outerwear".)
See, to the unedumicated, that might just look like a nice design element. I don't know a whit about fashion or sewing, so I thought, 'huh, not bad' but if it had gone around horizontally, like a wine barrel, it might have been less attractive. ;)
Well, I've been doing too much historical costuming recently to let it go :). The 'Bar Wench' (http://www.buycostumes.com/Category/0/Product/18003/ProductDetail.aspx?REF=AFC-datafeed&AID=10273928&PID=2100672&SID=NAT49407-sc3606239) look is the historical equivalent of the Hooters uniform :}. You don't show off your underpinnings, it's tacky :).
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Date: 2007-09-24 09:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-24 09:53 pm (UTC):D
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Date: 2007-09-24 09:59 pm (UTC)* Note that I do not specifically endorse this, as I think high-necked, long-skirted gowns can be really, really hot.
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Date: 2007-09-25 12:49 am (UTC)Hmm...which could lead to the original form of marriage - public consummation?
Full circle and all that...
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Date: 2007-09-25 12:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-25 02:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-25 03:02 am (UTC)All kidding aside, I hate exposed/obvious boning. It's NOT hard to sew the casings only to the lining and keep the boning more or less unobtrusive (which is how I do corsets for "outerwear".)
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Date: 2007-09-25 05:03 am (UTC)You say that like it's a bad thing...
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Date: 2007-09-25 03:44 pm (UTC)Kittin
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