Buikband tevens kousenhouder (reform)

In the 1880s the wasp waist determined the face of fashion. The silhouette desired was achieved by wearing a corset. The Association for the Improvement of Women’s Clothing (Dutch abbreviation VvVvV), founded in 1899, rejected this disfiguring of the female body. A few doctors also argued for reform clothing: loose outer garments made of materials that breathe and tricot underwear that doesn’t pinch.

Buikband tevens kousenhouder (reform)

In the 1880s the wasp waist determined the face of fashion. The silhouette desired was achieved by wearing a corset. The Association for the Improvement of Women’s Clothing (Dutch abbreviation VvVvV), founded in 1899, rejected this disfiguring of the female body. A few doctors also argued for reform clothing: loose outer garments made of materials that breathe and tricot underwear that doesn’t pinch.