Gone with the wind

  A Bit of History of the "Corset" [caption id="attachment_1957" align="aligncenter" width="335"] Old Century Corset[/caption] The "corset" has existed as far back as the early 16th and 17th century as an essential article of clothing used to shape the torso, support the back and support the bust.  They were tight and rigid and probably women back in those centuries did not do much labor. The Italians developed this little piece of undergarment and was introduced by Catherine Medici into France in the 1500s.  The corset was mainly worn as an undergarment that over…