Wasp waist
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- Note
- Wasp waist is a women´s fashion silhouette, produced by a style of corset and girdle, that has experienced various periods of popularity in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its primary feature is the abrupt transition from a natural-width rib cage to an exceedingly small waist, with the hips curving out below. It takes its name from its similarity to a wasp´s segmented body. The sharply cinched waistline also exaggerates the hips and bust.
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Gemälde Catharina Elisabeth v. Katte
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Image: Stadt- und Regionalmuseum Perleberg - CC BY-NC-SA
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