The myth of the teeny-tiny Victorian waist
Hannah Fry
May 15, 2025 11:58
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The 1892 March edition of the photographic journal "Photography" contains details on how to achieve the best "waist reduction" on a photograph and also gives us this gem:
"Ladies I have ever found most grateful for these mercies, even the most modest will at least show their appreciation... Where the dressmaker fails, the retoucher steps in"
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