--- product_id: 109255748 title: "Corsets and Crinolines" price: "1247 kr" currency: NOK in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.no/products/109255748-corsets-and-crinolines store_origin: NO region: Norway --- # 25 scalable historical patterns 500+ years fashion evolution 100+ detailed illustrations Corsets and Crinolines **Price:** 1247 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 👗 Unlock the secret shapes of history’s most iconic silhouettes! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Corsets and Crinolines - **How much does it cost?** 1247 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.no](https://www.desertcart.no/products/109255748-corsets-and-crinolines) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Visual Storytelling:** Over 100 illustrations and archival extracts bring historical garments vividly to life. - • **Authentic Pattern Library:** Access 25 meticulously drafted, scalable patterns for corsets, crinolines, bustles, and more. - • **Curated Research Resources:** Comprehensive further reading and museum references for deep historical and textile knowledge. - • **Timeless Fashion Chronicles:** Explore 3 centuries of transformative women's dress styles from 1500s to 1920s. - • **Expert Craftsmanship Insights:** Detailed appendices guide modern costume makers through traditional corset and crinoline construction. ## Overview Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh is a definitive historical guide tracing the evolution of women's foundational garments from the 1500s to the 1920s. Featuring over 100 illustrations, 25 scalable original patterns, and expert construction notes, this book is an essential resource for costume designers, historians, and fashion enthusiasts seeking authentic, detailed insights into centuries of transformative dress styles. ## Description In this classic book, Norah Waugh explores the changing shapes of women’s dress from the 1500s to the 1920s. Simple laced bodices became corsets of cane, whalebone and steel, while padding at shoulders and hips gave way to the structures of farthingales, hoops and bustles. Corsets and Crinolines explains the cyclical nature of these fashions, and how waists and skirts changed shape and size through three distinct eras: The 1500s to 1670―farthingales and whaleboned bodies. 1670 to 1800―Stays and hooped petticoats. 1800 to 1925―corsets, crinolines and bustles. Each section describes how these garments originated, how they became popular and how they emerged as central to the fashions of the time. Extracts from diaries, journals, poems and newspapers, as well as over 100 illustrations, demonstrate the variety of these ubiquitous items of clothing throughout modern history. Corsets and Crinolines also contains a wealth of practical notes and resources for today’s costume makers and designers, including: Scaleable patterns for the construction of 25 different bustles, crinolines, corsets, corselets, stays, pocket hoops, hooped petticoats and bodices. Detailed appendices on the manufacture of corsets and crinolines, including farthingales, supports and hooped petticoats. A list of further reading, including costume histories; textile and weaving histories; reconstruction of period clothing; contemporary application of foundational garments; and a list of museums and institutions with period clothing collections, for first-hand study. A glossary of terms and materials. Review: Fantastic book! - A great book to have if you are looking at recreating historical garments, the book includes patterns which you can scale up and then adjust to your size. Although this book is not really suitable for a beginner as scaling up the pattern by hand is not the easiest thing to do but you can scan it onto the computer instead (there are tutorials available on YouTube) then you would have to make a number of mock ups to get your desired size, it is a long winded way to get the final result but these patterns are drafted from original garments so you will be getting a very accurate result Review: Gorgeous book - Gorgeous book which I have wanted for ages. Fabulous info and explanatory photos and diagrams. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 502,899 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 384 in History of Women & Art 502 in Fashion History 966 in Scientific History & Philosophy References | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 236 Reviews | ## Images ![Corsets and Crinolines - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51jpYsNj+IL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic book! *by C***E on 3 December 2020* A great book to have if you are looking at recreating historical garments, the book includes patterns which you can scale up and then adjust to your size. Although this book is not really suitable for a beginner as scaling up the pattern by hand is not the easiest thing to do but you can scan it onto the computer instead (there are tutorials available on YouTube) then you would have to make a number of mock ups to get your desired size, it is a long winded way to get the final result but these patterns are drafted from original garments so you will be getting a very accurate result ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gorgeous book *by D***Y on 31 January 2023* Gorgeous book which I have wanted for ages. Fabulous info and explanatory photos and diagrams. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lovely book! *by C***R on 9 April 2020* Haven't drafted from it yet, but it's great to have this many patterns to study! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.no/products/109255748-corsets-and-crinolines](https://www.desertcart.no/products/109255748-corsets-and-crinolines) --- *Product available on Desertcart Norway* *Store origin: NO* *Last updated: 2026-09-16*