Tag: classical art

• The Belly Pad Craze of 1793 | Baby History

  

  Due to the clingy neo-classical fashions of the 1790s-1810s, for the first time in hundreds of years natural feminine figures were on public display. The change in fashions, within a generation, was dramatic especially in France. The empire waist emphasized the size of the belly making it difficult to hide excess body weight– or a…

  Aradia Wyndham

  October 26, 2022

  Pregnancy, Video

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