This glass slide illustrates the difference in corset waistlines from 1900 to 1931 in five steps. It was used as part of the Berlei training for prospective fitters.
Born Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann on 6 July 1886 in Sydney, Kellerman (her stage name) was diagnosed with rickets as a young child. Rickets is caused by vitamin D deficiency, resulting in the sof
La Fée Aux Fleurs (The Flower Fairy) features a woman dressed as Jeanne Antoinne Poisson, the Marquise de Pompadour, member of the French court and mistress of Louis XV.