In the Middle Ages,
she maintains the dress, holds the garment close to the body, adjusts the length of the garment by making it blouse or not
, explains Denis Bruna in
History of modes and clothing
(Textuel Editions).
She wears many small objects slipped under her headband or attached to her by leather laces or metal stirrups ... thus leaving freedom to the hands. "
Even today, the belt plays an aesthetic role by emphasizing the waist.
It is the extension of the body and segments it.
In the 1930s, it thickened and its curl became decorative, especially for evening wear.
The following decade, it widens more making almost believe in a return of the corset.
It was not until the 1960s that she released the waist by resting on the hips.
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