Coverage dated October 16, 2026 to October 17, 2026
Why fashion’s obsession with the 'perfect body' is starting to fade
Headline from KESQ Palm Springs
Love it or hate it, clothing has often been designed around an idea of how the body should look. At the North Carolina Museum of History, The Shape of Fashion exhibits how corsets squeezed waists smaller while padded undergarments added curves wherever fashion suggested they should be.
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Love it or hate it, clothing has often been designed around an idea of how the body should look. At the North Carolina Museum of History, The Shape of Fashion exhibits how corsets squeezed waists smaller while padded undergarments added curves wherever fashion suggested they should be.
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