Question
A “rational” type of these objects designed by physician Inès Gaches-Sarraute (“gash sa-ROTE”) accounted for women with shorter torsos. For 10 points each,
[10e] Name these objects worn in the Victorian era that accentuated feminine traits like a small waists and wide hips.
ANSWER: corsets [or corps; prompt on stays, pair of bodies, pair of stays, jumps, waistcoat, cotte, or whaleboned-body or undergarments]
[10m] Corsets often included this material sourced from a marine animal. The difficulty of hunting the animals that possess this product drove the prices of corsets very high.
ANSWER: baleen [or whalebone]
[10h] This European noblewoman apocryphally banned large waists in her court when she passed a decree requiring all women to wear corsets. This early fashion icon in Europe brought the trend of scented gloves to her husband’s court in France.
ANSWER: Catherine de’ Medici [prompt on Medici]
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