Question

A debunked myth around this clothing item suggested that Catherine de’ Medici brought it over to France from Italy. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this clothing item historically lined with whalebone or steel, which was worn by women underneath dresses to shape their figure.
ANSWER: corsets
[10h] This empress commissioned rigid leather corsets which could be laced extremely tightly. This wife of Emperor Franz Josef was assassinated by the anarchist Luigi Lucheni in 1898.
ANSWER: Empress Elisabeth of Austria [or Elisabeth of Bavaria; accept Sisi in place of Elisabeth]
[10m] Corsets fell out of fashion during this period of British history, during which a monarch who may have suffered from porphyria was forced to step away from direct rule.
ANSWER: Regency era [prompt on Georgian era; prompt on the reign of George III]
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Virginia Tech BAppalachian State A100010
William & MaryAppalachian State B10101030
Duke BJames Madison A100010
Liberty BJames Madison B100010
UNC CNC State100010
TusculumLiberty A100010
UNC DUNC A100010
Virginia Tech AUNC B100010
VirginiaDuke A100010