How to Use corsetry in a Sentence

corsetry

noun

• All that corsetry at this point in time is hard to countenance.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2019
• Friday, before the ball, the fan club put on a corsetry fashion show and a Bazaar Bizarre selling witchy goods.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2022
• Worn with corsetry, dark leather, and heavy boots, however, any pair of opera gloves (not just the pleather and latex ones) takes on a punk edge.
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2022
• Tuxedo suits emerged from the exploded bindings of red leather corsetry.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2018
• Stark, who is known for her subversive takes on corsetry, confronts that ambivalence head-on in The Tour.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Sep. 2023
• Bella, the queen of rebellious dressing, dabbled with yet more lace and corsetry after the sun set.
  — Eni Subair, Vogue, 3 May 2022
• Now, muse Hailey Bieber has become one of the first to road-test Donatella’s new-season corsetry, fresh from the catwalk.
  — Alice Cary, Vogue, 30 June 2022
• Intricate corsetry and boning adds gorgeous contrast to layers of tulle and chiffon—and the fullest of skirts.
  — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 7 June 2022
• Sleeves are bigger, necklines are more square in shape, and corsetry is officially back in style (even on the men’s ready-to-wear runways).
  — Alice Bell, Vogue, 27 June 2018
• After all, who wouldn’t want to wear corsetry and denim-on-denim with the same swagger as the superstar herself.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 21 May 2019
• Stanley Tucci plays a travel-show host; Italy, with a bit of corsetry and airbrushing, plays itself.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2021
• The little top, in this case, became corsetry worthy of a black tie affair paired with equally fancy and oversized trousers.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 19 July 2022
• Her styled corsetry, over-ear headphones and hair accessories are proof of this generation’s desire to reference the coolest parts of the past as their own.
  — Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2022
• Forget the Baywatch scoop-neck and say hello to ruffles, embellishments, and even corsetry!
  — Anny Choi, Vogue, 3 July 2019
• So what we're really known for, other than sleek lines and corsetry, is that element of luxury.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
• The collection, largely in black and white, was notably conservative, despite the net masks over the models’ eyes and tulle cage corsetry under it all.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
• That might explain why the spring collections—largely conceived in lockdown—are heaving with corsetry.
  — Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2021
• Think destroy, but for the boning and corsetry that once constrained and shaped the body, so that what is left is the suggestion of a shape with none of its corresponding limitations.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
• Most models didn’t wear bras, so perhaps after two years of casual corsetry dominating the trend cycle, the girls need a breather.
  — Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Sep. 2022
• Barton is clever, and so her sculptures are removable with magnets hidden in between seams or behind the boning of corsetry.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2023
• Her ready-to-wear is so relevant to today and to a younger generation, and her eveningwear, and her corsetry, is exceptional.
  — Mark Holgate, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2022
• Her 23rd birthday may not be traditional, but Hearns's slinky corsetry helped make Jenner's night special.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2020
• Based in San Francisco, the company helped bring corsetry back into the mainstream with its exquisite handmade pieces.
  — Cora Harrington, Allure, 8 Feb. 2018
• So were his trademark couture shapes — tight corsetry atop exuberant skirts — cut with a dash of sportswear and a splash of wit and mixed up with big, blowsy suiting in streetwear-meets-C-Suite proportions.
  — New York Times, 8 June 2022
• Victoria’s Secret veteran Gigi Hadid led the charge in lingerie as the stage filled up with models, who often turned out to be dancers disguised in neon body suits and corsetry.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 11 Sep. 2019
• Demand for bridal corsets also soared 291%, consistent with a growing appreciation for corsetry across the board.
  — Leah Dolan, CNN, 24 June 2021
• Almost every piece in the collection evokes corsetry, only here, instead of rigid understructures, there are tiny slits lined with a fishnet-like textile.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2021
• Isadore, a skilled compositor and typesetter, opened a printing shop downtown, while Gertrude worked nearby in the corsetry section of Jordan Marsh’s bargain basement.
  — Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
• Gibbons had created his very own fashion Frankenstein’s monster: a playful synthesis of sportswear and corsetry.
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
• Small classes of six students experience a hands-on emphasis on various disciplines from corsetry, leatherwork and tailoring to millinery, fabric dyeing and costume cutting.
  — Cathy Whitlock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Aug 2024