1860’s:Corsets return to fashion.  Corset “training” becomes the norm - reducing waists to such unhealthy leves that ribs and internal organs become deformed.  This sparks controversy over the health risk of corseting.

1875: Designer Susan Taylor Converse creates a garment called the “Union Under-Flannel” from woolen fabric. The garment is different from previous items as it has no bones, eyelets, laces or pulleys.  The garment is patented by manufacturers George Frost and George Phelps.