[.bbc: h2g2.] - this is a very interesting site where essays written by unnamed h2g2 researchers are posted about subjects and then people comment on them. Posts of similar subject are linked together at the bottom of the essay.

[.bissonnette.] - the lingerie collection of the Kent State University Museum, including corsets. divided up by time periods.

[..body play..] - the home of body play magazine, a body modification mag, including some tightlacing info

[..caging women..] - a nifty info site about women's undergarments from 1845-1900, plus a pictorial timeline

[..CNN: Corsets an exhibit in restraint..] - a CNN story about corsets, including a downloadable video

[..corset dk..] - a frequently updated log of new corset related events in the media and on the internet as well as corset related links

[..corset making supplies..] - a site made in cooperation with Delicious Corsets that sells, you guessed it, corset making supplies. Its a great source of corset laces too.

[..corsets and crinolines..] - a great source of victoriana and edwardian info including a nifty timeline

[..elegant lacing..] - a corset enthusiast's site, some pictures, nifty lacing videos to download and watch, and a well updated weblog journal

[..european corset society..] - an international society of people with an interest in corsets, the english and Swedish versions of the site aren't up yet, its only available in German for now

[..farthingales..] - a great resource for corset makers and sewers in general, provides patterns and hard to find corset construction materials

[..fashion gallery..] - pictures of fashions throughout the ages as well as great descriptions and explanations

[..fashionable torture..] - an interesting website that speaks of fashion trends specifically relating to corsets and shoes. It includes plenty of pictures.

[..julie prue's corset fiction page..] - a nice collection of corset short stories as well as a Camille Clifford page

[..lysteria's corset diary..] - not often updated, hasn't been updated since 05/22/01, but is an interesting read

[..pat robeson's corset news and bondage review..] - this is mostly geared towards the bondage enthusiast, however it does have a nifty section with saved usenet posts relating to corsets.

[..romantasy..] - this is a collection of corset designers, info, and advice. The owner is working on the "corset diet" book. They also offer a chat.

[..snowball's diary..] - the online diary of a corset enthusiast turned tightlacer

[..staylace..] - Great info, updates, galleries, pin-ups, and a chat. It also has a nifty section with medical advice relating to corsetry.

[..tight tales..] - this is a great collection of corset and tightlacing related fiction

[..tracey's silhouette..] - a great source of historical corset info and a nice gallery of "real" people in corsets.

[..urban legends references.] - this page talks about the myths that Cher and other stars have had rib removal surgery and then goes on to talk a good bit about the practice of corsetry

[..vajsha's corsetry page..] - a good source of links to corset history, corset making, and corset buying

[..victorian corsets..] - a good source of corset info, stories, and letters

[..waisted..] - how to make, care for, and lace yourself into a corset

[..waisted minds..] - the corset site of a corset enthusiast, includes pics, a diary, and informative corset tidbits

[..biography of Ethel Granger..] - a bio of the world record holder with the smallest waist, 13 inches, as written by her husband, Will Granger

[..body play magazine..] - a body modification mag, including some tightlacing info

[..bound to please..] - an academic study of the corset, its effects, and how it was viewed in the Victorian era written from a feminist standpoint, a rather anti-corset book

[..cocoa and corsets : a selection of....] - a collection of late victorian and edwardian posters and showcards

[..corsets : a visual history..] - doesn't the title say it all?

[..corsets and crinolines..] - a well recommended source of info for costume enthusiasts and corset makers

[..extreme beauty: the body transformed..] - this book talks about all sorts of body modifications, from push-up bras, to bustles, to platforms, to our beloved corset

[..fashion and fetishism : a social history....] a social history of the corset, tightlacing and other forms of body sculpture in the west

[..fetish fashion: undressing the corset..] - a photography book of men and women, all shapes, ages and sizes, in tight laced corsets

[..figure training fundamentals..] - written by Ms. Antoinette, of Versatile Fashions, available on that site only

[..foundations of fashion : the symington collection..] - an illustrated historical discussion of corsetry from 1856 to the present day

[..freaks of fashion: the corset & the crinoline..] - history of the corset as well as the pros and cons of tightlacing

[..gothic beauty magazine..] - a newish gothic fashion mag, includes lots of fashion corset pics, as well as some corset articles, each issue gets better

[..inside out-brief hist/underwear..] - as the title states, a history of underwear, including the corset

[..j c creations corset letter..] - a custom corset maker with a snail mail newsletter that they release on a twice monthly basis

[..skin two magazine..] - a British fetish fashion mag, plenty of corset pics and articles, plus modern day corset pin-up, Dita Von Teese poses for them frequently

[..support and seduction : the history of....] - top notch illustrations and plenty of historical facts and anecdotes

[..the beauty of fetish..] - fetish photography by famed photographer, Steve Diet Goedde; plenty of corset pics here

[..the beauty of fetish: volume 2..] - even more fetish photography by famed photographer, Steve Diet Goedde; plenty of corset pics here too

[..the corset: a cultural history..] - in this book, Valerie Steel explores the "complex gender politics surrounding the corset controversies of the past"

[..the corset diet book..] - put together by Ann Grogan, founder of Romantasy and long time corset enthusiast

[..the little corset book : a workbook on period underwear..] - a mini guide to corset construction

[..waisted efforts : an illustrated guide corset making..] - a well recommended book for those of you interested in corset making

[.corset college.] - this used to be a yahooclub, then when yahoo made the move to its groups, this club became a website. I've heard good things about it's chat room

[.corset heaven.] - an extensive messageboard including FAQs, chatting, and shopping

[.corsetry and tightlacing forum.] - a great messageboard for advice/rants/raves about corset related topics

[.corsetta ezboard.] - a nicely organized messageboard on lots of corset related topics

[.corsetted discussion list.] - [.c.o.r.s.e.t.t.e.d.] website's discussion list

[.google groups.] - google groups are a great interface for many if not all the old usenet groups, the ones that I've found to post the most corset related info are alt.gothic.fashion and alt.fashion.corsetry

[.romantasy.] - this site holds corset chats for serious corseters, dates are announced through the main page and the mailing list

[..starkers chat..] - this custom corset has a nifty chat interface

[..staylace..] - the long island staylace association's chat page and also check out their new discussion forum

[..Steffi-Korsettseite Chat..] - a chat is held here every Tuesday at 8pm, in German only though

[..the right-place chat..] - this chatroom, also is German only

In this section I will be posting links to online articles related to corsetry. Because e-zines change their content and delete info so often, I will also be housing a copy of each article I link on this site. Once it disappears from the original site it was housed on, it'll live on through corsetted.com.

[.australia museum online: corsetry shaping the waist.] - an interesting little overview of corsets with quotes from people and a few pics, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.bizarre: the corset.] - an article including an interesting tidbit about ancient Egyptian tightlacers, click here to view the corsetted.com copy

[.the chronicle of higher education: a second look at the big squeeze.] - an exceedingly well researched and well thought out article about corsetry and Chinese foot binding and the psychology involved with both, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.the clothesline journal: commonly held misconceptions about historic costume.] - another very well researched article about the many myths involved with corsetry and the Victorian era in general, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.corsets and crinolines: the comical corset.] - an excellent article on an aspect of the corset not often written about, corset satire, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.discovery channel: caresse crosby and the brassiere.] - an interesting historical article about the invention of the bra and its evolution from the corset, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.daily fashion buzz: cinch me up, scotty!.] - a hodge podge of well researched facts and gossippy nonsense, it was originally available on http://www.dailyfashionbuzz.com/article1006.html, but that site is now down, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it as well as some of my editorial notes

[.enquirer: love me slender.] - an interview with tightlacer, Spook, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.financial times: how to spend it: the corset.] - an article citing some of Valerie Steele's work, comparing corset use to cigarette addiction, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it as well as a bit of an editorial by yours truly

[.the golden gate: break out the fainting couch, corsets aren't just for southern belles anymore.] - an interview with Ann Grogan, owner of Romantasy, and corset enthusiast, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.loving your curves: painful beauty?.] - this article has great historical info as to the origins of the corset, its not really a pro corset article though, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.the atlanta journal-constitution: restrictions may apply.] - an interesting article about girdles and corsets, though it overemphasizes the restriction that a corset places on the wearer, its not that hard to sit down in a corset! Click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.salon.com: death and the maiden.] - a well researched and well written article incorporating (comparing and contrasting) the corset books of Valerie Steel and Leigh Summers as well as the dual roles of the corset as an article of either female suppression or empowerment, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.the salt lake tribune: either enslaving or enticing, corset's popularity endures for centuries.] - a well written article citing Valerie Steel and talking about corsets recurrent comebacks in fashion, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it

[.the village voice: tighten up.] - another interesting well researched article citing Valerie Steel and though it definitely has an anti-corsetry tone to it, click here to view the corsetted.com copy of it