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[Event Date:] 21st Feb, 1700 [Event Title:] 17th Century [Event Description:] 
In the seventeenth century, corsets became more like the corsets we recognise today. They known as ‘stays’ and were more usually made with whalebone rather than iron. Petticoat hoops and rolls fell out of favour giving the lower half of the body a more natural shape.
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