Spirella Corsets

Name: Spirella Corsets
Author: Spirella Corsets

Spirella Corsets (1913)

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“Spirella Corsets”, published in 1913, is a work by Spirella Corsets. It explores elements such as waist, bust and corset.

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Spirella Corsets, Spirella Corsets (1913)

“ New Spirella styles are being created continually, so that any gown may be worn over the Spirella corset with perfect comfort and supreme style. Our Continental styles come from Paris, Berlin and Vienna, while London furnishes ideas of English styles. These are adapted to the needs of American women so that the Spirella corset provides that necessary foundation for an exact fit which causes its wearer to feel her clothes become her and show her figure to the best possible advantage. No woman can know the highest possibilities of beauty in her figure until she has worn a Spirella corset. ”

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Spirella Corsets, Spirella Corsets (1913)

“ Comfort a Surprise
¶ It is this flexibility that makes Spirella corsets a revelation in comfort to those who wear them. It gives unrestricted freedom of movement. The tasks of the household are performed with ease and comfort. Bending over to sweep, to dust, to make the beds, or to care for the wants of the children is done as easily as though you had no corset on. The pleasures of outdoor life, tennis, golfing, canoeing, horseback riding may be indulged freely, as Spirella corsets give almost uncorseted freedom of movement. Spirella is the one corset that combines comfort with style. ”

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Spirella Corsets, Spirella Corsets (1913)

“ Support Without Restraint
¶ Corset boning is not the main factor in supporting the flesh. It is the cloth that holds the flesh in place. The honing acts mainly to keep the cloth stretched and free from wrinkles. This will be welcome news to many women who have cased themselves in heavy, steel jackets under the mistaken idea that only thus could they give themselves a good figure. To these, the lightness of Spirella boning will give a wonderful relief. In its extreme flexibility it yields with every movement of the body without pressure that hurts. ”

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Spirella Corsets, Spirella Corsets (1913)

“ Take measurements standing, and again sitting, to make sure that the boning in the corset will not be too long. Prove all measurements by taking them twice. Length of corset in front must not be confused with length of front clasp—the cloth always extends a little above and below the clasp, making the length of the corset greater than the length of the clasp. Give exact number of inches to each measurement. The more accurate you are, the better fit we can give you. ”

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Spirella Corsets, Spirella Corsets (1913)

“ It is the policy of the company not to send out a style selected by a customer if the given measurements show that it is not adapted to her figure. It is on this service that the remarkable success of Spirella corsets has been partially built up. Not only do we deem a satisfied customer our best advertisement, but for the sake of our own satisfaction, we desire not to send out a corset we are reasonably certain will not fit, nor give satisfaction. If you will follow carefully the directions and suggestions given above, you will have no difficulty in selecting the proper style for your figure. ”

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Spirella Corsets, Spirella Corsets (1913)

“ Heavy spoon clasp grips in under and aids in supporting excessive corpulency. Style 192 is one inch shorter above the waist than style 191, which is illustrated. In style 191 the bust measure is 13 inches greater than the waist measure; in style 192 only 12 inches greater. In both styles the hip measure is 13 niches greater than the waist measure. ”

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Spirella Corsets, Spirella Corsets (1913)

“ Hip, indicated by line M-M and line N-N on both diagrams is the distance in inches with tape drawn tightly around hips, 61⁄2 inches below waist line for medium length corsets, and both 61⁄2 and 9 inches below for corsets of extreme length.
¶ The measurements above and below waist line are taken as follows:
¶ (4) . Front clasp above waist, indicated by line 3-2 on diagram "A", is the distance in inches desired from the waist line to upper end of front clasp—not the top of the corset. ”

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Spirella Corsets, Spirella Corsets (1913)

“ Flatten prominent abdomen and reduce fullness in back, under arm and hips. Bust confiners should be worn with both styles as the bust of the corset is too low to control the usual bust development of the figure to which it is adapted. ”

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Spirella Corsets, Spirella Corsets (1913)

“ The rule is front-laced for excessive front flesh, and back-laced for excessive back flesh. The well proportioned figure, without excessive flesh front or back, may wear either front-laced or back-laced models, as she chooses. ”

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Spirella Corsets, Spirella Corsets (1913)

“ Fasten in front with buttons. Lower front is adjusted by surplice tabs and tapes which tie about the waist. Draw-tape in bust. Style 81 is one inch longer all around the bottom than style 80, which is illustrated. ”

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