Inès Gaches-Sarraute (1853–1928) was a French physician and corsetière.[1] She was the inventor of the 'health corset', later called the 'S-bend' corset.[2]

Life

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Concerned at the gynaeological effects of corsets on women, Gaches-Sarraute began pamphleteering on the subject in the 1890s. Her novel design of corset, introduced in her 1900 book, helped bring about a change in corset fashions in the early twentieth century.[1]

Works

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  • L'Exposition d'hygiène urbaine. 1886.
  • Etude du corset au point de vue de l'hygiène du vêtement de la femme. G. Masson, 1895.
  • L'hygiène du corset. 1896.
  • Le Corset: Étude physiologique et pratique. Paris, 1900.

References

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  1. ^ a b Libes, Kenna. "Inès Gâches-Sarraute and the Straight-Front Corset". Fashion History Timeline. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ Hill, Daniel Delis (2022). History of World Dress and Fashion (Second ed.). GeminiDragon Publishing. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-9864254-9-3.