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Sunday, 17 January 2010

Sunday definition: Boning



With the simplification of life and of fashion, the boning of dresses has come into use - and this does away with the heavy corsets our grandmothers wore.
When you wear a strapless dress, boning is absolutely essential.

The Little Dictionary of Fashion
Christian Dior

First published 1954

V&A Publishing, 2008, page 17

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