Last Day of School This Trimester

This month, I have managed to accomplish mostly everything that has needed to be done even though I had found my topic at a late time. One important thing that I thought was not possible to complete was my proposal but when you think about it, if it is hard to write the proposal, then you really do not have the project planned out yet. So after planning more things I finished it. Now, for today, I need to do my notes.

What I Did Today

Today, I got back my peer edited copy of my webliography and there are serious revisions needed to be done. I was doing that while I realized my unique facts are not completed so I was looking at my sites for more facts. At the beginning of class, I worked on my timeline, and now it has most of the things I plan to do on it. A few days ago, I started a prewriting of my proposal, but I do not have a rough draft, or started on one yet. I plan to do most of these things this weekend so the pile of work can go down.

My Webliography

• * “Burlesque Hosiery”http://www.the-gunpowder-plot.co.uk/burlesquehosiery.html
• This site has the different types of corsets and describes the looks females want. Since it isn’t very long I give it a 4.
• * “Corset” http://hubpages.com/hub/Corset
  This article talks about the different types of corsets and how they are made for people. It also explains the popularity. I would give this site an 8.
• * “Corset Health Issues” http://lingerie.lovetoknow.com/Corset_Health_Issues
  This article talks about what a corset can do to your health if you are a tightlacer. The article seems to be outdated so I would give it a 6.
• * “Corset Shapes and Styles” http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art6353.asp
  This explains the different types of corset, how they fit on people, and the body looks people strive for. I would give this article a 7.
• * “Don’t Get Sucked In by Corsets,” http://www.smh.com.au/news/health/dont-get-sucked-in-by-corsets/2007/07/23/1185042998787.html
  This site explains the health effects that corsets can cause. It also slightly explains psychologically what is happening to people in relation to the fashion industry. On a scale of 1-10, I would give this site a 10.
• * “Fabric Corsets: Fashion for Today and Yesterday” http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/68262/fabric_corsets_fashion_for_today_and.html
  This article describes the looks females want now and why. It explains how the corset is a major part in this. I would give it a 7.
• * “Hold Your Breath: Corsets Return” http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050327/NEWS/503270327/1016
  This article talks about the cost of corsets. It also explains corsets now and their popularity. I would give this article an 8.
• * “Renaissance Life” http://www.realarmorofgod.com/renaissance-era.html
  This site explains many popular subject that people would like to know about the renaissance. It explains what it was, the life during that time, the clothing and fashion. I would give this site a 10.
• * “The Corset,” http://www.vertetsable.com/demos_corset.htm,
  This site helps me understand how corsets are created. This helps me understand how it would affect a person of any body type. On a scale of 1-10, it would be an eight. This site helps me answer two of my foundation questions.
• * “Undressing your Heroine” http://kalenhughes.com/_wsn/page5.html
  This site explains how it feels to wear a corset by any body type, how it feels, explains any myths, and why they were popular back in the renaissance and now. I would give this site a 10.
  

My collage

Here is my collage. I had planned to finish it earlier but I was caught up with finding good web sites. In my opinion it is pretty good but the lady on the left's shape is scary. I wonder if that is even possible. But anyways, it is done.

Foundation Questions

Here are my foundation questions. Some of these I know a little about but I would like to know more in general. I know for sure that there will be more to this list.

Essential Question: “How do corsets from the Renaissance era compare to modern corsets?”

1. What are the different types of corsets?
2. What are the health effects of corsets?
3. What are the different parts of a corset and what do they do?
4. What corsets are more commonly worn today?
5. What corsets were worn more commonly during the renaissance?
6. What materials are used to make corsets today and in the past?
7. How are corsets made for larger people? For smaller people?
8. From now and the renaissance era, what were the looks people are striving for?
9. What differences are in the appearances of corsets from the renaissance and now?
10. Were corsets a common article of clothing in the past and now?
11. What is the History of corsets?

My Key Terms

Most of these words I never heard of before. From learning what they are, corsets sound really painful and health hazardous.

Key Terms

1. Bodice- a laced up top or upper part of a dress
2. Boning-a stiff material put into a garment that can shape it into a desired look
3. Grommet-protective eyelet in a material that prevents damage either to the material or to a rope passed through it
4. Seamstress-a woman who sews or has an occupation of sewing
5. Corset-a stiff garment worn to shape your upper body a certain way
6. Silhouette-with a light background, having something appear dark
7. Chemise- an undergarment dress that catches body oils and sweat
8. Glénard's disease- when you wear a corset too much for long periods of time, you lose abdominal muscle tone and your visceral organs (mid-body) becomes displaced
9. Busk- the part of the corset on the front that is used to keep it straight and upright
10. Tightlacing-(also called corset training and waist training) you tightly lace up a corset to reshape your waist and ribcage

I Found it

I have no idea why I couldn't figure this out earlier but now I have my topic! I want to do my project on an article of clothing I love, corsets. I want to do a comparison of corsets of the rennisaince era and modern corsets. So my essential question would be; How do corsets from the rennisaince era compare to modern corsets? Now what I need to do is all the assignments that have been given from the beginning of September.