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sheath corset

German translation: Unterbrustkorsett

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English term or phrase:sheath corset
German translation:Unterbrustkorsett
Entered by: Stefanie Sendelbach

13:53 Oct 4, 2009
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
English term or phrase: sheath corset
Ein geschichtlicher Abriss über die Entwicklung von Mode und Modezeichnungen:

Following the extreme hourglass silhouette at the turn of the century (es geht um die Zeit nach 1900), fashion details focused on the bust line; the introduction of the sheath corset influenced a new, more elongated silhouette.

Die Korsetts aus der Zeit davor werden als "constricting S-shaped corset" bezeichnet.

Danke im Voraus!
Stefanie Sendelbach
Germany
Local time: 02:54
Unterbrustkorsett
Explanation:
Gegen 1900 entwickelte sich eine neue Korsettform: Das S-Korsett, das die Brust raus- und den Bauch reindrückt und damit eine unnatürliche Haltung erzwingt. Um 1910 wurde dieses S-Korsett durch Unterbrustkorsetts abgelöst
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Harry Bornemann
Mexico
Local time: 18:54
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Perfekt, danke!
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3 +2Unterbrustkorsett
Harry Bornemann
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Maybe
Vera H.

  

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Unterbrustkorsett


Explanation:
Gegen 1900 entwickelte sich eine neue Korsettform: Das S-Korsett, das die Brust raus- und den Bauch reindrückt und damit eine unnatürliche Haltung erzwingt. Um 1910 wurde dieses S-Korsett durch Unterbrustkorsetts abgelöst


    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsett
Harry Bornemann
Mexico
Local time: 18:54
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
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Perfekt, danke!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vera H.: Genau das hab ich auch gesagt... nur etwas später...
6 mins
  -> Danke, ich bin leider noch kein Fachmann für Damenunterwäsche, könnte mich mit dem Thema aber durchaus anfreunden.. ;-)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): soweit war ich mit meinen Recherchen auch gekommen, nur nicht ganz sicher, ob das tatsächlich gemeint war; die Welt der Korsetts ist etwas "einengend", oder?
3 hrs
  -> auf jeden Fall atemberaubend :-)
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4 hrs
Reference: Maybe

Reference information:
Judging from your time period and this article, could there be two terms for the same thing? If so the German "Unterbrustkorsett" might work. After all, a "sheathing" is a cover, "Hülle", which a longline corset would have represented.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corset



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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-04 18:04:48 GMT)
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My title did not post correctly, it should read : "Maybe *sheath corset* and *longline corset* are the same thing"

Example sentence(s):
  • The corset reached its longest length in the early 20th century. The longline corset at first reached from the bust down to the upper thigh. There was also a style of longline corset that started under the bust, and necessitated the wearing of a brasserie
  • Um 1910 wurde dieses S-Korsett durch Unterbrustkorsetts abgelöst;

    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsett
Vera H.
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