The three images are an image of what can be considered an advertisement poster from the 1900’s of women wearing the new and old corset. The second image, which is a three dimensional garment, the corset which, is also a garment worn in the 1900’s. Lastly, the third image is a personal image taken in the white house during my time in DC. The Image that while be analyzed conceptually is the first image of the advertisement poster of the woman wearing corsets.
This image is more interesting than that of the others because it can in fact hit all the key topics. It has social, political and economic circumstances. It is also the better example of visual culture and it also is very relevant to what is happening currently with women and the waist…show more content… On one side of the image it show the Victorian corset, what was consider “The old corset silhouette” and the new corset silhouette known as the Edwardian S-bend. The whole idea behind these two illustrations was that the second image purpose was to show that it was healthier to wear the S-bend corset. “This corset forced the torso forward and made the hips jut out in back (History of corsets, Wikipedia)” This corset was supposed to be better than the old one in that took pressure off the stomach. It helped revile what was consider the “natural…show more content… “Man’s earthly interests,” he observes, “are hooked and buttoned together and held up by clothes.” Not only could clothing transform a person’s appearance, it could influence the actions and attitudes of both the wearer and the viewer (Roberts, 570)” The quote entertains two ideas, one is that this kind of dress “Corset” wasn’t just clothing but a symbol, a representation of this society and the second, the garment itself influences the viewer and the wearer of this garment attitude towards the
