From a 1770 corset to a 2014 bra-and-panty set in lacy stretch silk, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology has put the focus on lingerie and ladies foundation garments in a new exhibition.

A model wears a design from the Bora Aksu collection during London Fashion Week, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) A model wears a design from the Bora Aksu ...

SEATTLE — There’s a shop tucked in a basement in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood that has created corsets for Fergie, Madonna, and Victoria's Secret. Their corsets have appeared on stage and screen.

Whether it is crafted from soft, hand-spun silk or sculpted from hard metal, corsets no longer hide the body, they highlight ...