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English Rose Corsetry advertisementAdvert for the new corselette from English Rose corsetry, exquisitely styled and entirely without bones. It is described as a corselette with wired
Diet and Dieters by Joyce DennysA selection of types and the diets they are all eating in order to retain, or, in some cases, reduce their figures. Date: 1929
Kensitas cigarettes advertisement - they re slimmingAdvertisement for Kensitas cigarettes advising that the best way to avoid eating between meals, gaining unslightly fat and avoiding the future shadow (that of a portly older woman)
Comic postcard, Woman on the phone - reducing diet Date: 20th century
Advert for the Vaco Reducing Cup, which promises to take off flesh just where you want to lose it, by loosening the congestion of fat which then vanishes
Exercising in bedA woman exercising on her bed, using a Cush-up, patented by Marian Jacks of Old Bond Street who specialised in corrective anatomy
Clarks Thinning Bath SaltsA woman adding Clarks famous Thinning Bath Salts her to her bath in the hope of achieving a slim figure required of modern fashions. 1928
Advert for J. Roussel womens underwear 1930One-piece girdle with high-waist that gives a slimmer figure, also giving a comfortable wear, freedom of movement by using a flexible, porous elastic. 1930
The Modern Way to Health and BeautyCover of a 1930s pamphlet advising women on the best way to health and beauty. Illustration shows a woman in a blue shorts suit holding a large ball. Date: c.1937
Girdle that reduces waist and hipsNew hour-a-day girdle reducess waist and hips often 3 inches the very first week ! now at last you can wear the stylish, decoming clothes your heart desires - without worrying about an unattractive
Advertisement for Linia-belts 1930sAdvertisement for Linia-belts for figure-conscious men Early 20th Century
Advert for Veco reducing cup for weight loss 1926New 3 minute treatment takes off fat- just where you want to loss it! Amazing new discovery takes off flesh just where you want to loss it. No dieting - no pills - no discomforts
Abplanalp exercise regime advertisementAdvertisement for Abplanalp, a Swiss system of exercise and weight loss, showing a before and after photograph of a man whose waistline has improved considerably in the space of just two months
Advert for Leichners slim figure bath 1928Keep slim and fit. Safe, simple and convenient reduction in weight - better health - a clearer skin - all yours bedtime bath a packet of new and wonderful Leichners slim figure bath No.1001
Slimmer Extraordinaire! Before & AfterBefore & After - the remarkable results of going on a diet and how it affects ones choice of corset.... circa 1909
An advertisement for Clarks slimming bath saltsAn advertisement featuring Clarks bath salts, which are advertised as thinning. The picture shows a young woman, having emerged from her bath, draped in a towel and wearing slippers
Weight / Keep your FiggerFat lady admires her own substantial reflection in the mirror: " Whatever you do, girls - keep your figger!"