300 years of bodies and corsets in their rhythmic manifestations

The article reflects on a research project analysing 300 years of the practice ofconstraining feminine torso, aiming at presenting theories supporting investigationto expose how their intersection and articulation could become method for fashionobjects. Stemming from semiotics works concerned with plastic objects, mainlythe proposed by Greimas further developed Floch Oliveira, we present anaddress Fashion beyond its visual dimension, exploring manners in which relationsbetween body dress are problems discourse narrative interactions, returningto Greimas’ Standard Semiotics Landowski’s Socio-semiotics. combination theoriespresented this piece was used to examine corpus apparatuses utilised reshapea woman’s silhouette throughout history, 18th century present, such ascorsets crinolines, as well various other types shapewear, theanalysis texts, Artworks, literary works, pieces popular culture andadvertisement. work presents steps investigation taking place between 2012and 2014 – selection analysis future developments stemmingfrom that first exam, bringing about reconstruction results methodologicproposition can serve sartorial objects but is equally pertinent any manifestation subjected rhythmic changes.