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Elizabeth Swann fitted into a corset.

"I'm gonna teach you the meaning of pain!"
"Do you like pain? Try wearing a corset.
"
Jacoby and Elizabeth Swann[src]

A corset was a woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supported the waistline, hips and bust. An integral part of women's wardrobes, corsets were a support garment commonly worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape, traditionally a smaller waist or larger bottom, for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or with a more lasting effect), or support the breasts. It was most often laced in the back, and was, at first, a garment reserved for the aristocracy.

History[]

Elizabeth Swann once wore a corset for Commodore James Norrington's promotion ceremony. However, Elizabeth found it very tight and made it very difficult for her to breathe, leading her to lose consciousness and topple over Fort Charles battlements to the ocean below. However, Elizabeth was rescued by Captain Jack Sparrow, who cut off her corset once she was taken to the docks to recover.[1]

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  • On Elizabeth Swann's physical changes in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, actress Keira Knightley said, "I've got the best of both worlds. I get to look every bit the prim and proper young lady in beautiful dresses, albeit tied up in a corset [...] Poor boys, they wore the same outfit every day for six months."[2]
  • On Angelica's costume for On Stranger Tides, costume designer Penny Rose said she wanted to accentuate Penélope Cruz's figure, "so she's wearing a leather corset curtsied in strips, which accentuates the upper part of her body."[3]
  • There are a number of popular misconceptions surrounding corsets depicted in Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The garment worn by Elizabeth in The Curse of the Black Pearl was known as (a pair of) stays; the term "corset" did not come to be until the 19th century, and refers to a later invention. Corsets and stays also did not cause the wearer to faint, as tightlacing was not common practice.[citation needed]

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