Boulevard de Strasbourg, Corsets

Eugène Atget

National Gallery of Art

This black-and-white photograph shows a storefront with multiple mannequins displayed in the window. The mannequins don't have heads or arms, and they show torsos with thin waists and round hips. Various corsets with bows and ruffles are arranged neatly on the mannequins seen through the windows. On the left, the door of the storefront is partially open, and one mannequin in a corset hangs in front of the door. The sign above reads "CORSETS," with smaller signage on the window and door. The window on the left of the door appears to show folded corsets or other corsetry accessories.