I see that some of them were captured walking while reading a book....not too far off from today with people walking and using their smart phones.
I watched an old ‘reality’ program from the UK (1999) over the weekend “The 1900 House”...one of the big problems back then were the restrictive, body altering corsets.
You make a good point but the outcome was so pretty and it forced a woman to have a nice posture while walking. I think Princess Kate wore some sort of corset for her wedding. Is it any different from today’s women who put themselves under the knife to alter their bodies?