Louisa Jane Dearing, 1859: Paired with a billowing ball gown skirt, this silk taffeta top—complete with a scooped neckline, fringe, box pleating, and a laced-up corset—delivered the waist-cinching silhouette that was oh-so in vogue when bride Louisa Jane Dearing wed Charleston native Henry Edmondston on December 28, 1859, in Augusta, Georgia.