_:vb7339261 "2017 June 30, Ruth La Ferla, \u201CIn \u2018The Beguiled,\u2019 Pretty Confections Whipped Up to Seduce\u201D, in The New York Times\u200E[1], \u2192ISSN:"@en . _:vb7339261 "For a festive dinner, the belles pull out the stops. \u201CPull it tighter,\u201D one urges as her corset is laced. Having unearthed their taffeta gowns from deep storage, they show off pinched waists, bare arms, throats and shoulders."@en .