Suck It in, Corsets Are Back

N E W   Y O R K, Aug. 21 -- We may be living in 2001, but fashion designers are looking back to the Victorian era for inspiration, and they're bringing out the corset as a fall fashion favorite.

Here are the designs you saw fashion consultant Jill Martin present on Good Morning America:

Martin, while dressed in a classic tux by Escada (www.escada.com) with a white zippered corset that costs about $700, presented the following outfits.

Outfit No. 1: Corset from Victoria's Secret (www.victoriassecret.com), $345, is worn with fishnets and a flapper skirt by Betsey Johnson. Victoria's Secret has opened a corset boutique in New York City and is planning to open 30 more across the country by December. They can be worn with jeans or skirts and add just the right attitude, Martin says.

Outfit No. 2: A Chanel (www.chanel.com) suit with their version of the corset, which they call the inner belt. It comes with suits and dresses for fall.

Outfit No. 3: A Nicole Miller (www.nicolemiller.com) flowered lace-up with long burgundy skirt with shawl and parasol. The corset costs about $440, and can be used to update an old skirt or dress that you have in the closet. Appropriate for black tie, and in style for the fall.

Outfit No. 4: Cool black leather equestrian pants with lace, white collared shirt and denim corset that ties over the shirt. The stretch corset is $79 from Bebe (www.bebe.com).

Outfit No. 5: For a traditional but trendy look, a beige suit with a plaid corset from A.B.S. by Allen Schwartz (www.absstyle.com) that has fishhooks in front. This type of corset costs about $90 and is available at most department stores. You can take your jacket and go day to night in a flash, plus there is denim in the back.