Nice try, Rhett.

But today’s Southern women don’t need to pout, marry their cousins, or fight the North in order to turn a gentleman’s eye. These days, all it takes is a little modern know-how.

And maybe the occasional wardrobe tip from the past, courtesy of Period Corsets. The online boutique, run by a pair of talented tailors who love turn-of-the-century costume (and have a flair for theatrics), carries historical lingerie that memorializes days long gone.

Sultry offerings include year-specific corsets like the cone-shaped Judith (Colonial 1770), curvy Lilly (Victorian 1900), and elongated Edith (Jazz Age 1912). You’ll also find petticoats inspired by the 18th and 19th centuries, along with equally old-school accessories like chemises, bloomers, and bun rolls (don’t ask).

Of course, your detractors will say wearing such politically incorrect accoutrements is a slap in the face of feminism.

But you don’t have to give a damn about that.

Available online at periodcorsets.com.