Field is a UMass Dartmouth history graduate and Marion Antiques employee. MARION — A big misconception about early 1900s women’s fashion that has always bothered Abigail Field, a UMass Dartmouth history graduate and Marion Antiques employee, is that corsets were uncomfortable and had boning inside of them. Even in the early 1800s, Field said, that was not the case. “I have an original corset from the period — I can literally roll it up,” she noted. “This is very comfortable, in fact, I would wager it’s a lot more comfortable than bras are today.” That was one of many fashion facts the young textile expert brought up during a virtual presentation on women’s clothing during World War I hosted by the Sippican Historical Society on Jan. 21.