The “Effects” of Corsetry
October 30th, 2008 by Heather
This rad photo was taken by Demode on Flickr (it’s under the Antwerp album). Needless to say, it does not make me want to wear a corset.
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[...] Cathie Jung pasar?° a los an?°les de la historia por haber entrado en el libro Guinnes como la cintura m?°s estrecha del mundo.Con 70 a?±os de edad posee una cintura de 15 pulgadas (38.1 cent??metros). Aunque anteriormente hubo una cintura m?°s estrecha, la de la se?±orita Ethel Granger, que llegio a tener 33 ctms.Cathie lleva un cors?© desde el 83 y solo se lo quita para ducharse.Ser??a interesante que ?©sta se?±ora se leyese los libros de medicina para conocer los efectos de una prolongaci??n del corse, como puede apreciarse en ?©sta imagen sacada de Street Anatomy [...]
That makes my ribs cry. Ouch!
Was it really that dramatic? I’ve heard all that stuff about how it changed their organs and bones was an exaggeration. But still, wow! And cool image.
Corseting definitely wasn’t healthy since it restricted breathing but there was a lot of exaggerating of the effects at the time by those trying to convince ladies not to wear the more extreme corsets.
but the girl on the right has such nice CURVES!! ?
Corsets are still hot. They don’t have to be restricting. Larger ladies will probably benefit the most because they have something to work with (boobs).