This Week In Fashion - Corsets!

Fashion TV interview with corsetiere Melanie Talkington about the fashionable corset. September 2004. www.laceembrace.com

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[19darnoc52]

Very sensual, but after a point it becomes grotesque. Part of the art is knowing how far to go and have it still look good, not deformed.

[cheekylotte]

I just bought a corset...i lace it to my actual shape... I would never want my waist to be tiny..I love my figure..even though i'm a size 16!

[HilixxL]

anyone know the name of the song and the artist?? thank you!!

[xxXHanaHimeXxx]

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[MACupBananas]

.." and 'marriage-able'..

;p

[Silverflame283]

Also: I never said people shouldn't wear corsets. Just don't ignore hard biological facts, and maybe try to fit some back strengthening exercises into your exercise routine, to make sure your spine is properly supported and protected by your muscles, not just by your corset. Your back won't go floppy in a year, obviously, but it might in 5 or 10 or 15. Why wait until it becomes a serious chronic problem? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure...

[Silverflame283]

I'm not judging, I think people should do what they want, but I also think they should make informed decisions. It is a FACT that unused muscles will weaken. Take women wearing neck rings - the rings support their head, so their neck muscles don't have to. If the rings are removed, the muscles are atrophied from lack of use, and need strengthening for the women to be able to keep their head up. Same thing with corsets supporting your back. Weak muscles don't hurt unless you work them out...

[SenecaHouston]

How can you people judge corseting before you have even tried it? What about tattoos and piercings these days? Fashion changes but people have different interests. I wear corsets all of the time, i just bought 3 more, and many people look at me like im a freak. Well, isn't shooting ink into your skin freaky too? Its what each of us like, we dont have to agree with each other. If you want to simply put people down because they are different, do it somewhere else.

[SenecaHouston]

@QueenOfDarkness665

They actually did get their waists to be that small, that is if you had money for a maid. Women couldnt dress themselves because of the layers and corsets. Women of wealthy families would start training as young as three years to get that small waist Many women were married off around age 16 so that gives you a good 13 years to reduce your waist. A wasp like silhouette was considered fashionable. It was also thought men should not know the true form of a women until marriage.

[SenecaHouston]

@Silverflame283

that is a misconception. around middle age your muscles begin to weaken anyway. Ive been wearing a corset for almost a year now and i dont go floppy when i take it off. And with "they support your back" they mean it keeps you from slouching and encourages you to stand up straight. I wear my corset because i love the way it feels, like someone is hugging me all of the time. It doesnt hurt its not painful if it were id take the damn thing off. Dont judge it before you try it.

[Silverflame283]

It scares me that people talk about corsets giving you back support. Yes, they support your back and visually enhance your posture, but if you rely on your corset to do that, then your own back muscles will gradually weaken and worsen your non-corset posture.

Use them for fashion, sure, but strengthen your back muscles rather than relying on props to give you good posture...

[QueenOfDarkness665]

@HorziLuva

That picture has been tampered with. Women back then didn't actually get their waists to be THAT small. If you look closely, you can see that it has been covered up a bit :]