did it really work people binded their waist with corsets?
do people still do it now?
2006-11-07 12:12:29 · 9 answers · asked by someones_cowgirl07 4 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
im not thinking about using them im asking for a class assignment
2006-11-07 12:46:12 · update #1
jeez! dont. i suggest u just exercise. i dont think tat's good for u, binding ur waist with corsets? just run, i mean, u dont hav to torture urself to be beautiful, if u really hav to, i really suggest u to forget it. i mean, why torture urself just to be pretty?
2006-11-07 12:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by hawaii_rox 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Corsets at one time were extremely common. It was just considered another part of a woman's clothing. All those pictures you see of women with powdered wigs and super-tiny waists? Corsets. The early corsets actually used whalebone for the structure. And it's true, over time the constriction damaged internal organs.
Every once in a while, some fashion designer tries to bring the corset back, but (thankfully) it has never caught on.
2006-11-07 20:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by The One True Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many women lived much of their lives with broken ribs. They don't still sell the old-school lace up corsets (unless you're thinking S&M), but some middle age/older women wear wierd spandex-y things around their waists under evening wear. Thankfully, they're no longer considered the norm.
2006-11-07 20:21:20 · answer #3 · answered by toolate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything you could possibly want to know about corsets, corsetting and the people who did it, do it now, and make them can be found here:
http://www.staylace.com
2006-11-09 02:48:56 · answer #4 · answered by Popppy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ya it worked back then, but yes they did have a lot of internal problems..the corset squished the woman together to where she couldnt breathe and yes, people do still wear similar to a corset its called a girdle..
2006-11-07 20:20:09 · answer #5 · answered by Nikkib 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It actually broke ribs, and I've heard of several deaths to young women in the old days who wore them, YUK! I'd rather have a little flab...
2006-11-07 20:20:57 · answer #6 · answered by nada 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it made them look thinner but caused permanent internal injuries on their organs. Also fainting.
2006-11-07 20:15:16 · answer #7 · answered by justcurious 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm a cowboy..... yeeeeehahhhhh!!!!!!!!
2006-11-07 20:15:03 · answer #8 · answered by First L 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that can't be healthy
2006-11-07 20:19:43 · answer #9 · answered by Snuz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋