Anyone know about corset training or tight lacing?
Im interested in starting to corset train just to get a more hour-glass figure, now im pretty short like 5'3 and my boobs are a DD but my ribs are pretty large so it spreads them out, this has always been a concern of mine. Will tight lacing move my ribs also? What corset should i be looking for? Under-bust or over? I will be wearing it most of the time so my tight lacing process speeds up, so i need one that can be easily hidden under clothes (simple fabric) AND should i be looking for one that laces up front instead? I dont have anyone to help me out doing them up, and i think that may be easier. And how long does it usually take if i only want a few inches off the middle. And will these results last? How long do i have to wear the corset and if i take it off will my shape return? And lastly anyone know where i can buy a reasonably priced one? Any other advice is welcome! :)
Can I reduce my waist size by wearing a corset?
Yes, it does, if done correctly. It requires a sturdily built steel-boned corset that has enough of a curve in the waist to cinch it in, and enough room in the rib and hip area to allow for reduction when the corseter's waist becomes smaller. It requires the corseter to wear their corset often, for long periods of time, at a high enough reduction in the waist. If done correctly, in the long term there will be a difference in the corseter's waist. Our bodies are pliable, and our organs allow for some shifting around (especially women, during pregnancy), so over time, it's possible to make a difference in one's uncorseted waist.Of course, your corseted waist will always be smaller than your uncorseted one, but it is definitely possible to make a difference in your uncorseted waist. However, it's not permanent in the sense that if you stop wearing your corset regularly, your waist will eventually go back to its original measurement.Waist training to a certain reduction takes a long time - at the very least, many months - and it depends on each person's body. The presence and absence of muscle and fat can make a difference, as well as the size and placement of one's bones and organs. It depends on varying factors, but waist training always takes up a significant amount of time - it's certainly not a "trim your waist quick" scheme. It's a commitment and a progression.It should also not be mistaken for a replacement for exercise and good diet. Having a small waist is not the same thing as being fit and healthy, and it's actually easier to obtain a small waist when you are exercising and eating right. Waist training is neither a "get slim quick" scheme, nor is it a "get fit quick" scheme. It's a way to reduce your natural waist beyond what you can normally accomplish without a corset.
What happens to your body if you wear a corset everyday?
If it fits properly? Nothing in particular. Maybe your posture gets better because particularly with late-18th-century stays I find my back gets tired as I’m used to slouching and hunching over, especially when sitting, and I can’t do that in a corset. My mother was right, I should sit up straight.People have bought into the myth that first, all corsets are about violently tight-lacing the completely unprepared (we call some of them waist trainers for a reason-you don’t just try to take four inches off your waist right off) until they break bones and “move organs around” (I’m not even sure that’s medically possible.) This isn’t helped by the era when the most extreme “s-bend” was fashionable was also in the era of photography and photo editing. Yes, the late Victorians “photoshopped.” They also used shoulder and hip padding to create a visual trick that made the waist look impossibly narrow-literally."That Waist!" - Photo Editing at the Turn of the CenturyThis blog includes a modern-day costumer doing a reproduction photo with an s-bend corset and Edwardian costume, demonstrating how much thinner you can make the waist look versus what a 22.5″ corseted waist actually looks like, especially with another 2″ of clothes on top it. It also includes a period example of photo altering to create a wasp waist, and now one knows where to look, it should be pretty obvious that the photo’s been retouched and the “impossibly small” waist really was impossible.Modern media doesn’t help. It’s become trendy for actresses in period dramas to whine and moan to the press about how awful corsets are, or to have a virtue-signal tantrum and refuse to wear one no matter how dumpy that makes period clothing look. (I excuse “When Calls the Heart” because lack of correct underwear is the least of their costuming issues. They aren’t even trying.) I can only assume if they aren’t exaggerating, either none of their costumers actually know how to make and fit a corset, and/or they’re not wearing all the right kinds of clothing. One case I know is the latter is five minutes after the ‘getting undressed’ scene with Dakota Fanning in The Alienest, I and everyone else who follows Frock Flicks was on their FB noting that no wonder the corset was uncomfortable, some idiot put it as the very bottom layer of her clothing. The chemise goes UNDER the corset. Yeah, it’s gonna stick to the skin and hurt if you put on first.
I want to start corset/waist training. Can anyone give me advice?
I know all the pros and cons, just wondering if anyone could recommend anything at all. I always find corsets I get aren't suitable for wearing clothes over without it being blatantly obvious i'm wearing one. How often could anyone recommend wearing it? i'm considering nightly. Thanks.
Should I start wearing a corset at age 16 to reduce my natural waist size?
I'm a 16 year old female and I would love to wear a corset! I'm a little knowledgeable in corsetry in that I know it requires a metal cage bone to actually do any effect on your waist. Is it wise to start wearing one now, especially since my body may or may not be done fully developing? I am a great admirer of the female figure at its most exalted form (the hourglass figure, measurements like 36-24-38) and I would love to emulate that look. I'm already a natural hourglass (37-28-38) but I would like to have my waist smaller to create a more extreme and aesthetically pleasing look.
Is it bad to sleep with a waist trainer on?
The short answer: It's a very bad idea.Waist trainers constrict your middle area which might be different when standing up versus laying down while sleeping. In addition to wanting to be awake and aware of the changes when using the waist trainer in case you feel uncomfortable. It's something that you need to find out from your doctor on what to do exactly.I do know someone who tried to sleep with it on and she told me she got severe acid reflex in a matter of a few days. Apparently the waist trainer was pushing her stomach in a way that moved stomach acid back into her throat and esophagus. This is why you should consult medical advice before using a waist trainer. For folks who aren't entirely sure what a waist trainer is, please see pic. In Hollywood, people wear them all the time and it's obvious to see them being worn under clothing, even on a typical day grabbing a drink at Starbucks.