The Corset: Fashion

The Corset

Inspired by a costume party I am attending and also the immense propaganda, this week’s posts topic is corsets and waist training. We are all familiar with the Victorians who first made the corset most famously recognised; however the first recorded image of a corset was in 2000 BC. So the corset is not new, but a recording fashion trend and body shaping addiction. Other names for the not new fashion craze are figure training and tight lacing. Beyoncy and the Kardashians have made it become a more advertised trend; making people of today go into corset training.

As most of us may know it involves sculpting the waist and torso into a desired shape. This involves reducing the waist, flattening the stomach and reshaping the ribs. However it is not a quick fix, it can take months or over a year to achieve your goal with a mix of corsets, diet and exercise. The body has to slowly conform to the corset shape.

The corset will need to be worn 12-14 hours per day. These hours will need to be gradually increased if you are a beginner from 5 hours, slowly to 12-14. Although the corset does not cause any pain it does cause difficulty breathing, displacement of internal organs, damage to the ribs and in some cases poor posture so that unless the corset is worn the torso slumps due to muscle reduction.

Normally when you take off the corset your body would return to its normal shape, but with waist training, the changes to your body slowly becomes permanent. It does promote weight loss as the crinching to the waist constricts the stomach which would normally be filled with air.

You wear these bodyslimmers your body assumes the desired shape. Normally, once you take off the body shaper your body returns to normal. With waist training, however, the changes eventually become permanent as your body adjusts to its new shape. The tight crincher around your waist also constricts your digestive system, reducing appetite and helping promote weight loss to speed up the waist training process. Some say that the garment makes you perspire off the inches of waist, but this is sadly not true. Its healthy eating and exercise that truly helps shed the pounds.

If you are considering buying a waist trainer, then do your research and do it properly. It is a life style decision so make sure it suits your life style and is taking into account your body shape. All bodies are different.

Your corset should be 3-4 inches smaller than your natural waist line. For waists 36 inches or more it should be 5-6 inches smaller.

Remember it takes dedication and a change in your normal day to day life. If it’s to achieve your goals then do it and do it responsibly!

Here are two images of the results of my ice dying technique from last week: