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Women's fashion styles are of neat interest to Phyllis. The drastic changes that women have had to endure for manner is phenomenal.
1892 women'southward manner was shaped by a corset .
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Corsets: Attractive or Torturous?
Every bit in Gone With The Wind, Scarlet and the other women at all-day summer gatherings languished in rooms ready with many beds and couches where they could undress, relax, and breath unremarkably for a few hours.
When wearing a tightly laced corset the waist became tiny, which made the woman'southward body look more voluptuous. The negative side of this acquired the woman to breathe with the top part of the lungs, which caused irregular, heavy breathing and the bosom to heave apace at times.
This was also considered attractive—to see a woman's bust heaving up and downwardly caught the attending of men. Little did the men realize the woman was probably in pain or finding information technology difficult to breath. This also caused mucous to collect in the bottom part of the lungs leading to a persistent cough.
The corset contorted women's bodies to 60 minutes-glass figures.
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Corset Structure
Corsets are ordinarily made of a flexible fabric and and so stiffened with boning which is inserted into channels sewn in the material. Sometimes, leather is used for the corset— yep, corsets are yet made today. Today's corsets are made mostly for way and giving the woman more sexual appeal, but these are not every bit constrictive every bit the corsets of times by.
Sometimes, for wellness reasons and body back up, a medical corset made to individual specifications is worn. Warehouse workers, both men and women, often habiliment an elastic support, much similar a corset, around the waist to requite support to the lower dorsum when lifting and bending often.
In the 19th century, the boning that stiffened the corset was made from elephant, moose, or whalebone. Ivory, wood, or pikestaff was besides used, but non equally often. Then, at that place came the metal ribs or stays which really made the corset stiff. How dainty that must accept been. In the late 16th century at that place were corsets of fe. Good grief!
Iron corset. Did whatsoever woman always wear those?
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Lacing
Every bit if the boning (ribs, stays) were not enough, someone decided to put in laces from top to bottom on the corset. After the adult female put on the corset over her chemise, these laces were advisedly and evenly tightened until the waist was as small as the woman could tolerate. Sometimes they were every bit small equally 14" . . . ouch!
The more affluent woman would have a back laced corset that her maid would tighten for her as the woman held on to a bedpost or other immovable object with all her strength. The knee of the maid was sometimes pressed against the adult female's backside so the laces could be pulled as tightly as possible.
Singer and actress Polaire (Émilie Marie Bouchaud) was famous for her tiny waist of just 14 inches—fabricated possible by tight lacing of her corset.
Ãmilie Marie Bouchaud famously enduring a corset.
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History and Invention
Some scholars attributed the invention of the corset to Catherine de' Medici, the wife of King Henry Two of French republic. This has been debated, but Catherine did enforce a ban on thick waists when attention court during the 1550s. Other enquiry institute that in early Crete times there is evidence of corsets being worn. Women suffered to have beautiful voluptuous bodies for a period of virtually 350 years—the corset existence the primary means of support and shaping.
In the early on 16th century the corset, known as "stays" then, was a elementary bodice with tabs at the waist. These stays were stiffened with horn, buckram, and whalebone. A busk (center front) was made of ivory, wood, or metal. These corsets with busks were laced in the back and were originally used only by women of the aristocracy.
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Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France from 1547 to 1559. Wife of King Henry Ii.
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16th to 18th Centuries
The primeval corsets were chosen "payre of bodies" (pair of bodies, or bodice) and were commonly worn with a farthingale (hoop or frame) that held the skirts out and away from the body.
This payre of bodies forced the upper torso into the shape of a cylinder. This flattened the bosom and pushed the breasts up. The pattern provided less emphasis of the smallness of the waist and more focus on the contrast betwixt the rigid flatness of the bodice forepart and curving mounds of the breasts while seductively showing over the top of the corset.
The 18th century saw a change in the shape a adult female could achieve with stays that gave an inverted conical shape. This way created a contrast between a rigid cylindrical torso above and heavy full skirts below. The purpose was to enhance and shape the chest.
The predominant form of stays in the 18th century was an inverted conical shape, often worn to create a dissimilarity between a rigid quasi-cylindrical torso above the waist and heavy full skirts below.
The main purpose of 18th century stays was to enhance and shape the breasts, tighten the midriff, support the back, improve posture to help a woman stand straight, with the shoulders down and back, and simply slightly narrow the waist, creating a "Five" shaped upper torso over which the outer garment would be worn.
Women likewise had the option of wearing a "jump" fabricated of quilted linen during informal times. The jump was but partially boned, added a little support, and was much more comfortable.
This was far less confining, did non restrict breathing, and allowed more ease of movement. It did restrict bending at the waist, which did help when lifting, for it forced the woman to lift with the legs and thereby protecting the back.
Belatedly 18th to Early 19th Centuries
The loftier-waist empire style dress totally took focus off the waist and created a very soft and feminine look. Stays were nonetheless worn, nonetheless they were quite short and concluded simply below the bust line.
With the waist of dresses existence raised to merely under the bust line, the corset became more of a ways to back up the breasts. This more relaxed and softly feminine way did not last long when there was a transition to the Victorian fashion of apparel.
Empire dress fashion, Regency short stays circa 1810.
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Victorian Corset
When fashion dropped the waistline dorsum downwardly to the natural position, the corset came back. It'southward function then was to support the breasts and narrow the waist. The purpose was to achieve an hourglass figure. In the 1840s and 1850s, the corset became longer and flared out, ending several inches below the waist. Information technology created an exaggerated curvaceous effigy which became possible with tight lacing. Screw steel stays curved with the figure.
Scarlet O'Hara in her lovely dress with green floral on white and yards upon yards of fabric for the extremely full skirt was a highlight of the barbecue in the opening of Gone With The Wind. Her dress was a fine example of this manner style.
In the late 19th century concern most physical problems associated with tight lacing acquired a motion for rational dress. Some doctors were found to support the theory that corsets were injurious to health, particularly during pregnancy.
Corset With Crinoline, 1859 Fashion
1859 Corset with Crinoline
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Edwardian Corset
From about 1900 to early 1910, the direct front corset was considered better for the woman's health. Inez Gaches-Sarraute, a corsetiere with a degree in medicine, was influential in the popularity of this corset style. Information technology was referred to as the "Southward-Bend," or health corset.
The very rigid, straight busk in the centre front end forced the bust forward and the hips back, giving the appearance of a smaller waist. This was intended to exert less pressure on the stomach area. In reality, any benefit to the stomach expanse was kickoff past the unnatural posture that information technology forced upon its wearer. By 1908, corsets began to autumn from favor equally the silhouette changed to a higher waistline and more naturalistic grade.
Early on forms of brassieres were introduced and the girdle soon took the place of the corset which was more concerned with reducing the hips rather than the waist. Ah, yes—the girdle and brassiere! At present that brought about another form of torture for many women. You know, under all these contraptions, a woman'south body is withal going to be the manner it is meant to be—soft and natural.
I am not against the corset fashions of today. I recall the corsets of today are lovely and very flattering to a adult female'south effigy—and not torturous. Some of the ads I meet have such pretty and very feminine corsets.
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The corset looms large in special exhibitions at both the de Young and the Legion of Honor. Jean Paul Gaultier, the subject field of the de Young'southward The Style Globe of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk , integrated this iconic garment i
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Phyllis Doyle Burns (writer) from Loftier desert of Nevada. on May 31, 2020:
Stephanie, I did thorough research and my article is based on facts, not the personal opinion of a costume designer/wearer. Thank you for reading.
Stephanie on May 27, 2020:
This information near corsets being ill-fitting and "extremely harmful" is imitation. Please watch a video made by a historical costume designer/wearer such as bernadette banner or karolina kebrowska.
Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from High desert of Nevada. on April 16, 2020:
Hi Mary and thanks for reading and commenting. Obviously you are quite young or have not done any research on the history of women'southward corsets. I take done extensive research on the discipline. Here are just a few sources which mention some physical and wellness problems from wearing the corsets in early times:
The directly-front, corset was popularized by Inès Gaches-Sarraute [fr], a corsetiere with a caste in medicine. It was intended to be less injurious to wearers' health than other corsets in that it exerted less force per unit area on the tummy area. However, any benefits to the stomach were more than counterbalanced by injury caused to the back due to the unnatural posture that it forced upon its wearer. At this time, the bosom lowered and corsets provided much less support for the breasts.
Even so, in 1968 at the feminist Miss America protest, protestors symbolically threw a number of feminine products into a "Freedom Trash Can." These included girdles and corsets,[20] which were among items the protestors called "instruments of female torture"[21] and accouterments of what they argued were enforced femininity.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_corsets
When you clothing this 500-yr-old device, you squish your lungs and ribs, which makes it difficult to breathe. (Duh.) Some women have actually passed
out from wearing one for too long, says Christopher Ochner, Ph.D., weight loss and nutrition expert at Mount Sinai Hospital. And if you go on
wearing information technology for an extended menses of time? It ain't pretty: Call back crushed organs, compressed lungs, and fractured ribs.
source: https://www.marieclaire.com/health-
fitness/a13489/celebrities-swear-past-it-but-is-waist-training-really-good for you/
In 1908, a doctor used X-rays to highlight the dissentious effects of tight corsets on a woman'south body.
This caused, of class, the familiar fainting to which fashionable young ladies were decumbent; they were frequently laced then tightly that they could barely
breathe; to help her recover, those around her would loosen her stays (the laces), assuasive air to flood dorsum into her constricted lungs.
The effect of tight restriction on the lungs was specially troubling; the lower lobes of the lungs are prevented from expanded fully when taking
a breath, resulting in extra strain. This exacerbated lung conditions such every bit tuberculosis and pneumonia, which effect the lower lungs first,
making the status much more serious -- and both illnesses were much more than prevalent before the invention of vaccines in the 20th century.
Overall, in that location seems to be lilliputian straight evidence that tight lacing had permanent effects on the wearer. Nevertheless, the restriction of the organs -- which could cause poor digestion, poor animate and poor role otherwise while wearing a tightly laced corset -- was a crusade for business for some doctors.
source: https://world wide web.cnet.com/news/vintage-x-rays-reveal-th...
"Information technology is difficult to imagine a slavery more senseless, cruel, or far-reaching in its injurious consequences than that imposed by manner on civilized
womanhood during the past generation. Her health has been sacrificed, and in countless instances her life has paid the penalty; while posterity has been dwarfed, maimed, and enervated, and in trunk, mind, and soul deformed at its behests. … [T]he tight lacing required by the wasp waists has produced generations of invalids and bequeathed to posterity suffering that will non vanish for many decades. By it, as has been pointed out by the authorities cited, every vital organ in the trunk has been seriously affected."
The title page of "Fashion's Slaves," 1892.
And then writes Benjamin Orange Flower in "Fashion'due south Slaves," a 32-page pamphlet published in 1892 as an appeal for women'southward dress reform. One of the many causes Flower takes up is the corset, expressing his concern that the undergarment causes damage to internal organs. He continues,
"If women will continue this subversive habit, the race must inevitably deteriorate."
source: https://nyamcenterforhistory.org/2015/05/29/did-co...
Mary on April 14, 2020:
Sorry, but corsets were more than similar brassieres than torturous deformity tubes. A well- fitted and sensibly laced corset would have been comfortable to the wearer, and the corset did not have to exist stiffly boned or tightly laced to create a fashionable figure. The shaping comes from well-cut pattern pieces. Yes, a tight-laced corset could certainly be harmful, nonetheless, well-nigh women wore corsets equally a means to support the bust and posture.
Phyllis Doyle Burns (writer) from High desert of Nevada. on November nineteen, 2019:
Hi Juliet. Glad you enjoyed the article. I had a lot of fun researching and writing information technology. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Juliet on Nov 18, 2019:
I totally enjoyed the journeying through these ages....there then much mysery about women and fashion trend
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Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from High desert of Nevada. on January 24, 2015:
Well ... why non? Big shirts are great. Thanks for the visit and annotate, Asi.
Asi on January 24, 2015:
I loved this, information technology was astonishing to encounter the evolution of the corset. I observe that on the contrary of people imagine, the women's fashion wasn't imposed by men. I am a male myself and i say women shouldn't wear unconfortable clothing. I am all to women wearing what makes them feel confortable and easy to moove, i mean i love fashion and i find very beautifull vesture that doesn't need to hurt women. Instead of loftier heels, tenis, instead of corsets, large shirts, why not?
Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from Loftier desert of Nevada. on July 13, 2013:
FlourishAnyway, thank y'all and then much for the comments and votes -- information technology is much appreciated. Yes, we still do the high heel thing to our poor feet. I rarely wear mine anymore, only simply cannot let them go.
FlourishAnyway from USA on July 13, 2013:
Nicely researched hub with illustrations/photos to match. It's amazing what women throughout history have put their bodies through. We yet do it with loftier heels. Voted upwards and more than!
Phyllis Doyle Burns (writer) from Loftier desert of Nevada. on June 29, 2013:
Torrilynn, thanks for the visit, read and comments. I know everyone has their own stance and that is ok with with me. The corsets of today are lovely, alluring and very feminine. Corsets of the past were, in my opinion, not made for comfort. Thank you again for your visits and votes -- information technology is much appreciated.
torrilynn on June 29, 2013:
@Phyllis Doyle ive always been fascinated by corsets and the history backside them. I enjoyed your opinions on them and how y'all thought they were tortuous. So may agree some may dosagree. Voted upwardly and sharing !
Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from High desert of Nevada. on March 05, 2013:
Hello Cassidy,
Thank you for stopping past and reading my hub. Firstly, I apologize for beingness so belatedly in reply to you. I accept been taking classes/courses, accept nightly homework, and many other issues that have drawn me abroad from HubPages for awhile. Yet, your comments practice require some time, attention, and to accost your concerns. Since you took the time to read and comment on my hub, it is simply right that I respond to you.
Although I capeesh your reading and commenting, I am sorry that this article would depress y'all, even so I am non sorry I wrote it. That you lot state it is "tremendously exaggerated and full of myths" is certainly not true.
I did heavy research on the history of corsets and spent many days on it. I did not apply myths as a argument of fact, nor did I exaggerate on any of the information I provided -- so, your assumption was not my intention.
I volition reply to your statements in the same order you wrote them.
- Corsets are not "torturous contraptions" that cause bully pain and suffering, let solitary deformity.
MY Answer: If yous are referring to the corset fashions of today, I agree with you lot. The corset of today is a popular manner for women. They are lovely and enhance the figure without hurting or discomfort. For personal/private purposes, corsets and other intimate apparel enhance a relationship by accentuating feminine qualities. In the final paragraph of my hub, I wrote: "I am not against the corset fashions of today. I recall the corsets of today are lovely and very flattering to a woman's effigy -- and not torturous. Some of the ads I see take such pretty and very feminine corsets."
Now, let's get back to the days when corsets were a source of discomfort, pain, and "torture" for women. Torture in this sense
meaning difficulty in breathing, discomfort from forcing the body into an unnatural posture, restriction of movement, and fainting from lack of oxygen to the lungs. I recall my grandmother talking well-nigh how uncomfortable her corset made her feel and how sore she was when the corset was removed. I also recollect grandmother saying that her mother frequently fainted considering she could not breath fully, and sometimes fainted when the corset was removed and her body rebelled against the unnatural position it had been forced into.
As for deformity, this word is divers as:
de·for·mi·ty (Bing Dictionary)
disfigurement: the condition of being disfigured or badly formed
structural change from normal: a permanent alter from normal body construction
something with shape far from normal: something that has a shape not normal for its kind or nature
Synonyms: disfigurement, malformation, distortion, abnormality, misshapenness, irregularity
I apply the word deform in my hub in the sense that the corset was purposely used to reshape a body into an unnatural position, or to deform/distort the natural shape of the woman wearing information technology -- and this was done to adapt to what style magazines, and society termed a flattering, womanly shape.
- The main point of the corset was not just to narrow the waist, merely to circular information technology (making information technology appear smaller), and to support the bosom and the weight of the clothing.
MY Answer: I disagree. The main betoken of the corset was to make a woman look more than "beautiful and voluptuous". Catherine de' Medici, the wife of King Henry Ii of France, actually enforced a ban on thick waists when attending court during the 1550'south. Whatsoever woman of the aristocracy had to appear in court with pocket-sized waists, the corset being the primary means of shaping the trunk.
The purpose of corsets inverse with fourth dimension and the popular way of the day. In the 16th to 18th centuries the "payre of bodies" a type of corset, forced the upper torso in a cylinder shape, which flattened the bust and pushed the breasts up. The torso was then rigid and apartment, while the breasts swelled up over the superlative of the corset.
The weight of clothing was supported by farthingales, bustles, and crinolines, which held the material of the skirts out abroad from the body.
- Nobody was lacing downward to 14", and I think you'll accept a very, very tough time trying to notice an extant adult'due south corset that size.
MY Answer: I disagree. Emilie Marie Bouchaud, the famous actress and singer usually known as Polaire, had a 14" waist. This was possible because she had her corset laced tightly enough to reduce her waist size. There are some photographs of Polaire at Emilie marie bouchaud / Tumblr which you can refer to if you similar.
- Corsets were not short afterward well-nigh 1810, fifty-fifty though the waist was high
MY Answer: I disagree. When the high-waisted empire style apparel became pop in the tardily 1700s, accent on a tiny small waist was not the focus. Curt stays (corsets) were worn to back up the breasts, giving a more than softened await to a woman'south figure. These corsets ended just below the bosom line.
- Gone With the Air current is not an historical source, and contains a lot of the Victorian fetishization that was popular in the mid-20th century.
MY REPLY: I concur that the flick "Gone With The Current of air" is non an historical source, nor did I say it was. What I wrote was "Cerise
O'Hara in her lovely dress at the barbecue is a fine instance of this style manner." and "As in "Gone With The Wind", Cherry-red and the other women at all day summertime gatherings languished in rooms fix with many beds and couches where they could undress, relax, and breath normally for a few hours."
Margaret Mitchell, who wrote Gone With The Current of air, was a fourth-generation Atlantan. Her GGG-grandfather, Thomas Mitchell, fought in the American Revolution, his son was in the State of war of 1812, her thousand-grandfather, Russell Mitchell, fought in the Civil War -- and so, Margaret Mitchell was very aware of the history of her homeland and the people. Mitchell paid neat attention to details of how life was during the time of Gone With The Current of air, and fashion was one aspect of the details.
The video I chose, does show how corsets were worn and how they were tightened with the aid of another person. Information technology is not meant to be an historical fact, rather it is an example of a fact.
- The south-curve corset actually does non affect the posture that much; a peachy bargain of its issue comes from padding.
MY REPLY: Some of the effect of a larger derriere did come up from padding, still, most of the padding was the women'south own rump which was forced further back and extra trunk fat pushed downwardly to add to the size of the rump. The corset actually did affect the posture greatly. In the center front of the corset was a very rigid straight busk, which forced the upper part of the torso forward and acquired the hips to protrude. Inez Gaches-Sarraute was a corsetier who had a degree in medicine. She was the one who encouraged the wearing of the S-bend corset because she thought it was less injurious to the health of the wearer. Even so, the benefit of causing less pressure on the belly, acquired a negative consequence on the posture, which was a sway-dorsum shape, unnatural and distorted.
Again, Cassidy, I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment on my hub. Y'all are more than welcome to comment on my answer. If yous still disagree with me, that is your prerogative. I did heavy research and stand by my piece of work.
Cassidy on February 07, 2013:
I'm actually a little bit depressed that this post is being called well-researched and "definitive". I'g sorry, considering you seem similar a truly overnice person, but this is tremendously exaggerated and full of myths.
- Corsets are not "torturous contraptions" that cause great pain and suffering, let alone deformity.
- The main point of the corset was not just to narrow the waist, but to circular information technology (making it appear smaller), and to support the bosom and the weight of the clothing.
- Nobody was lacing downwardly to 14", and I think y'all'll have a very, very tough time trying to find an extant adult's corset that size.
- Corsets were not brusk after about 1810, fifty-fifty though the waist was loftier
- Gone With the Wind is not an historical source, and contains a lot of the Victorian fetishization that was pop in the mid-20th century.
- The due south-bend corset really does not touch the posture that much; a great bargain of its effect comes from padding.
I'd be happy to have more of a chat on this and share some of my sources with you if you'd like.
Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from Loftier desert of Nevada. on July fourteen, 2012:
Thank you daisydayz, for your visit and comment. I had great fun researching for this hub and learned a lot of things I never knew before. Being a fashion announcer must lead yous to very interesting times in the history of fashion.
I have a friend in Cardiff and keep in impact with him often. It seems like a lovely place to live, full of ancient history and beauty. Information technology is squeamish to meet yous.
Chantele Cantankerous-Jones from Cardiff on July fourteen, 2012:
Not bad hub, very informative! I am a mode journalist well-nigh of the fourth dimension, so these kind of hubs really interest me!
Phyllis Doyle Burns (writer) from High desert of Nevada. on March 12, 2012:
Thanks adriatk for the visit and the comment.
adriatk from USA on March 12, 2012:
I call up corsets are degrading to women's trunk paradigm, much like today's want to be extremely thin. Information technology merely goes to show that women have always sought to modify their bodies. They have been insecure nearly their natural shape for centuries.
Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from High desert of Nevada. on February 22, 2012:
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Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from Loftier desert of Nevada. on February 17, 2012:
plussize-lingerie, I am then glad you stopped by. I think the corsets of today are lovely and very flattering to a adult female's figure -- and non torturous. Some of the ads I see take such pretty and very feminine corsets. I am tempted to get ane for myself just for special times -- if that special time ever comes my way.
Cheers for stopping by and for your comments.
David Taylor from UK on February 17, 2012:
That's such an interesting history lesson. We sell them, but I've never thought to research their actual history.
Thankfully these days, I recall they are more worn from selection than from such "enforced" fashion. Or at least, I hope then!
Phyllis Doyle Burns (writer) from High desert of Nevada. on February 17, 2012:
I guess the best thing to practice is just exist happy with what makes 1 experience skilful. Thanks for the comments and render visits, rlaha.
rlaha from Spartanburg, SC on Feb 17, 2012:
How-do-you-do Phyllis. Yes, and also it makes you wonder what the "perfect trunk" in each era was. I was reading in some article once that in the 1800s it was the manner to be fat. The fatter you lot were the more than beautiful you lot were considered. Then in the 1900s information technology became the reverse where the skinnier yous were with more leg showing, the more beautiful you were. Information technology's confusing.
Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from High desert of Nevada. on February 17, 2012:
Hi Dolores. Thanks for stopping by and for the votes - I appreciate that. Of course, it would exist nice if y'all link this to your Victorian hub, I volition exercise the same in this hub and link to yours. After I submitted this hub, I institute yours on swimsuit history and was delighted to read it. Fashion history is a fascinating discipline to inquiry and write about.
Dolores Monet from East Coast, U.s. on February 17, 2012:
Hi, Phyllis - voted up! I love style history and promise yous don't mind if I link this 1 to my Victorian hub. I can't imagine wearing those things, particularly in summer.
Phyllis Doyle Burns (writer) from High desert of Nevada. on Feb 16, 2012:
Thank you, Vinaya, for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. I have read nigh the women in Mainland china keeping their feet small. At ane time a Chinese woman with normal size feet was considered very unattractive. The women who kept their feet in tiny shoes must accept suffered slap-up pain.
It is e'er good to have yous stop by. I love your Valentine'due south Day hub, information technology is and so lovely and timeless.
Vinaya Ghimire from Nepal on Feb 16, 2012:
From ancient time women are wearing very uncomfortable things to make them attractive. In china, women never change the size of their shoes they wore when they were children. This is to make their feet small which is considered bonny according to traditional Chinese society.
I have seen women wearing corsets in movies based in periods. They look attractive but the uncomfortableness shows clearly.
Thanks for sharing the history.
Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from High desert of Nevada. on February 16, 2012:
Hello rlaha. I wonder though...over time what is considered bonny figures of women has changed drastically. If you look at women in paintings by the Sometime Masters, the figure is fuller and more voluptuous than today's accepted attractive figure. And then there were eras, similar the 'Twiggy Era' when skinny, really skinny, was all the rage. Many women of the younger generation today think that actresses like Marilyn Monroe, Jane Mansfield, Mae Due west, were fat -- when actually in their own fourth dimension, those actresses were considered to exist gorgeous with beautiful figures. There is and so much emphasis today on exercising vigorously to have the 'perfect' stone difficult body.
rlaha from Spartanburg, SC on February 16, 2012:
Hi Phyllis. To answer your questions I think it would be that women would want to be sparse or curvy, and considering they strive to look that style, the men also think that it is "normal" for women to exist skinny or curvy. Yeah I recall it would be a wonderful hub to write or read. If you write one I will exist looking to read it. :).
Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from Loftier desert of Nevada. on February xvi, 2012:
Hi Joyce. It is always practiced to have you finish by. I agree with you, it is fortunate nosotros were not effectually dorsum and so. Good heavens, can yous imagine wearing that kind of constricting wearable? Thank goodness we are women of freedom and independence.
Thank you then much for your comments and votes. I so appreciate that.
Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from High desert of Nevada. on February xvi, 2012:
StellaSee, yep it is quite funny that the Edwardian corset was meant to exist "healthier" for the woman. How could they think that bending a woman's trunk in an unnatural form could always be healthy -- or comfortable?
Thank you so much for the visit, reading, and your comment. I appreciate your "support" - HaHaHa.
Phyllis Doyle Burns (author) from Loftier desert of Nevada. on February sixteen, 2012:
rlaha, you bring up a very interesting betoken. Women have always been obsessed with their trunk image. Is it club that dictates how women should look? Is it the manner men want women to look? Or is it just that women take always wanted to be in the highest mode mode? That would make a good hub to delve into.
Thank you for the visit and reading and thank you and so much for the votes. I appreciate your interest and support.
Joyce Haragsim from Southern Nevada on Feb 16, 2012:
Thank goodness I was effectually and then. Those poor must accept deformed in some style. Great hub I enjoyed reading. Vote up and interesting, Joyce.
StellaSee from California on February xvi, 2012:
Ahaha~ that's so funny how people thought the Edwardian Corset would be considered 'amend for the adult female'southward wellness.' Thanks for sharing this! I learned something new today.
rlaha from Spartanburg, SC on February 16, 2012:
This is interesting considering information technology explains why women take always been obsessed with their torso epitome. They strive to have curves or strive to be thin. Whatever the era, women always have a problem with their body epitome. I voted this hub up and interesting. Thank you for sharing this.
Source: https://bellatory.com/fashion-industry/History-Of-Womens-Corsets
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