![]() ![]() If she is wearing a busk she would be able to bend at the hips but not the waist. If the corset has shoulder straps the arm movements would be somewhat limited while our dear heroine would be able to fold her arms across her chest she would be unable to do so tightly. If there was a weight gain or loss the corset would no longer fit properly and cause rubbing or the breasts to slip down in the corset which would be quite uncomfortable. It is also true that a tightly tied corset can cause weals on the skin, just as a sock might around your ankle. While being so uncomfortable as to lack the ability to breathe is untrue, it is a fact that you are unable to take deep breaths while wearing a corset. It would even possibly be lumpy in places and, as with forgoing wearing a bra, her breasts would not be held up and would bounce with movement. The truth is that her gown would not fall correctly. Not until the mid to late 1800s when the metal grommet (1828) and the 2 part metal busk (1829) were created tightening a corset enough to drastically change a person's figure was practically impossible.Īs romance novels lead us to believe a heroine could go without her corset and her gowns will still fit perfectly and one wouldn't notice her corset was missing until she was touched. They were designed to lift the breasts and create a smooth silhouette beneath clothing. ![]() In the beginning corsets were not made to give you a small waist the fabric would have given out if you had tried to tighten them enough to narrow your figure. Pinching was impossible and if they poked it meant that the boning had come loose from the corset. At least up until the Victorian era when “mail order” corsets were created. The truth is, however, that starting in the 16th century when they became popular, corsets were made for the person that was to wear them and them alone. A garment any forward thinking modern woman would not wear. When we think of corset we think of the tight, pinching, poking, waist binding garments that we read about in historical romance novels. ![]()
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