Few articles of clothing have been as revered and reviled as the corset. Fans of the figure-hugging garment like the way it smoothes the torso, cinches the waist and pushes up the bosom. Detractors ...
To bind or not to bind? With a spate of historical dramas like “The Favourite,” “Mary Queen of Scots” and “The Alienist” coming out last year, it seems like more actresses than ever are lacing ...
Twenty-seven-year-old Kelly Lee Dekay practices tight-lacing, a method that modifies ones body shape by constantly wearing a tightly-laced corset. She's worn said corset for seven years, thus ...
BENNINGTON, Vt. -- In 1837, when Susan Dyer Spencer Munro walked down the main street of Shaftsbury, Vt., she wore a coppery corset with a stiff busk in front. No one except Susan (and perhaps her ...
A WOMAN has taken the internet by storm for all the wrong reasons after showing how she squeezes into a teeny corset. The TikToker, only known as @ivansydnodx, went viral after uploading a clip where ...
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Why the corset never misses

For centuries, the corset has existed at the intersection of fashion, discipline, and identity. Once regarded as a symbol of ...
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When it comes to Bridgerton, the costumes (along with a certain spoon-licking duke) are a big part of what keeps us so hooked – but it turns out that wearing such restrictive garments come with a ...
Attached are the pictures of the "latest trend" which involves multiple rings on a persons back with ribbon laced between them. Are these true pictures or a hoax? Origins: We don't know the specific ...