Wearing a corset tightly over long periods can also harm abdominal organs such as the liver, kidneys, and intestines.

Bhatia also notes that, while corsets can give the illusion of a smaller waist or an hourglass figure, they cannot lead to weight loss or permanently change the shape of one’s body. If you're ...

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Bhatia also notes that, while corsets can give the illusion of a smaller waist or an hourglass figure, they cannot lead to weight loss or permanently change the shape of one’s body. If you're going to ...

Corsets reduced back pain from bad posture and had expanding portions for pregnancy. But the hourglass shape of the late 19th century period was not what women of the Regency desired.

From Bella Hadid to Lizzo and Normani, corsets are one of the biggest fashion trends. Here's the history of corsets and how they became one of the most controversial items in fashion history.

Corsets also often serve as land mines in conversations about body image, fat-shaming, and women’s rights. But they don’t have to. "Boudoirscene (Maid Laced a Lady the Corset)," about 1880.

Using more than a dozen historical corsets on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Gibson found that the average adult woman's waist size was 56 cm -- or 22 inches -- in circumference.

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