Wrapping A Corset
- Kristen Pereira
- Apr 17, 2015
- 1 min read
Culture can dictate standards of the ideal body. Through out different times woman have desired small waist with shoulders and hips that are of equal lengths (called hourglass shape). Some women have and will go through great extremes to achieve ideal bodies.
Constricting corsets were the most popular way of obtaining the desired waistline. There was no need for counting calories or vigorous exercises. This was very dangerous to women's health!
From the 17th to the 19th centuries, doctors’ offices had posters to warn women about crushing the internal body structure. A corset placed great pressure on a woman's core muscles and organs (notice how the word corset has part of the word core in it). This would squeeze the internal core structure closer together. Creating less space for the organs and bones to carry out body functions such as breathing and processing food.
Today women still strive for the ideal body within modern context. A small waist is still desired by many (a few exceptions). But one may question; Is the corset concept similar to the modern day belly wrap?
Image: Corset. late 1760s. Silk. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, France. Web. http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/82434?=&imgno=0&tabname=online-resources
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