a tight waist trainer or even a Victorian-style corset. "It makes the waist super snatched, and it makes your bust a little bigger," said Dr. Shayan Izaddoost, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon ...

Late Victorian "flower show and garden party ... He believes the only real risk of over-using corsets and waist trainers is artificial core stability. "As spinal surgeons, we ask patients not ...

AN 86-year-old woman has the world's smallest waist, after wearing ... Explaining why she first got into corsets, Cathie said: "If you're going to wear a Victorian dress and have it look ...

Where elegance meets sultry, fashionistas find the corset. The timeless wardrobe staple ... Gomez appeared in a vibrant purple number with a regal drop waist and scooped neck, while her bestie ...

Cathies love for corsets grew as her passion for Victorian-style clothing did ... Originally her waist measured at 26 inches before she gradually reduced its length over the years.

Corsets, or waist trainers as they're sometimes called, work by applying pressure to your midsection. Traditionally made with strong fabric and reinforced with boning, they compress your waist ...

Corsets and rubber knickers weren't the only way Victorian women opted to get the ideal waist hip ratio, some resorted to a stomach-churning method of intentionally ingesting tapeworm eggs.