Nothing is Sexier than a Corset...

Nothing is sexier than a corset...some are superstitious as to the beginning of this garment, or possibly devilish concept. But the corset has been credited with causing a whole litany of health problems. It’s been said that they misshape internal organs and cause cancer. Other illnesses attributed to corsets were fake, sexist conditions, like “hysteria.” There’s also no record of a woman having a rib surgically removed so she could better fit into a corset, which is a particularly absurd myth, given how deadly surgery was in the 1800s.Collector’s Weekly

The corset merely gave a figure a smaller waist-line and it surely wasn't as risky as one would imagine, but it definitely contributed to fascination; and one that seems to have allowed today's fashion to be worn on stage.
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