/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10045582
This pic >>10045227 is Ethel Granger, the woman with the smallest proven waist. Yes, she looks super weird. That was her goal, most people who wear corsets don't look like that. It is very possible to wear a corset for the smoothing effect rather than for waist training or high reductions. The girl in this pic >>10045110 for example is naturally pear-shaped with large breasts, the corset does smooth out her shape and make it look dramatic, but I wouldn't say it makes her look boxy or crazy like Ethel. When it comes to lolita, it's better to think of a corset in the way historical reenactors do rather than waist trainers or tightlacers: it provides a strong shape for your clothes to lay over. Pic related is from a very good blog post about this by The Pragmatic Costumer, here's a link https://thepragmaticcostumer.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/with-and-without-how-wearing-a-corset-affects-you-and-your-clothes/