After the success of the trepanning thread
http://www.prince.org/msg/100/213413

Let's talk about corsets!

http://www.sylphide.de/eskors17.php


I'm currently wearing this corset continously. That means, that I take it off only every 2nd or 3rd day for taking a shower and to do fitness-exercises and stretching. I then put it on immediately. The first half hour is a little irksome, but after that, especially after the first night, I hardly feel the corset anymore (only when bending or making unusual movements). It is a very pleasant feeling to wake up laced into the corset, because I do know, that it needs not to be laced tighter. This would be necessary if I had to put on the corset each morning. Please note that the corset does not interfere with my sleep! Furthermore I think it is important that one eats and drinks only when laced into a corset. This prevents overeating and one feels comfortable after the meal. This would not be the case if one ate uncorsetted and put on the corset afterwards (even some hours later).

Yeah, I think it's disgusting when they use corsets for what they're really used for. Horrible.

However, corsets on girls....

Spookymuffin said:

vs

http://www.starstore.com/...rset-L.jpg
(a bit raunchy)

ZombieKitten said:

yes; except I don't find that whore remotely attractive - here's what I was thinking of.

ZombieKitten said:

Is she dead?

LleeLlee said:

might as well be

Spookymuffin said:

I don't know who on earth she is
but in her own words

"I'm not like those glamour girls who say: 'I'm really dirty, I'm really bad', then just pose around. I really am dirty and bad - I love sex."

ZombieKitten said:

awwwww those corsets are horrible!

anyone who puts on a joey ramone wig and a mask is going to creep me out instantly, regardless of what they do with a corset.

Anx said:

[Edited 1/7/07 17:08pm]

Anx said:

OK that hair needs it's own thread
I think I will call it:
Why do people do these things to themselves? (Part 3)

If it makes them happy, i guess that's cool...

evenstar3 said:

I dont think that first photo is real. It is manipulated. Looks like Frankenstein from what i can see.
[Edited 1/7/07 17:19pm]

OzlemUcucu said:

i'm pretty sure it's real you can do that if you wear one long enough

OzlemUcucu said:

http://www.cathiejung.com/
This lady's waist is even smaller 15"
Cathie Jung

I remember LleeLlee had a thread with her in it once

ZombieKitten said:

Fair enough, but it looks like Sci-Fi. Maybe i should wear one for few months myself, but i wouldnt go that far.

What damage that must do to those women's organs!

Sweeny79 said:

A typical training routine begins with the use of a well-fitted corset (most serious tightlacers have at least one custom–tailored corset) and very gradual decreases in the waist circumference. Lacing too tight too fast can cause extreme discomfort and potential short-term problems such as shortness of breath and faintness, indigestion, and chafing of the skin.
The primary effect of tightlacing is the decreased size of the waist. The smallest waist recorded is that of Ethel Granger, who tightlaced for most of her life and achieved a waist of thirteen inches: a reduction of over ten inches. Such extreme reductions take a very long time to achieve. At first, corsets with waist measurements four inches smaller than the tightlacer's natural waist size are recommended. The length of time it will take a tightlacer to get used to this reduction will vary on his or her physiology; a large amount of fat on the torso and strong abdominal muscles will mean that it takes longer for the tightlacer to wear their corset laced closed at the back. Thereafter, reducing another couple of inches is not much more difficult, but each inch after a six-inch reduction can take a year to achieve.
The diminished waist and tight corset reduce the volume of the torso. This is sometimes reduced even further by styles of corset that force the torso to taper towards the waist, which pushes the lower ribs inwards. As a consequence, internal organs are moved closer together and out of their original positions in a way similar to the way that a pregnant woman's expanding uterus causes the organs to be displaced.
The volume of the lungs diminishes and the tightlacer tends to breathe intercostally – that is, with the upper portion of the lungs only, rather that the whole (see shallow breathing). Intercostal breathing is what gives the image of "heaving bosoms". [citation needed] Due to the lower portion of the lungs being used less there is often a mucosal build-up there; a slight and persistent cough is the sign of the body trying to clear this (and might also have led to the Victorian hypothesis that corsets caused tuberculosis).
The liver is pressed upwards. As it continually renews itself, it adapts to fit its new position, and in a long-term tightlacer it can develop ridges where it rests against the ribs. It is also possible that tightlacing exacerbates the tendency of some livers to develop accessory lobes, to the point where the accessory lobe becomes as large as the main portion of the liver. The point where the lobe and liver connect can be quite thin, and again, this might have led to one of the Victorian myths about tightlacing: that a tightlacer can wear her corset so tight that it "cuts" her liver in half.
The compression of the stomach reduces its volume, and tightlacers find that eating too much gives them indigestion and heartburn; foods like carbonated drinks and beans can easily cause trapped wind. The compression of the intestines can cause constipation. Many tightlacers will alter their diet in order to avoid these problems.
Theoretically, it is possible to fracture the ribs through tightlacing, although the necessary pressure would be brutal and the tightlacer would feel acute pain.

ZombieKitten said:

That's just fucking nasty.

LleeLlee said:

Not yet anyway. She's had her bowel removed and has a colostomy hidden under there somewhere.

xplnyrslf said:

ewwwww

Corset piercing




They look great, but if left in, these will not heal successfully, and will leave scars.
They may be ideal as play piercings and temporary ritualized beauty, but they can’t be kept.


I remember the first time I saw them I thought they were so hardcore, but yeah like the caption says I don't they'd hold up well as permanent piercings. I like corsets and I think they're extremely sexy, but at the end of the day it's all about comfort for me. Give me my T's and jeans and I'm happy.

pics edit
[Edited 1/7/07 17:54pm]

I saw a girl on Next with that ribbon thing on/in her back. That was really freaking gross. ewwwww.....

Sweeny79 said:

very tasteless that machostic crap!

ZombieKitten said:

That cannot be good for the digestive system...
Yikes!!!

Shanti1 said:

cuts your liver in half!

ZombieKitten said:

AnckSuNamun said:

I meant to say that I like the more modern ones that aren't as harsh to the body as the original corsets.

ZombieKitten said:

If you're a heavy drinker.....then your liver is really screwed.

AnckSuNamun said:

Is that art or what is it? I never know what to think about those sort of things.