2/1/2003: Record smallest waist

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Originally posted by wolf
One of the major problems with corsetry was the damage to the wearer's internal organs ... I watched 1900 House on PBS and that was one of the issues they addressed ... even over the short period of time wearing corsets, the women were starting to have problems with diminished lung capacity, etc.

That would explain why swooning was such a common event back than. I always wondered why women were so prone to fainting back then.

I don't think the picture is as disturbing as some other pictures I've seen on here though.