I haven’t read the story at all, and I’m unsure if you’re being sarcastic/funny so I might sound like a yapper—but r u freaking serious. Corsets were soo bad far the women in the era when they HAD to wear them; especially if they were wealthy. Nowadays you probably won’t ever get your hands on the real stuff since it’s not the 1700s anymore, but boy did those women have stomach problems and trouble breathing because of how tightly they’d get the corset.. it was known many fainted during balls or even just by walking on the street! It was like a daily occurrence lol.
It’s ridiculous now. It was such an improvement when women were allowed to wear jeans
I'm sorry but this is mostly inaccurate. Corsets were not only worn but women but sewn and designed by them as well, and they were an undergarment that everyone wore in order to support the heavy skirts and under armour padding. It would have been more uncomfortable to wear all those layers that give the dress shape without a corset.
Everyone wore them in the 1800s, that included peasants and ladies that had to work, not just nobles. If it actually caused women to constantly faint they would've been exclusive for the nobility, because everyone else had an occupation and they couldn't afford to constantly pass out.
Nowadays many people do historically accurate replicas or corsets (even making them with whale boning) and they wear them regularly. Women with large busts have reported feeling better when using a corset compared with a bra because it gives better back support and shape.
Tight lacing can cause issues, but most people did not do that, and it is not necessary.
Actually modern corsets are more uncomfortable than old ones because many are mass produced instead of being cut based on the individual body shape.
Well, exactly. That’s basically what I said—besides the commoner/nobility. I wasn’t so sure about it, but I do remember hearing noble women were more-so obligated to wear them because of the standards.. commoners were, on the other hand, not (which is why many women who fainted were strolling or dancing; not working—but who knows I wasn’t there).
I think all the arsenic and mercury might have contributed to fainting more. Women also have to wear bras in the modern day, it’s not a sign of oppression to wear undergarments. They can be used for unrealistic or dangerous beauty standards but that was not the norm. I wear corsets, both historical and modern, and they are genuinely more comfortable than bras (for me). I can do everything in a corset and they better distribute weight across my back. Yes corset over-tightening can be uncomfortable and cause issues but not wearing corsets in this time period is like if you wore a too small bra and then stopped wearing bras entirely because that was uncomfortable.
Immediately taken out of the story in chapter 20-something because the fl doesn't want to wear a corset since apparently it's hard to breathe in. I thought at this point anyone mildly interested in historical clothing knows better than to believe that. It's like me asking if a blouse for a formal event can be worn without bra.