My mother ( bless her ), the first time she saw me wearing an un-boned-tabbed
Elizabethan style corset, patted me on the hip and asked,' Is that padding, or
you?' It was *all* me. ;-P
I also think that some women squish more than others, depending on the muscle
mass underneath whatever
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My mother ( bless her ), the first time she saw me wearing an
un-boned-tabbed Elizabethan style corset, patted me on the hip and asked,'
Is that padding, or you?' It was *all* me
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: Elizabethan Corset habits.
My shoulders are
broad enough that I'd probably look like a peasant masquerading as a lady
Joannah Hansen wrote:
I also think that some women squish more than others, depending on the muscle
mass underneath whatever surface body fat they have. One friend of mine,
despite the fact that she looks like she would have a LOT of squish, doesn't, (
she was very athletic until injury
: Re: [h-cost] Re: Elizabethan Corset Habits was: Gestational Stays
I haven't followed this discussion but, if no one has mentioned this:
Up into the Victorian period, one important type of body modification
expected of corsets for pre-adults, including swaddling bands and
childhood corsets
Perhaps a personal perception thing.
I find that when a larger woman wears a corset, there
really isn't a major change in her shape- it's just
smoother. A smaller woman, because she does have less
stuff to squish, will see more dramatic response to
the compression. Add to that a bumroll on a
At 10:47 AM 1/27/2006, you wrote:
Perhaps a personal perception thing.
I find that when a larger woman wears a corset, there
really isn't a major change in her shape- it's just
smoother. A smaller woman, because she does have less
stuff to squish, will see more dramatic response to
the
Not that I am arguing th validity of your points, I
think though some could be qualified. Both of us have
a losing battle trying to truly prove our points of
view, so take it for what it's worth.
With high fashion (of England France and Spain)
there was a very definite
tendancy to much waist
At 04:07 27/01/2006, you wrote:
Not that I am arguing th validity of your points, I
think though some could be qualified. Both of us have
a losing battle trying to truly prove our points of
view, so take it for what it's worth.
With high fashion (of England France and Spain)
there was a very
I haven't followed this discussion but, if no one has mentioned this:
Up into the Victorian period, one important type of body modification
expected of corsets for pre-adults, including swaddling bands and
childhood corsets, was to keep the person from developing skeletal
deformtities, from
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