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11-16-2013, 12:31 AM
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Re: Constrictive Damage To Ribs From Wearing Corset
Corsets are the reason women got the reputation for fainting all over the place. They couldn't breathe.
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11-16-2013, 12:51 AM
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Re: Constrictive Damage To Ribs From Wearing Corset
Hundred-year-old X-rays reveal how corsets put the squeeze on Victorian women The images, from the 1908 medical paper 'Le Corset' by French doctor Ludovic O'Followell, helped influence the creation of more flexible undergarments for women. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013, 2:20 PM Vintage x-rays show damage to women's bodies by corsets.  An X-ray published in 1908 demonstrates how corsetry of the era narrows the lower rib cage. Think Spanx are uncomfortable? Not compared to this.  X-ray images from the early 20th century illustrate what women were willing to endure in the name of fashion: namely, squashed rib cages and displaced organs, thanks to their tightly-laced metal-enforced corsetry.  O'Followell used relatively new X-ray technology to show the difference between women's bodies with and without corsets. Above, an uncorseted frame. The images are included in a medical paper written in 1908 by Dr. Ludovic O'Followell of France, meant to illustrate the potential health detriments of wearing corsets. Corsets have been worn since ancient times and have always been a subject of cultural and medical debate, O'Followell writes in "Le Corset." http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...t25f-1-web.jpg The metal boning in Victorian-era corsets shifted the abdomen and internal organs downward. In his book, the doctor draws upon X-ray technology, which was still in its infancy, to compare the bodies of women wearing corsets to those without. Corsets narrow the bottom ribs, O'Followell notes, which can impair the lungs, make breathing difficult.  Fashion illustrations show the narrow-waisted look that corsets were meant to impart. The hourglass look also compresses some of the organs against the spine, while others are shifted down into the lower abdomen. Victorian experts disagreed on whether corsets inflicted permanent damage on the body, such as causing digestive issues, enlarging the liver or leaving wearers more vulnerable to pneumonia and tuberculosis, and many of their theories don't hold up against modern medical knowledge. But O'Followell's work, as well as the opinions of other physicians of the era, influenced the creation of more flexible corsetry. And don't worry about today's shapewear: It may squeeze, but it's perfectly safe. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-styl...#ixzz2kmfdGp1h |
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11-16-2013, 04:49 PM
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 My Rank: CORPORAL Poster Rank:1506 Male Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 377 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 10 Post(s)
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Re: Constrictive Damage To Ribs From Wearing Corset
Youve got to admit fucking ya girl doggy style looking at that small waist and round bottom is freaking awesome! Defo bedroom wear nowadays, unless your a fat goth/emo  |
