Shapewear Nightmare - Intimo Regency
Shapewear Nightmare
Un meraviglioso articolo sulle (im) pratiche della biancheria intima, dal periodo Regency fino ai giorni nostri come Wonderbra.
Gentilmente riprodotto qui con il permesso del suo autore,Laurie Viera Rigler, che è anche l'autrice dei popolari romanzi di Jane Austen Addict.
***
Potrebbe essere il terzo millennio, ma non è cambiato molto * dai tempi in cui ci si allacciava un corsetto così rigido che ci si poteva appena sporgere, figuriamoci respirare. Non c'è da meravigliarsi se le donne dovevano portare in giro sali profumati, o "vinaigrette", come

1 commentare
Just as some don’t understand corsetry and the many myths that are still hanging around, I don’t understand modern concepts of ‘shape wear’, but the desire to alter the shape of our bodies to conform with the current ideal of beauty, has been around for centuries. It’s a fascinating subject.
I wear a corset 23 hours a day, I can breathe, I can do house work, I walk kilometres every day, and have no troubles with it. I make them myself, to my measurements, so they are comfortable, as well as beautiful. I’d rather wear a bespoke corset than modern underwear, any day. I do experiential Era Living, from early Georgian, to early Edwardian, with all the historically accurate clothing and underpinnings, from millinery, down to the shoes, and everything in between, which I make myself. I can say with all honesty that the split drawers are wonderful, they are comfortable and practical. I’ve not used a chamber pot though. Lol.
An interesting article, but honestly, corsets are not as bad as many assume, if it is a bespoke piece, and waist training is undertaken slowly, and with awareness of your body’s limitations, it is quite safe. Pregnancy (in the later stages) moves internal organs around too, yet few ever mention that.