Articles of category "Corsets properties"

A corset is a garment worn to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or orthopaedic purposes. Both men and women have worn - and still wear - corsets. Corsets advantages are numerous. Besides making the figure more sexually alluring and attractive, corsets are meant for people with back problems and for large-breasted women.

Women of Crete were and are known to have worn a simple corset that supported their breasts at the base and a very early prototype of the bra, known as a strophium, was in use in Roman times. Corset advantages are truly numerous and substantial. However, there are corsets disadvantages, too. Poorly fitting corsets are sure to impede digestion and even damage ribs. This fact underlines the significance of individually custom-made corsets.