Before And After Corset Photos From The 1940s

Before spanx, this is what the “in-crowd” wore. Perfect retrospective for Fashion Week 2012. posted on September 9, 2012 at 5:04pm EDT

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Before And After Corset Photos From The 1940s

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BOOM: Notties to Hotties.

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Unbelievable differences. Just don’t eat anything. Or breathe.

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nb4 Photoshop.

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Look at that “After” face. She’s ready to eat you up and spit you out, boys.

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SOLD. Getting one of these.
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Spanx is the exact same shit
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I like how that girdle fitter is pointing to #7’s tiny tummy like “tsk tsk, you fat heifer…”
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lupinelle 9 months ago

It’s a shame these have all been divorced from their context, because they came from The Corsetiere. I’ve read almost all of her site - she’s a woman who worked for decades fitting women for foundation garments - and it’s absolutely fascinating.
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So this is why women always looked good back then…
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I’m so glad pointy bras are out now unless you are Gaga I mean Madonna
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Where can I get one?!?! Bahahaha
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I hate those pointy bras!
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Why does it make their asses disappear?
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Never mind the damage that all these poor women endured to their internal organs…
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The second to last girl looks just like Kirsten Dunst!
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These aren’t corsets…
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I love how sad they looked with their disguisting bellies sticking out 2 millimeters and how happy the look once their pesky rib cages are compressed and oxygen is cut off. I guess you can smile broadly when it’s the only movement you can make.
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kellybunnyl 9 months ago

These are girdles, not corsets.
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bernicey 9 months ago

I would much rather wear one of the se than spanx. I would feel all classy and shit, like a fancy bitch:)
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Cinnamon Broom 9 months ago

Pointy!
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melissak26 9 months ago

I dress people in corsets at work every day, and often wear them myself to events. There is a huge difference between the expectations of a society that EXPECTS you to be corseted, and wearing one because you think it’s sexy and enjoy the look. And by the way, a corset is only uncomfortable if fitted poorly and cinched wrong…I have a natural 25.5” waist, so I wear a 20 or 22 corset (depending on the event), and I’ve done so without pain or discomfort for up to 12 hours. Also, remember that there is a difference as well between corseting once in awhile and actual corset training.
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How photoshop got started…
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Am I the only one who thinks a little natural droop to the boobs is sexier than the pushed-up cones in the afters? Especially the first and seventh ones.
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j samms 9 months ago

Isn’t the second to last “Before” picture just Kirsten Dunst from “Mona Lisa Smile”? ;)
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