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Why should women wear corsets?

Generally speaking a corset has three effects on your body:

it makes your waist smaller,
it lifts and supports your bosom,
it improves your posture.

Those three effects are the reason why corsets have survived such a long time; they enhance the beauty, elegance, femininity and attractivity of each woman. The effects number 1. and 2. are consequences of the pressure which the corsets exerts on the waist and lower ribcage. Effect number 3. is due to the stiffening busks in the corset.

Aside from these main effects corsets have, of course, other, agreeable impacts on your body:

if the corset is long enough below the waist, then it makes your belly perfectly flat,
if the corset is long enough above the waist, then you can dispense with bras, for your bosom is supported by the corset,
the corset supports your back when you have to sit on a chair for a long time; this is comfortable and it makes sense from an orthopaedic point of view.

To sum up it can be said that corset-wearing has the following effects: a small waist, a beautiful bosom, a flat belly and an erect posture. Aren't these things desirable for every lady? They all influence your appearance positively. This I will explain in more detail below.