Saturday, May 5, 2012

Rite of Passage: My first Corset

Actually, that's a lie. This isn't my first corset. It's my first *real* corset.

I've decided to start waist training. To some this may seem archaic -- but then I would ask what you're doing on this blog. Part of me thinks that maybe, in general, women should never have stopped with our fancy undergarments. Not only are they sexy, but very functional.

I decided to take on waist-training for vanity and for "medical" reasons. I have lousy posture. I really do. I sit at a computer all day, bored as anything, which causes a lot of slouching. One can't slouch in a steel-boned corset! For vanity -- this will shrink my waist and my appetite. I have weight issues -- I'm not large by any means but I can't seem to get any smaller and I really do need to lose just 10 more lbs. That's it! If I could lose it around my waist, that would be ideal. Plus, my breasts look fantastic over a corset.

If anyone is considering being a pin-up model, or even just a model, I highly recommend doing this. I think we, as a society, have stopped placing importance on posture and it's something we do need. It makes you look slimmer, and it makes you look like a better person: confident, intelligent. Of course, posture can only help so much. If you aren't confident or intelligent, you can wear a corset, but opening your pretty mouth will betray you.

Oh, and if you're considering waist training, find the right shops online. I bought mine from Orchard Corsets. A good, custom made corset will cost you a pretty penny; but they are reasonable enough for your average corset-wearer. Whatever that thing is that Fredrick's of Hollywood sells is NOT a corset. It's just a brocade tube top and won't help a thing.

Dita Von Teese

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