I am following a group of american reenacters and came accross this interesting article!

'' German medical doctor and TV sensation Dr. Eckhart von Hirschhausen took it upon himelf to study the inside of a tightlacer in his October 2nd episode of his gameshow, Hirschhausens Quiz Des Menschen ''

'' Internationally acclaimed burlesque artist Eden Berlin volunteered to be studied, wearing a specialized tightlacing corset made by Korsettmanufactur TO.mTO . The magnetic pull in an MRI machine is so strong that it is capable of ripping steel out of corsets and through flesh soTonia Merz, the corsetiere behind TO.m.O, explained how she used non-metal boning and other non-ferrous hardware in the corset so as not to endanger Eden during imaging.''

Article with pictures and explanation here :

http://lucycorsetry.com/2014/10/08/corset-organs-mri/

updated by @claudia-anne-duthiel: 06 Oct 2016 06:31:48AM

Pull on those laces, ladies!

Decidedly uncomfortable just thinking about it! There are reasons that I prefer the gowns of the Regency period to those of Victoria's time, and breathing and digestion are certainly among them.

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Indeed. Plastic surgery isn't really a modern craze.

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Ive seen once there was a story about ladies at the victorian era who would swallow a tapeworm in order to stay slim... i really hope it wasnt true...

It is true. And I heard an interview on NPR recently about a man who deliberately infected himself with hookworm to cure chronic allergies. Makes a tight corset look better and better!