This is an example of a training corset. It has long, stiff shoulder straps which raise the lower ribs

A training corset is generally a corset used in body modification. A training corset may be used for orthopedic reasons (such as to correct a crooked spine) or for cosmetic reasons (to achieve a smaller waistline, commonly called tightlacing). Download high resolution version (679x1016, 31 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (679x1016, 31 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Corset Inter. ... Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons, such as spiritual, various social (markings) or aesthetic. ... Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (BE: orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with acute, chronic, traumatic and recurrent injuries and other disorders of the locomotor system, its musclular and bone parts. ... Look up spine on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Many see natural beauty in the folded petals of a rose. ... The waist is the part of the abdomen between the ribcage and hips. ... Cathie Jung (born 1937), wearing a sterling silver corset, holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest waist on a living person, at 38. ...

The term "training corset" is also sometimes used for BDSM corsets used for discipline. A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behaviour. ... The term discipline is often used in a BDSM context to mean flagellation. ...

In addition, the term "training corset" may simply refer to a corset which is used to acclimate the body prior to wearing a full corset as an everyday undergarment, or to any corset worn by somebody undertaking training training (achieving a desired body shape). A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear, undercrackers, lingerie (undergarments for women), or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ...

Orthopedic corsets

Corsets may be worn for orthopedic reasons, such as correcting a crooked spine or straightening the back and shoulders. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Orthopedic corset Orthopaedic surgery or orthopaedics is the branch of surgery concerned with acute, chronic, traumatic, and recurrent injuries and other disorders of the musculoskeletal system, its muscular and bone parts. ...

Waist training corsets

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Waist training, or waist reduction, generally uses an hourglass corset. Waist reduction is most often used by women who are post-pregnancy or by women involved in BDSM (called tightlacers). Several books are available for women who are not a part of the BDSM subculture and want to practice waist training. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Corset 1831 The hourglass corset was a style of corset that was in fashion from 1830 to 1900. ... Corset 1831 The hourglass corset was a style of corset that was in fashion from 1830 to 1900. ... A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behaviour. ... Cathie Jung (born 1937), wearing a sterling silver corset, holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest waist on a living person, at 38. ... As understood in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a distinct set of behavior and beliefs that differentiate them from a larger culture of which they are a part. ...

No structural features distinguish a modern waist training corset from a corset worn as an external garment for special occasions. Training corsets are always made from strong fabric (or leather) and with relatively in-flexible boning (not all corsets are strong enough to mold a body). A training corset is designed to be used everyday, and will probably be hidden under clothing, so it is likely that practical aspects (comfort, ease of laundering, etc.) will have been stressed in it's construction over aesthetic ones. Fabric may mean: Cloth, a flexible artificial material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibres Fabric (club), a London dance club Fibre Channel fabric, a network of Fibre Channel devices enabled by a Fibre Channel switch using the FC-SW topology This is a disambiguation page, a... Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. ... In corsetry, a bone is one of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, gives it rigidity, and helps to shape the wearers body. ... Man and woman washing linen in a brook, from William Henry Pynes Microcosm, 1806. ... Aesthetics is another meaning for visual style, such examples are Realism , Documentary realism, Psychological realism, Expressionism, and Surrealism // Aesthetics in History and Philosophy Thinkers and sages have pondered beauty and art all over the world for millennia, but the subject was formally distinguished as an independent philosophical discipline in the...

Any style of corset can be used for waist training, although some styles are more popular and suitable than others. However, as the corsets necessary to maintain a body modification are no less rigid than those first worn to achieve the modification, there is no effective structural difference between corsets worn during training and those worn once the desired body shape is achieved. The term "training corset" can, therefore, be used for any corset worn by somebody undertaking training. Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons, such as spiritual, various social (markings) or aesthetic. ...

Bondage and discipline corsets

Main article: bondage corset

A training corset is also an alternative name for a discipline corset or bondage corset. A bondage corset is used as a tool for punishment. Thus, it is constructed to place severe limitations on the wearer's movements. A bondage corset generally extends to just above the knees, and is constructed to be laced very tightly. These corsets are often designed to be worn for long periods of time, including overnight and while sleeping. Discipline Training Bondage Corset 1950s Discipline Training Bondage Corset 1950s A bondage corset, used for BDSM, is a full-figured corset that is sometimes called a discipline corset. ... Discipline Training Bondage Corset 1950s Discipline Training Bondage Corset 1950s A bondage corset, used for BDSM, is a full-figured corset that is sometimes called a discipline corset. ... Punishment is the practice of imposing something unpleasant on a wrongdoer as a response to something unwanted that the wrongdoer has done. ...

Preparatory corsets

In earlier times, when a corset was an everyday item of apparel, a training corset in the sense of body modification was not used. Girls began wearing corsets as part of their transition into womenhood, much as girls today begin wearing bras at the onset of puberty. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... An orange brassiere. ...

It was primarily in the 1800 when corsets were used to noticeable reduce a woman's waist in order to achieve a fashionable hourglass figure. The corset was laced progressively tighter, forcing the floating ribs upwards and compressing the soft tissues at the waist. This could lead to many negative health ramifications, including difficulty breathing, problems with digestion, and permanent deformity. the four floating ribs Four of the ribs (two pairs) in the ribcage are said to be floating ribs because they are attached to the vertebrae only, and not to the sternum or cartilage coming off of the sternum. ...

See also

• History of corsets
• Hourglass corset
• Bondage corset
• Redresseur corset