Question What do you think about 14 year old girls wearing corsets?
Like very casual corsets. Not walking out of the house in a lingerie lace type corset. Just kinda casual, one to go out and have fun in. Parties, you know. Some people think its trashy, and some people thing its very "elegant" And its better to start wearing them at a younger age to get the body used to it, corset training. I just think they're cute thats all.

Best Answer i don't think its trashy , are you a little thick? some people wear it because they want to look slimmed down. I used to own one... It wasn't even from a lingerie store... it was from a clothing store called abc's . here you go if you want it from a more reliable source Beginning to wear a corset Corsets must be broken in (molded) to the wearer's body for the proper fit and reduction of stress on the seams to prevent ripping. Since a corset must mold itself to the wearer, a custom corset is recommended. It takes a full day for a corset to mold to the wearer's body. It is started by lacing the corset loosely, then tightening the laces every few hours. This allows the corset to gradually mold to the body using body heat, yielding a more comfortable corset. One may need to remove the corset for cooling before resuming, to have it mold better. It is highly inadvisable to wear another's corset, as it has molded to their body. Wearing a corset made for another may result in pain, and the corset may unmold and cause discomfort for the original wearer. If one is not a corset wearer, it may require a week to feel fully comfortable in a corset. That doesn't mean that the corset should hurt, because it never should, it just may take up to a week for a corset to become less uncomfortable.

Question What period were corsets most commonly worn as everyday clothing?
Im doing a history project on corsets and Id like to know when did women stop wearing corsets. I think the fad went away somewhere in the early 1900s or late 1800s. But Im not sure. Very much appreciated for your answers. (:

Best Answer Corsets had different design and purposes but the history looks like this: 1500 - 1750 corsets worn by upper class women, to support their heavy dresses as well as define their figures; not much extra shape, just support for the bosom and belly; very expensive items. 1750 - 1840 corsets worn also by middle class women, to provide support as before and also to define a more fashionable shape with some reduction of waist; expensive items. 1840 - 1880 corsets regarded as essential for respectability; worn by almost all women to provide support, to create a well-defined waist and also to show off wide hips; two designs - simple clip-on support for lower classes and more complicated with bones and lacings for middle and upper classes; big industry with new designs and reductions in price. 1880 - 1914 corsets worn by all respectable women and also performers [theatre, circus, opera, models] mainly to define a narrow waist and a large hip-waist difference; mass production in Europe and America to make them affordable. 1914 - 1920 corsets worn by upper class and aspiring middle classes to a new design with compressed hips and not much pressure on the waist; lower classes not wearing corsets any more, especially during the Great War 1914-18. 1920 - 1935 corsets replaced by girdles with bones and some lacing but more flexible designs and stretch fabrics; return to wearing by all respectable women; girls began to wear girdles at age about 15 years. 1935 - 1949 girdle design became a major industry with new fabrics and styles; tummy-girdles, high-waist girdles, corselettes; almost all young and older women wore girdles and stockings with suspenders [garters]. 1949 - 1955 return to laced and boned corsets in high fashion - the New Look; but more girdles and new fabrics in girdle design; every woman in the Western world wore a girdle and stockings ..."whether she needed it or not." 1955 - 1975 gradual change in girdle-wearing habits; arrival of panty-girdles and stocking-tights [pantyhose], loss of suspenders [garters], by end of this period most women not wearing girdles or stockings. 1975 - 2012 gradual reintroduction of corsets into mainstream fashion, entertainers and performers frequently seen in corsets and girdles; towards end of period introduction of soft shapewear such as Spanx, Magic Knickers etc; also trend towards more formal girdles and corsetry among young generation of women as vintage and classic styles become fashionable and popular in the Press and on screen. Is this helpful?