corseting
Tightening bodice laces
Corseting is the practice of wearing a corset, particularly as a regular habit to shape the waist and torso.
In its more intensive form, sometimes called tightlacing, corseting aims to achieve dramatic waist reduction over time through progressively tighter garments.
The term covers both historical practices of daily corset wear and modern enthusiasts who pursue it for aesthetic, fashion, or fetish purposes.
She's been corseting for two years and has reduced her waist by several inches.
Pulling tight to secure
- waist trainingGradual midsection compression practice
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- contouringShaping with highlights, shadows
- sculptingShaping material into forms
molding · formfitting · structuring · defining · smoothing · enhancing · hourglass · curves
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- whaleboneKeratin plates from filter-feeders
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
hoopskirt · petticoat · farthingale · pannier · stays · chemise · regency · rococo
Strapless fitted bodice
- bodiceFitted upper garment
- lingerieWomen's fine intimate apparel
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- vintageQuality from past eras
steampunk · Victorian · brocade · silk · velvet · lace · grommets · designer
Limiting freedom of movement
- constrainingImposing limits upon
- bindingLegally or morally required
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
repressive · limiting · inhibiting · hampering · impeding · encumbering · suffocating · breathless
cinching
Pulling tight to secure
- waist trainingGradual midsection compression practice
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- contouringShaping with highlights, shadows
sculpting · molding · formfitting · structuring · defining · smoothing · enhancing · hourglass · curves · figure
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- whaleboneKeratin plates from filter-feeders
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
bustle · hoopskirt · petticoat · farthingale · pannier · stays · chemise · regency · rococo · baroque
bustier
Strapless fitted bodice
vintage · steampunk · Victorian · brocade · silk · velvet · lace · grommets · designer · runway
confining
Limiting freedom of movement
- constrainingImposing limits upon
- bindingLegally or morally required
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
oppressive · repressive · limiting · inhibiting · hampering · impeding · encumbering · suffocating · breathless · uncomfortable
- body modificationtattoo, body modification, tattoos, piercing, tattooing
corsetingbody acceptance
Comfort with one's physique
body neutrality · body positivity · letting loose · bodily autonomy · letting go
corsetingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
liberating · releasing · unlacing · decompressing · expanding