Tightlacing

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Tightlacing (also called corset training) is the practice of wearing an increasingly tightly laced corset to achieve cosmetic modifications to the figure and posture or to experience the sensation of bodily restriction. The process originates in mid-19th century Europe and was controversial. At the peak of the prevalence of tightlacing, there was public backlash both from medical doctors and dress reformers, and it was often seen as vain by the general public. Due to a combination of evolving fashion trends, social change regarding the roles of women, and material shortages brought on by World War I and II, tightlacing, and corsets in general, started to fall out of favor by the early 20th century. There has been renewed interest in corsets and tightlacing in the first quarter of the 21st century.

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