Tag Archives: health
A Brief History of Hysteria
The history of the “medical condition” of hysteria is a long, winding, somewhat convoluted one. [...]
Nov
Shapewear Squeezes your Organs? My response.
A few days ago, HuffPost released this article on how stretch shapewear and compression wear are [...]
Jan
Responding to Media Sensationalism… Again.
One of my friends linked me to Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home yesterday evening, in [...]
Corsets, Posture and Confidence (it’s not all about size)
In the past, I’ve discussed at length the effects that the corset can have physically [...]
“Victorian Secrets: What a Corset Taught Me about the Past, the Present, and Myself” by Sarah A. Chrisman — an Overview
I admit it. I’m terrible at book reviews. So many years of working in biology [...]
Sep
Corset article series by Deanna Dahlsad of Kitsch-Slapped
In 2009, Deanna Dahlsad (aka Pop-Tart) of Kitsch-Slapped wrote this refreshing corset-positive (or in the [...]
Using Corsets as part of Scoliosis Correction
I happily stumbled across this fantastic publication today. Published quite recently (early 2012), it is [...]
How Corsets Heal: 20 Benefits
Thank you for your interest in learning about the benefits a corset can bring to [...]
Jun