FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A new boutique in northwest Fresno specializes in lingerie and giving those who wear it a confidence boost. "It's like a home. We welcome you into our home with all of our ...
When it comes to fashion, it can seem as if the body is meant to fit the design. Nowhere is that more obvious than the corset, the French undergarment invented in the 1500s made to cinch the waist to ...
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Michele Kobke is a 24-year-old Berlin woman on a bizarre mission to achieve the world's smallest waist at 14 inches in a corset, which would match her American idol Cathie Jung. Currently, her waist ...
The ideal of what a woman's body should look like has changed dramatically over time and varies by culture. One of the most well-known historical attempts at changing a woman's body shape -- corseting ...
Scarlett O’Hara symbolized in fiction what many real women in history suffered for beauty. In a memorable opening scene from “Gone With the Wind,” the young heroine held onto a bedpost while a servant ...
WEST HILLS (CBSLA.com) — Many women are lacing up corsets in order to lose weight and get a more shapely figure. Karilyn Gonzales, of Whittier, told CBS2's Lisa Sigell that she's a believer in what ...