It is ages old, since there were stays or corsets there so was tightlacing, the most well known being the tiny wasp-waists or likewise shaped corsets of the 1800's, rest assured that it did indeed occur before then and with men to. Like today, Mr Pearl being a reknowned corsetiere and tight-lacer.
now then, it is not known today how small a ladies waist was ever drawn to, not exactly, during that time but most of the women were laced from the age of 11 and trust me, when trained down correctly it is neither painful or harmful. If you yourself are thinking of doing this then please take it very slowly and if pain occurs remove or loosen off the corset and also only train in a custom or properly fitted garment, off the rack affairs will not do, they are more likely to cause damage or problems plus each person's shape is different and a proper corsetiere will make reference to this.
There are people who tightlace today and more than people realise. The current smallest waist on record for a currently living person is 15" achieved by Cathie Jung wow she looks amazing, gorgeous!!
Here is an image of here, 70 years old, Married, grandmother and she does everything in her corsets. With a corseted figure of 39-15-39 that is an amazing hourglass, very talented lady.
Now then, the smallest waisted ever recorded was an amazing 13" by Ethel Granger, seen right...It is obvious to say that if you intend to tightlace be careful and look up proper instructions; the basic rundowns are as follows;
Your organs will be misplaced so you must be careful and select a proper corset, sturdy and well fitting to start off with no more than 2-4" below your natural waist size.
also note than except for reduced eating and breathing capacity there have been no other proven side effects from Tightlacing or waist training.
Step 1;
Put on your body/corset protector (a fitted garment that protects your body and the corset from sweat and wear/rubbing. Not always necessary but advised for those who with to train pretty much 24/7 or long periods of time.
Step 2;
Loosen up your corset as much as possible and fasten up the front around you.
Step 3;
Slowly tighten up the corset until the laces are no longer slack and the corset is tight (not overly so at first) (a tutorial for various methods of lacing and fastening a corset are coming in the next few posts), tie off the corset laces.
Step 4;
Wear the corset in as you normally would and when it starts to feel loose after a hour or so, slowly tighten it up a bit more. Never overtighten too quickly, it damages the corset and yourself. If you start to feel numbness or pain then loosen or remove the garment
Step 5;
When you manage to close a corset and it starts to feel loose when frequently worn it is time to get a smaller one.
Step 6;
Know your Limits! Note that not everyone can physically reach the same waist size and there should be a point where you have to stop and cannot train down anymore without serious injury, this is natural do not try and force this is can be harmful.
Step 7;
Take it easy, it takes a long time to train a waist down... in some cases several years for an inch or so, love your corsets and take care of them.
Step 8;
Love your figure, admire the curves and flaunt it! Always make sure than you loosen off a corset completely before you undo the front fastenings! it may damage the garment otherwise.
Also it is known for women to sleep in a corset, I do this, it is fine, this is called waist-training and may permentantly alter the shape of the body, tone muscle etc. enjoy and I would love to see any images of laced figures ^^ I may feature you in the blod in the future.
Before I go a note on my waist, I can currently lace down to 16", my next target is at least 15" but I doubt I will make it, we shall see. Happy Lacing!
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