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Revision as of 14:17, 30 November 2003 by 217.157.164.52 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)"Corsets go back as far as 2000 B.C., when Cretan women wore them to emphasize their breasts and hips."
What are not correct, Cretan women and man do only have abdominal belt. And perhaps the abdominal belt unly are a style, because naturalisme is a modern style.
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what's the source that supports "There have been documented examples of women shrinking their waists as small as 16" through corset training."?
http://spook.dk/ http://www.staylace.com/gallery/gallery05/polaire/polaire4.jpg polaire do have 13"
and what's the source for "Corsets go back as far as 2000 B.C., when Cretan women wore them to emphasize their breasts and hips."
Any serious, it is only a big loincloth.