HOW VICTORIANS AND EDWARDIANS FAKED THEIR TINY WAISTS 1

Corset sellers hate them They discovered one simple trick that makes their waists look tiny BTW one other thing I forgot to mention in the video is how small people where back then. When you hear someone s waist was 18 in (47 cm), it sounds impossible, but is less impressive when the person was 5 ft (150 cm) tall and wearing a corset since her teen years. Having seen a lot of fashion history exhibitions, I ve noticed that some of the clothes would barely fit a modern 10 yo child. If you keep that in mind, achieving a 20 in (51 cm) waist doesn t sound that crazy. Some of my modern friends naturally possess a 21 in (53 cm) waist and they re 5 ft 5 (167 cm) tall. Edwardian people s measurements though where closer to what we wear now. But remember, if possible, to always check the person s documented height and bodybuild (skinny people obviously will have before smaller waists) before you start squealing at their crazy figures. More reading: Dispelling the Myth of the Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Waist b