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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is totally off topic, but I'm torn on that woman's outfit.

On one hand, she looks like a total badass who isn't going to take shit from anyone. That fitted French military jacket is killer.

On the other hand, she must be wearing a corset to look the way she does. She must have suffered greatly under the demands of women's fashion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

For standing, corsets aren’t that bad. They’re not fun when you want to sit but they’re essentially providing structure like a bra would, with extra back support. They’re also necessary for carrying those heavy skirts around. They’re definitely not worth it for modern fashion but I watch a lot of historical costumers and they get pretty steamed about people saying corsets are bad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Gotta imagine the dress and pants combo was stifling to say the least.