Waist Training

[Neomagalie]

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[CowBoy18^]

corsets stockings and garters are definately the top 3 things that get me hot in a hurry, just love the look of a woman in em.

keep em safe and dont bust any ribs by pulling em too tight.

 

[CorsetLvr]

I love corsets and really would like to start wearing them. I know my Sir loves them too. My question is that I'm a larger size woman and I want to know if corset wearing helps promote weight loss? How many inches of play is in a corset? How uncomfortable are they? Are full corsets better then waist cinchers or is that a matter of preference?

I have looked at bunches of them online and really want one. I just don't know if I should wait till I reach my goal weight next year or start now.

Yes, daily corset wear will force you to eat smaller, more frequent meals. This is very helpful in losing weight. Imagine eatling a large meal like on Xmas. This is what its like eating even a normal sized meal in a corset. You end up snacking. If you are careful about what you snack on it will help you lose weight.

Remember that more than few pounds of weight loss or weight gain may require you to a different corset. Considering the cost of a custom corset this can get pretty expensive.

 

[CorsetLvr]

I'd like to try to keep this as an active thread about waist training. It doesn't get discussed a whole lot around here, but it's a topic that is of great interest to me.

After many months of waiting I have finally got a corset that is suitable for daily tightlacing, and I've been doing it daily for a week. I'm up to about 10 hours of the day, and I'm adding corseting to more and more of my leisure time (rather than just working hours). Right now I'm working on mental preparation for sleeping in it; I have trouble sleeping normallly so I'm trying to conquer fears that I won't be able to while corseted. Next weekend I will probably try taking a midday nap while laced and see how that goes..

Etoile,

How much waist reduction are you currently seeing? Does your corsets have a busk? I don't wear mine on a daily basis, they are more for casual and party wear. I have 5 in my collection, all made by myself.

By the way, my nick comes from the fact that I used to be a corsetier, meaning I made custom corsets. I no longer do this. Where I live there isn't enough demand to make this something I would want to make a career of. I was making them on a part time basis for a couple of years while I was in grad school. I got started after seeing an episode of HBO's Real Sex that featured Romatasy. From there I purchased some patterns from a company that specialized in historical costumes.

I have helped several women that wanted to get into corsetry as a lifestyle over the years. As a matter of fact I had a several hour discussion with one a few weeks ago in the chat room here.

Have you tried sex in a corset yet? I just love it. Now I see what those folks that are into breath play get out of it. My orgasms are very intense when I am tight laced. In my case tight lace means about a 4-5 inch reduction. For me that's enough but not to the point where you get into actual waist training.

I can understand how being tight laced makes you feel connected. I have frequently described it as a form of "mobile bondage." Best wishes on this project and I will be looking forward to updates on your progress.

 

[Etoile]

Yes, daily corset wear will force you to eat smaller, more frequent meals. This is very helpful in losing weight. Imagine eatling a large meal like on Xmas. This is what its like eating even a normal sized meal in a corset. You end up snacking. If you are careful about what you snack on it will help you lose weight.

Remember that more than few pounds of weight loss or weight gain may require you to a different corset. Considering the cost of a custom corset this can get pretty expensive.

I'm curious, are you a tightlacer? I keep meaning to ask you this and I never have!

Today will be the first time my parents have seen me in a corset. They won't see it unless they figure it out and ask to see it, but it's the first time I'm wearing one around them. Hopefully it won't cause TOO much explanation. I wanted to wear it on top of a black cashmere turtleneck sweater and pencil skirt but we figured that would be a bit too much for them, so I'll save that for my birthday when I can wear whatever I want! (I'll probably take pictures.)

 

[Etoile]

Etoile,

How much waist reduction are you currently seeing? Does your corsets have a busk? I don't wear mine on a daily basis, they are more for casual and party wear. I have 5 in my collection, all made by myself.

By the way, my nick comes from the fact that I used to be a corsetier, meaning I made custom corsets. I no longer do this. Where I live there isn't enough demand to make this something I would want to make a career of. I was making them on a part time basis for a couple of years while I was in grad school. I got started after seeing an episode of HBO's Real Sex that featured Romatasy. From there I purchased some patterns from a company that specialized in historical costumes.

I have helped several women that wanted to get into corsetry as a lifestyle over the years. As a matter of fact I had a several hour discussion with one a few weeks ago in the chat room here.

Have you tried sex in a corset yet? I just love it. Now I see what those folks that are into breath play get out of it. My orgasms are very intense when I am tight laced. In my case tight lace means about a 4-5 inch reduction. For me that's enough but not to the point where you get into actual waist training.

I can understand how being tight laced makes you feel connected. I have frequently described it as a form of "mobile bondage." Best wishes on this project and I will be looking forward to updates on your progress.

Whoops, we were posting at the same time! I am starting out with 3" in the morning and lacing down to 5" after a bit. I'm up to about 12 hours a day but haven't practiced sleeping in it yet. I haven't had sex in it yet but I've definitely thought about it and I'm looking forward to it! I find the corset to be more erotic rather than explicit...it's a beautiful thing rather than a raunchy thing to me. So I wouldn't call it a fetish in my case...more just a hobby.

Thank you so much for joining in this thread!

 

[CorsetLvr]

Whoops, we were posting at the same time! I am starting out with 3" in the morning and lacing down to 5" after a bit. I'm up to about 12 hours a day but haven't practiced sleeping in it yet. I haven't had sex in it yet but I've definitely thought about it and I'm looking forward to it! I find the corset to be more erotic rather than explicit...it's a beautiful thing rather than a raunchy thing to me. So I wouldn't call it a fetish in my case...more just a hobby.

Thank you so much for joining in this thread!

How are you tightening it yourself? That last 2" is where you would need help. In Victorian times they actually used something like a winch to tighten the laces. Does your corset have a busk? If you are already up to 5" you are doing very very well. I usually only where mine on weekends, but I do occasionally where one under a suit to work. Mine are lined so that they can be worn on bare skin. I have both cupped and under bust styles as well as a couple of waist cinchers. The cupped corsets do produce a significant amount of cleavage, even with my modest B cups. My uncinched waist is 21" and I can cinch down to 16-17" without to much of a problem, depending on which corset I am wearing. I suppose if I worked at it like you are I could probably train down another inch or two. Most of my corsets are designed as party wear. I made a matching skirt to go with them. The corset, skirt, hose and heels and I am good to go out. I will wear a jacket over it if we are going out to dinner on the way to our destination.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

This is totally off the menu for me, as moving my intestines around seems like an incredibly BAD idea given my health history. I'm more like 7/24 on occasion and that's it.

My sissy, H however is getting into it. He's using a vollers just to get used to wearing something, but I've told him he's got to get himself a custom trainer before xmas.

I'm really interested in the degrees of commitment. The links at www.lovesickcorrectiveapparel.com are a great read.

I am curious. Are the male corsets different in their structuring compared to female corsets?

 

[CorsetLvr]

I am curious. Are the male corsets different in their structuring compared to female corsets?

I've made a couple. They obviously don't needa lot of support for breasts, although they can be used to hold the breast inserts that some TVs use. The main difference is that they are tailored for the male shape instead of the female shape.

 

[sosexy]

I used to do waist exercises cause i wanted a 19 inch waist. Anyway they worked. I've always had a very tiny waist though, but corsettes and exercises can all help get it down to impossible figures

 

[CorsetLvr]

I used to do waist exercises cause i wanted a 19 inch waist. Anyway they worked. I've always had a very tiny waist though, but corsettes and exercises can all help get it down to impossible figures

Genetics plays a big part of it.

 

[Etoile]

How are you tightening it yourself? That last 2" is where you would need help. In Victorian times they actually used something like a winch to tighten the laces. Does your corset have a busk? If you are already up to 5" you are doing very very well. I usually only where mine on weekends, but I do occasionally where one under a suit to work. Mine are lined so that they can be worn on bare skin. I have both cupped and under bust styles as well as a couple of waist cinchers. The cupped corsets do produce a significant amount of cleavage, even with my modest B cups. My uncinched waist is 21" and I can cinch down to 16-17" without to much of a problem, depending on which corset I am wearing. I suppose if I worked at it like you are I could probably train down another inch or two. Most of my corsets are designed as party wear. I made a matching skirt to go with them. The corset, skirt, hose and heels and I am good to go out. I will wear a jacket over it if we are going out to dinner on the way to our destination.

I haven't mastered the doorknob thing, so I am doing the pull-to-the-sides thing. I find I have to watch in the mirror so I can see what I'm doing - I have my back to the mirror when I do this. But 5" is pretty easy for me, I am a squishy type. Mine are both underbusts, they do both have busks - the pictures in the first post are mine.

 

[CorsetLvr]

I haven't mastered the doorknob thing, so I am doing the pull-to-the-sides thing. I find I have to watch in the mirror so I can see what I'm doing - I have my back to the mirror when I do this. But 5" is pretty easy for me, I am a squishy type. Mine are both underbusts, they do both have busks - the pictures in the first post are mine.

I couldn't really tell from the pics if they had a busk or not. Thanks. I was just thinking, with the holiday party season rapidly approaching I'll need to get mine out and start planning my wardrobe. Maybe I should start working on a nice silver lame' one for NYE.

 

[Blushing Bottom]

Ah yes how well I remember the days of corsets and waist training. Here is my favorite. I have many such gems.

 

[Etoile]

Is that you, blushing_bottom?

 

[D's mariposa]

I can totally understand avoiding something like this for health reasons. I love how you said "just using a Vollers." If H is to get a custom by Xmas you should order it pronto, but if it's just that he should order it by Xmas that gives plenty of time to find a good one. house of Worship and Meschantes both make goodd training corsets, but they are for female bodies...has he found someone to make a custom male corset? (Unfortunately the differene in body shape necessitates acknowledging maleness...which isn't always fun for transwomen and sissies, but such is life.) There's a great trans photo gallery at Romantasy.com - if H hasn't seen it already, he might enjoy it.

There is a guy in New Mexico who makes and wears men's corsets. I saw him at the fetish ball here last spring. I can grab a copy of the program at the party tonight and get his info up here. I found his stuff to be a bit pricey, but they were finely made and if I had the bucks to blow, I could've made his night! I tried on several and oh maaaaaan! I want one so bad. It was a hoot being laced up in front of a crowd (at his booth) by a guy in a corset who looks like a cross between Saruman and Gil-galad. I don't know anyone who bought a men's corset, but if his lady's corsets are anything to go by, it's worth it.

Here's the link to the guy in New Mexico: Corsets and otner neat-O stuff!

 

[D's mariposa]

I am curious. Are the male corsets different in their structuring compared to female corsets?

It's my understanding that they are, because women are shaped differently men. From the ones at the fetish ball that I saw, women's corsets have more of a flared base for the hips, as we tend to be wider of hip. There are exceptions, of course, which is why custom made corsets are recommended for those who can afford them.

 

[Etoile]

Things are going well. I am doing well in the corset, very comfortable with it for the whole day pretty much. I had to take it off while still at work yesterday because I had an upset stomach, and the corset seemed to be adding to my discomfort (plus it was a pain to keep adjusting it every time I went to the bathroom!) so I just took it off and hid it in my bag. I don't see how full-time tightlacers manage when they are sick - when I am ill I just want to be floppy and unrestrained, but I guess you get used to it.

 

[Etoile]

I have some errands to run alone today (it's that time of year!). I'm trying to decide if I should wear my dailywear or maybe my longline for a change of pace. I'm not really happy with the construction of my longline, it wasn't made properly but the woman who made it is so bad at running a business that I am just glad to have it at all. (It was so bad I reported her to the local Better Business Bureau, but fortunately we resolved it before they had to send a second notice.) But I could wear it just to go shopping I think, even if it is mostly a fashion corset because of the construction. (It still takes me in about four inches though.)

So once I've decided what corset to wear, I have to decide whether to wear it under or on top of my clothes. I have to admit I am really tempted to wear it on top and turn as many heads as possible in the ritzy mall I am going to.

 

[catalina_francisco]

LOL, did you see the pics I put on here of my daughter's walk in robe full of corsets (and shoes), and then the rack as well?!! She has most of them custom made, many from the US, and some with boning or steel supports integrated into them..I am jealous!! She has a liking for those which lace up....hmmmm, genes must have something to do with this....and she is fortunate to have a waist that can lace to a very small size, emphasising the hips and breasts beautifully (think I also put some pics of her dressed in some like that). Most of her clothing is of this style, even her tops she wears when not wearing corsets, and of course very goth most of the time.

Catalina

 

[Etoile]

LOL, did you see the pics I put on here of my daughter's walk in robe full of corsets (and shoes), and then the rack as well?!! She has most of them custom made, many from the US, and some with boning or steel supports integrated into them..I am jealous!! She has a liking for those which lace up....hmmmm, genes must have something to do with this....and she is fortunate to have a waist that can lace to a very small size, emphasising the hips and breasts beautifully (think I also put some pics of her dressed in some like that). Most of her clothing is of this style, even her tops she wears when not wearing corsets, and of course very goth most of the time.

Catalina

I found the pictures of your daughter, but did you mean you had a picture of her clothing rack where she hangs the corsets? That would be fun to see! (She is quite lovely by the way.)

I had a fashion corset from Frederick's of Hollywood that had plastic boning, and it wasn't very good. I don't think I would get one without steel now, if only because the thought "I am shaped by steel, I cannot break free" is really a lot of fun as I'm walking around at work! It's also so much more sturdy - a lot of plastic boning is made with cable ties and they are just way too bendy IMHO.

I think I am going to go full-out and wear the dailywear (which makes a much more dramatic shape) on top of a black sweater and skirt and 3.5" velvet boots. Shopping will probably be slow but fun.

 

[catalina_francisco]

I found the pictures of your daughter, but did you mean you had a picture of her clothing rack where she hangs the corsets? That would be fun to see! (She is quite lovely by the way.)

I had a fashion corset from Frederick's of Hollywood that had plastic boning, and it wasn't very good. I don't think I would get one without steel now, if only because the thought "I am shaped by steel, I cannot break free" is really a lot of fun as I'm walking around at work! It's also so much more sturdy - a lot of plastic boning is made with cable ties and they are just way too bendy IMHO.

I think I am going to go full-out and wear the dailywear (which makes a much more dramatic shape) on top of a black sweater and skirt and 3.5" velvet boots. Shopping will probably be slow but fun.

Here is one pic of some of them which I put on IYM's Bedroom Thread . I envy her the ability to indulge her fetish taste so lavishly. LOL, she was pointing out to me during our last night together that most people are happy to have 1-2 garments from LipService while she has them in double figures and growing by the week. Spoilt she is!!

Catalina

 

[Etoile]

Here is one pic of some of them which I put on IYM's Bedroom Thread . I envy her the ability to indulge her fetish taste so lavishly. LOL, she was pointing out to me during our last night together that most people are happy to have 1-2 garments from LipService while she has them in double figures and growing by the week. Spoilt she is!!

Catalina

Oh, now I'm jealous too! I like Lip Service's stuff. And I love your daughter's "naughty Dorothy" ruby slippers.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Oh, now I'm jealous too! I like Lip Service's stuff. And I love your daughter's "naughty Dorothy" ruby slippers.

LOL, I wanted to do something while waiting for her to change one night so began photographing some of her shoes.....as you can see, one of her cats (who happens to be called Harlot ), decided she had a shoe fetish and was not going to let me take pics of them without her involved!! I swear she did everything but devour those shoes.

Catalina

 

[FurryFury]

Great shots and cute lil kitty!

Fury