Kelly Lee Dekay, a 27-year-old fetish model and designer, has worn a corset for the last seven years to achieve an alarming 16-inch waist. Inspired by the disproportional bodies of cartoon characters, ...

By the early 2010s, the bodycon era was in full swing, fueling a need for tight, smoothing undergarments that create the illusion of a snatched waistline. But even as bodycon dresses fell out of ...

The ideal of what a woman's body should look like has changed dramatically over time and varies by culture. One of the most well-known historical attempts at changing a woman's body shape -- corseting ...