| upon a time, all fashionable women wore corsets to | | | | For one thing, both are made of tough fabric that holds |
| define their figures and to allow them to wear the | | | | you in. That means, flab and unwanted fat stays |
| demanding dresses of their day. Corsets would cinch | | | | hidden and flattened if the clothes are tight enough. |
| their waists, flatten their tummies and smooth the way | | | | Women who wear the smallest pair of high waist |
| for their ultra feminine dresses the natural female form | | | | jeans they can slip into are onto something. These |
| would otherwise find hard to look good in. Basically, | | | | jeans act like a corset in that they hold your tummy |
| corsets give you an hourglass figure. | | | | and flabby bits in. They even make your legs look |
| Boned corsets were worn by ladies in the past to | | | | slimmer. |
| make them look more slender. This corset would be | | | | Although low-rise jeans were hot last in past seasons, |
| laced tight by their helpers and often, young women, | | | | it isn't a good idea to wear them smaller than your real |
| eager to attract the attention of the guy they fancy | | | | size. They are cut low and if they are tight, the flesh |
| may request that the corset be laced extremely tight | | | | above the waistline will bulge out, which means, most |
| to make their waists exceedingly tiny. The side effect | | | | of your belly would stick out and look even bigger than |
| is that these ladies may even faint later, from lack of | | | | ever. Think of it as the muffin-effect. Anything above |
| air. But that's ok. In those days, fainting was considered | | | | the waistline overflows. Just like corsets. Flesh over |
| dainty and could well attract the attention of a | | | | and under the top and bottom of the corset would |
| handsome suitor. | | | | bulge out. The fat will overflow as they are |
| Thankfully, corsets are no longer compulsory in order | | | | compressed by the fabric and have nowhere to go |
| for a woman to stay fashionable. Wearing corsets | | | | but above or below the clothing. |
| these days is the exception, rather than the norm. | | | | For the corset effect, jeans with the highest waist you |
| While corsets are restrictive and considered the | | | | can find, which adequately cover your fattest parts |
| epitome of femininity, jeans have their origin in rugged | | | | are your best bet. The tummy should be completely |
| masculinity. | | | | beneath the waistband. In a sense it can be even |
| During the gold rush in America, the early pioneers | | | | more flattering than a corset as it slims your legs as |
| needed tough clothing to withstand their rugged | | | | well. |
| lifestyle. Pants that did not tear easily. Enter the denim | | | | Just make sure that unless your legs are thin, the |
| jean which is so hardy, is became the uniform of the | | | | bottoms of the jeans flare out, or at least do not grip |
| rugged cowboy and the tough guys in the working | | | | onto your flesh tightly as anything beyond the jeans, if |
| class. | | | | squeezed, will have your flesh bulging out. |
| So what do ultra-feminine corsets and totally rugged | | | | So if you want to look slimmer, but not appear like you |
| jeans have in common? | | | | are trying too hard, forget about corsets. |