In 1908, a doctor used X-rays to highlight the damaging effects of tight corsets on a woman's body. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

For much of the past century, when people thought "corset," it was likely that the first image that popped into their head was Scarlett O'Hara getting her corset laces tugged and tightened while ...

There is a trope in a lot of period dramas wherein an aristocratic woman turns her back to her maid or someone who otherwise hates her, who then bends her over a chaise lounge or powder table to ...

Long before the sexual revolution led women to shed their bras and girdles for physical freedom, early feminists campaigned against a far more restrictive garment. “Burn the corsets!” wrote Elizabeth ...

When thinking about the evolution of corsets, my mind immediately pictures three famous people who have flaunted them in recent years. There's burlesque queen Dita Von Teese, Nicole Kidman in Moulin ...

Twenty-seven-year-old Kelly Lee Dekay practices tight-lacing, a method that modifies ones body shape by constantly wearing a tightly-laced corset. She's worn said corset for seven years, thus ...

Back in the Victorian era, beauty trends were like stepping into a dark and eerie fairy tale. Pale, almost ghostly complexions were all the rage, with ladies going to extreme lengths using lead-based ...