She likes thirteen inches

Umm...no! I would wear something that held things in place a little neater...I mean come on, after 6 kids I just don't have a flat tummy anymore! But that's as far as I'm willing to go. A 13 inch waist...absolutely not, that just sounds disgusting! Mine is a perfectly reasonable 26 inches and I'm fine with that...I wouldn't mind getting my 24 inch one back but I haven't seen it since I was 17. I can't say that I've worn resrictive clothing for the sake of fashion...unless you count the few times I was busting out of my maternity clothes but refused to buy new ones since I was due any day and was not going to look like a total slob wearing my 6ft 200 pound hubby's clothes LOL.

Not on your life! Just this morning I was giving my husband holy h3ll about men being attracted to overly feminine women, and then complaining about how much time they need to spend on keeping themselves that way. It also costs MONEY to remain that way too....all for the sake of fashion. Mind you my husband isn't attracted to EXTREMELY feminine women (he married ME, didn't he?) my b^tching was more general than anything. I am still pisssed off at the general male population who continues to give women the approval they seek, when they do fashionally STUPID things like that which you described above.

OMG!! I so thought this was a whole different discussion!! now that i got my mind out of the gutter!! i would never do that. i love everything about my woman parts. my thick waist, my thighs everything. i would not go around fainting because so crazy chicks back in the day thought it was cool to be that small

Hi p1, 13 inches? ohhh..I guess I will be look sick and unhealthy with that..LOL! SO, I will not! LOL! I want of course to wear something that will look my waist down..LOL! I am 28 inches and always wanted to have 24-25 but I wasn't successful! LOL!

wow a thirteen inch waist! i bet it's the dream of many women. however, i find that this is pretty hard to believe. our waist depends more or less on the size of our ribcage. our ribcage size in turn depends on the size of our organs. we've got the lungs, heart and stomach in the ribcage. i don't see how she can even breathe with a 13" waist. she won't be able to eat too as the stomach will be pressed against the back of the ribcage so much there's no space for food. cheers ;p

Sheesh mine would be like 7 inches if I did that. LOL I'm trying to look a little thicker not thinner so this wouldn't work for me even for the sake of fashion. LOL

No, no way, not a chance. That is just silly. I could certainly stand to lose a few pounds, but that is just crazy. This was very bad for them. Like you pointed out, the fainting thing. They would also starve themselves. How about binding the feet? OUCH!

as it happens, I do wear a corset to get my waist down. naturally my waist is about 30"through daily wearing of a corset, without the corset on I measure about 25-26" and have a much nicer shape. I wear a made to measure 20" corset on a daily basis. if I put fingertips to fingertips, thumbs to thumbs, if I had a third hand to add in, that would go around my waist, I reckon. 13" would simply not be possible for me. a body can only change so much. there are parts of the body that cannot be altered through corsetry. you have to bear in mind that in those days people were smaller than they are now. you only have to look at some doorways in older buildings. so this would not have been so unnacheivable then as it would appear to be today. for most women today, the victorian waist measurement is quite easily acheivable. surviving victorian corsets are usually 24" in size, and this is much the same as the most commonly worn size by modern women who wear corsets in their leisure time (as opposed to waist training) as a fashion garment. in fact, in victorian times, it was considered to be unladylike to tightlace to the extent of acheiving permanent waist reduction. it was a sign of loose morals. hehe. the picture I've attached is when I was about 6 months into waist training, and wearing a 24" it's smaller now. it's just another form of body modification, and so long as you take it slowly and don't push your body further than it can comfortably go (and a well fitting corset is actually very comfortable) then there should be no fainting and no health risks.

If they put a corset on me and cinched it to 13 inches my head would blow up to the size of the Good Year Blimp and my eyes would look like something from the movie Roger Rabbit. I would literally explode into bits of flesh all over the room. What a horrible sight that would be. As for your question, oh yes, of course, I have worn restrictive clothing for the sake of fashion and sometimes still do, but find I am doing it less and less. Lets take shoes for example, for the most part I wear comfortable shoes, after all, I'm on my feet all day, but that doesn't stop me from buying high heels that are cute and sexy, that I will probably wear once or twice but will look marvelous in my closet.

Years ago when we first married the pantie girdle in vogue,and yes I was the proud owner of not one or two ,but lol quite a few of them!!and I never ever went out wothout wearing one.Yes they did a good job,but the flesh that was pushed in had to escape somehow,so it slid out of the top!and of course it helped resist amourous advances,there was no room for any movement!A thirteen inch waist,well maybe thats more like my ankle measurement!but I really dont know how there ladies withstood the pain and agony of it all,and im sure they must have difficulty with eating and drinking..let alone breathing..and nowadays we have the `wrap`..the body stocking that `holds it all in`,and Piky,im not into any of them,im just staying exactly the way I am!

I think i would be one to stay on the "porky" side. I've never been one to follow the fads and fashions. Half the time the "in" thing makes me so mad because it doesnt look good on a normal average not stick thin person. PLUS you can rarely find anything but the in thing.

No lol. I have a relatively small waist anyway, I think it's 24 or 25 inches. When I was younger I think it was 22. Since having my daughter and being 10 years older, I think it is physically impossible for me to get back to 22 or less. I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong, but I like to breathe and be comfortable. I am only fashion forward to the point where it intersects with rationality.

i actually own several corsets... and yes... i wear them drawn so tight i am breathless. Oxygen is highly over-rated. i'm a tiny woman to start with so for me the corset actually adds curves. i have passed out just from sitting down, because the corsets boning cut into me just right (or wrong?). Really the only point of a corset is for aesthetics, it is not designed for comfort. i can see how it wouldn't work for everybody, and i don't by any means wear them everyday...or for long lengths of time. Nearly everything in my wardrobe is for aesthetics though. My heals are all 5 in. or higher. Even my winter coats are more fashion forward than practical. So i guess i fall into the i'd rather look good than be comfortable pile if we are sorting.

OMG!! Um...NO! I would not wear clothing that restrictive. Even when I was really thin, 13 inch waist would have been impossible! I do not believe that could be considered healthy in any way, shape or form. And I definitely get categorized in the "porky" category!!!

I saw a woman on the TV the other night with a waist about that size. She looked like she would break if the wend blew. She had about ugliest shape I ever saw. She really looked like an hour glass. I can imagine how miserable Countess of Catherine de Medici had to be. There is no way I would want to be that miserable as she had to be.Way back in the 60s we did wear girdles and I sure was glad when they went out of fashion. They not only held you in they also caused gas. I'm glad I'm past the age that fashion really matters. I just like to look nice and neat.

I've been blessed with a slim waist but 13 inches is not something I will strive for. I recently saw a woman with a 13 inch waist on an Oprah Winfrey show. I didn't think it was attractive (but hey! who knows...she probably liked it). I don't try to follow the trend...I try to wear what looks good on me....wel, if my waist was wider than I liked, I'd rather wear something that gave the impression of a narrow waist than something that was restrictive for the sake of fashion.

Na, I'm quite happy with my 30" waist which makes my jean size a perfect 10. I can't even imagine wearing one of those corsets. They used to take hours to put on, I would have to get up an hour early just to get dressed...

Back in the days when I was a size 12, I had a pair of jeans that were a famous brand I can't think of the name for. I used to have to lie down to do them up. They simply had no shape and were really tough denim. Once I had them on for a while they would stretch slightly and be comfy. These days if things are too tight the excess me bulges out somewhere else and is not a good look, I'm into really loose fitting comfy things now (shame on me). The idea of a tiny waist like that is making me slightly physically ill. It would look so unnatural with the ribs and pelvis sticking out as it would....yuck!

With a title like that I thought you were talking about something else! LOL Whether or not I was into fashion there is no way I would put myself through that! Not only would it be uncomfortable and unhealthy, but it is rather gross looking to have a waist that small. I'd rather wear comfy old sweats any day! LOL

Bugger fashion ... I've also read about women having ribs removed in order to have smaller waists. Unfortunately, I don't give a hoot about fashion - just comfort.