r/comics • u/tabithajaneart • 3d ago

OC 2026 vs 1886 [OC]

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Great-great-great Grandma was serving

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u/jade_cabbage 3d ago

I always get so peeved when people go and say corsets were torture devices women were forced to wear to please men or whatever.

My corsets are my most comfortable undergarments in my wardrobe. The back support feels amazing.

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u/anarcrafty 3d ago

Question. Corsetry has always been on my list of sewing areas to branch out into, but I have not done so yet. I have Ehlers-Danlos, and I had to have part of my left 9th rib removed a few months ago because of it. I work a manual labor job involving a lot of bending and lifting, and have been dealing with a lot of nerve and spine pain since the surgery. The support sounds amazing, but I’m curious if/how much a corset would limit my range of motion.

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u/Main_Environment9401 3d ago

Traditional ones severly for your job. Get a back brace instead

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u/anarcrafty 3d ago

I have tried four back braces.

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u/Inky_Madness 3d ago

Working class women wore corsets and did manual labor. There is a very popular pattern for one called the “pretty maid” corset that was made from an extant working woman’s corset. It’s worth looking into!

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u/anarcrafty 3d ago

I will definitely look into it. Thank you. I know eventually I might just have to find a less physical job. But this one pays well enough to support four kids working three days a week, so I’d like to avoid that if possible, lol.