Certain things only get better with age: fine wines and whiskeys, cast iron skillets, cowboy boots, Paul Rudd (seriously, this guy is in his fifties and still looks boyishly handsome… Did he make a deal at the crossroads?). Even garments like blue jeans are a dream to slip into once you’ve broken them in, and […]

There’s an old adage that beauty is pain — and ladies, let’s face it: You likely put up with a lot in the name of meeting arbitrary beauty standards. Women throughout history have endured pain in search of beauty miracles. Just look at practices like foot-binding, lead-based makeup, tapeworm diets, and even the consumption of […]

This article was originally published on hannahmcknight.org. Hannah McKnight identifies as transgender whose mission is to talk about what it’s like to balance a life between genders. The other day I started to season a corset. Seasoning a corset is, in a sense, breaking it in. However, it’s not so much as getting your body to […]

You love wearing corsets. You love the way your corset makes you look in clothing and without clothing. You love the way it boosts your confidence and improves your graceful posture. If you’ve adopted a waist-training schedule, you probably also love the trim look your corset has helped you achieve.  But ouch, you’re not so […]

Fashion trends come and go, but corsets have truly passed the test of time. Women have been wearing corsets since at least the 16th century and perhaps much longer.  What may surprise many people is that corsetry for men is nothing new. Form-fitting corsets were a fashion staple for gentlemen in the 1800s. The slim […]

There’s a lot of confusing information about waist training on the internet. When it comes to anything that causes discomfort to your body, you want to ensure your source is reliable.  Whether you are wearing a waist trainer to feel better in a specific piece of clothing or you’re excited about adopting the entire waist-training […]