▲Corsets used to be worn underneath women’s dresses to give the illusion of a naturally occurring shape—however convincing that may have been.

▲While modern corsets often feature lacing or boning reminiscent of their historical style, they have very little, if any, long-term effects on the shape of the wearer's body.

▲Madonna! Only in the 1980s did corsets see a surge in attention, after Madonna teamed up with designer Jean Paul Gaultier. Her version, however, was more like a tight bodice than a proper corset.

▲Since the late 20th century, the fashion industry borrowed the term "corset" to refer to tops which, to varying degrees, mimic the look of traditional corsets without the dangerous compression of vital organs.

▲Emma Gonzalez wears what is called the overbust corset.

▲It seems the return of the corset has brought with it a general resurgence of medieval fashion, and even Naomi Campbell is on board.

▲Women are wearing the garment on top of their outfits, giving shape not to their natural bodies, but to the clothes on top.

▲Sofia Richie opted for an underbust corset.

▲Kate Upton transports more than a few decades back in time with this laced-up lacy look.

▲In the late 19th century, the “Wasp Waist” was a famous corset, as modeled here by French music-hall singer Polaire.

▲Lupita Nyong'o sports a lace-up corset with a sheer skirt, which a woman would have likely used as underwear a couple centuries earlier.

▲You can throw a corset over a suit jacket, and while you're at it, you can make it a transparent neon pink fabric. Anything goes!

▲The corset, dating as far back as the 16th century, is often imagined as tight-lacing, largely due to the murky history of the garment (it only became known as a corset in the 19th century).

▲Kim Kardashian is a big fan of clothes that call upon the historic corset figure, and hers extends over the waist.

▲Diane Kruger fastens hers with a belt.

▲Karlie Kloss would have completely blended into the background without her standout leopard-print corset.

▲In direct contradiction with the idea that the corset took power away from women, Mary J. Blige makes the corset look extremely powerful.

▲The corset alone has become a standout wardrobe piece that can even be casually thrown on with jeans, as Bella Hadid demonstrates.

▲Some people use the corset in BDSM, while others prefer to shape their bodies with it long-term for added sexual pleasure.

▲This unique version actually has straps to hold it in place, which means it's nowhere near Victorian levels of tightness.

▲Fashionable corsets are fun ways to accentuate your existing figure, but lately "waist trainers" have come into style, with celebrities like the Kardashians backing them. While they're not called corsets, they do have numerous similar health risks associated with them.

▲Beyoncé got on the corset trend in the noughties, before even the Kardashians.

▲After the fashion trend became an epidemic, doctors rushed to illustrate the negative effects of tight-lacing.

▲Kylie Jenner and thousands of her fans love adding an underbust corset to any outfit.

▲In the 1920s-1950s, girdles became more popular, honing in the belly and hips as opposed to the waist.

▲By the Victorian era, corsets were well-known to be deadly. Some were so tight they served as appetite suppressants, and there are accounts of women passing out from lack of oxygen.

▲Kristen Bell wears a lace-up corset top over a t-shirt and jeans. The best part, however, are the slippers.

▲Corsets were historically worn to hold and mold the torso into a desired shape, traditionally by reducing the waist and exaggerating the bust and hips. Over the years it has come to be seen by many as a popular symbol of female oppression, though the 21st century is seeing its major comeback. How did this both physically and socially restrictive garment of the past return to modern fashion? Click through to find out.

The corset is back with a vengeance

See which stars are keeping things tight

22/02/19 por StarsInsider

FASHION Celebrity style

Corsets were historically worn to hold and mold the torso into a desired shape, traditionally by reducing the waist and exaggerating the bust and hips. Over the years it has come to be seen by many as a popular symbol of female oppression, though the 21st century is seeing its major comeback. How did this both physically and socially restrictive garment of the past return to modern fashion? Click through to find out.

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