Do you see a difference between the Victorian beauty and Gisele Bundchen?
Unfortunately, there isn't any. They are both wearing the tight corset of beauty standards.
I don't want to wear a corset that is too tight for me - a real or an invisible one.
But do you think it's possible to reach a middle ground?
I have been battling the last 5 pounds all my life.
It’s not dramatic, just really annoying.
Lately, I have been dealing with another issue.
My body is changing because I am getting older.
You may not notice it but I do and I don't like it.
I don't like the slippery slope that is aging.
Some days, I see a little bump in my pencil skirt.
I didn’t put on weight but my waist is thicker.
I eat fruits and vegetables.
Fish, chickpeas, chicken and low-fat yogurt.
I also like a glass of wine when I get home from work.
And I like to eat a hamburger with my sweetheart once in a while.
How do I deal with this new issue?
I don't want to look at my food and see grams of fat.
How do I deal with this new issue?
I don't want to look at my food and see grams of fat.
I don't want to look at my walking shoes and see burning calories.
I don't want to look in the mirror and hate my reflection.
I don't want to look in the mirror and hate my reflection.
We look back and gasp at the horrors of the corset.
Fainting, circulation and breathing problems.
What do you think women will say about us in a hundred years?
"They used to put bags of silicone inside their breasts!"
We feel so liberated and superior because we ditched the corset.
But are we?
- Marie
Fainting, circulation and breathing problems.
What do you think women will say about us in a hundred years?
"They used to put bags of silicone inside their breasts!"
We feel so liberated and superior because we ditched the corset.
But are we?
- Marie
We just ordered my youngest daughter's wedding dress last Friday. She was shocked at her waist measurement...I told her mine was the same as hers. Too many years of holding oneself in can cause serious digestive troubles. My waist is 31 and I feel slim.
ReplyDeleteThe serious digestive troubles are because women - back in the day - used to tie their corsets too tightly. They were trying to have 20-inch waist and this is why there were so many horror stories about corsets.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all... im loving these kind of posts u r writing!
ReplyDeleteSecond, i felt so touch by this! Im from Venezuela, a country known by the beauty of their women... u know tall, long legs and great boobs and butt. I don't have any of it.... i'm petite, 1.55 mt height, flat chest, BIG latin heritage on my waist and always fighting to lose those last 5 extra pounds. My friends were always asking... why don't u get some breast implant so u look hot?
When i moved to Argentina something similar happened to me. Girls here are really thin and most of them look at me as i was a really fat girl and my self-esteem went below the pavement. It was horrible! I got to the point where i did not want to go out.
Now im over it! i decided to stop wearing that stupid invisible corset and i embrace my body just like it is. I eat well balanced not for fitness but for my health and i go out running everynight and it is because i want to have fun.
Stop worrying to too much about this. Remember that when ur thinking how bad u look, there's at least 10 people saying how beautiful u are!
I do!
Thanks for sharing this!
Xoxo
Caro
Social standards for women are impractical. Even worse than women being super thin (because that body type is natural for some) is when magazines blatantly photoshop images to make women look even more slender. Suddenly, an impossible standard is created for our impressionable youth, women AND men. It's terrible but the message is constantly perpetuated with little resistance from the masses. I don't know when or if these standards will change but I hope they do.
ReplyDeleteActually, that should say "social standards for body types are impractical".
ReplyDeleteWomen and men both are faced with the same general problem, though with slight variances.
very insightful. thanks!
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The Ethical Fashion Missionary
I can't even describe the thoughts in my head right now. You have definitely described everything I've been feeling lately, and god (and you) knows how much it hurts.
ReplyDeleteI think I would never stop wearing my invisible corset.