When it comes to this kind of waist-binding, there was a deformed aesthetic trend in Europe at that time, and whoever had a thinner waist was more beautiful to judge a person's beauty and ugliness. At that time, waist binding was even worse than the traditional foot binding in China. We can now find some photos of European women's waistlines and thinness on the Internet. That kind of waist is very thin. As far as we are concerned, it only pervades people, but we cannot appreciate its beauty. At that time, aristocratic women with status had to gird their waists. They look really elegant when they wear classical European long skirts, because most of them are heavy and complicated. But how much pain and danger is hidden behind that beautiful waist is beyond our estimation.
For this beautiful waist, many aristocratic women began to gird their waists when they were young. This kind of waist-binding may threaten people's lives. At first, they tied their waists with iron skeletons. Later, a new type of corset made of soft materials gradually appeared. They usually start from below the breast, that is, the stomach, and then fix the waist and tie it with a belt. This often makes it difficult for them to breathe, which also leads to unhealthy lungs and is easy to get respiratory diseases. Many women are strangled directly because they are too tight.
Isn't it terrible? This situation continued until 19 10, when the waist-binding trend declined, and women's waistlines finally returned to a more physiologically healthy size. In the past, women, whether in ancient China or ancient Europe, mostly changed themselves according to men's preferences. Think about how happy we are now. Fortunately, we were born in this era.