018/365: Magic Trick!

Today, I received a rather large batch of fresh clothes. Items that I scoured on Amazon, all from the same seller, all fairly inexpensive. The idea was to experiment with different fashions, different cuts, different materials, if something works? Amazing. If not? I'm not out a bunch of cash.

In the mix of that, I got something I've been thinking about for a while. A waist trainer. It's kind of like a corset, but without the cups. It's actually a pretty cool design, which I guess explains why it's been around since the early Victorian age (earlier? Yeah, earlier). It's good for posture. It just makes you feel thinner, and it might come in handy for certain outfits at some point. And hey, it's kind of cute, right?

Plus, my boobs are heavy. Having the underwire rest on top of some surface that's not my delicate belly skin isn't a bad thing.

So, I tried it on, and I was like "Yeah. This is awesome. I can get into this."

It wasn't too long before I discovered a cool little magic trick. If I take the underwires of the bra, and put them between the corset and my body, the corset holds up the weight of my chest, and some of the support falls on my waist and (non-existent?) hips! Not too shabby!

I can see why corsets/waist trainers are a thing! (Even if they're seldom repurposed in such a way.) It's a bit of a shame that they don't sell a corset that automatically comes with cups in my size, but in the meantime? This is actually not a terrible substitute.

You learn something new every day.

PS: I think it's kind of charming how the angle of this picture makes my boobs look tiny. Isn't that sweet? In reality, this method does cause them to ride higher and the project outward even more than they usually do, so there is a bit of a trade off. But if I can take some of the weight off of my shoulders for a second? That's cool. Just one step closer to steam punk.