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| Ethel Granger tribute editorial in Vogue Italia September 2011. Meisel |
I just read the September issue of Vogue Italia and it has a provoking cover and editorial piece on corsets. Ethel Granger, an early adaptor of facial piercings and modifications on her waist, is the inspiration for a story which is both simultaneously beautiful and disturbing. The closest I've every been to 'foundation garments' was looking at my grandmother's as a child. Pink and incredibly complicated they appeared to have a closer relationship with pain than improving a silhouette! In the fickle world of fashion they do seem to be making a comeback. From Mugler's biker corset in George Michael's 'Too Funky' they have traversed the decade to now represent a form of freedom rather than constraint.
For my feminist friends I don't think this would sit well but for me it says more about the power of transformation. Whatever your opinion it cannot be argued that it would be a good practice for your internal organs. My curiosity asks me where your stomach would reside after such arduous cinching!!!
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| You'd have to be good at tying your shoelaces for this |
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| Shot from Mugler Campaign Mid 1990's |
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