I wore it every day within a couple of weeks of receiving ... Do you think you’ll wear a corset into your old age? Yes, I think so. I don’t see it ending any time soon. The current record ...

A 24-year-old woman has shrunk her waist from 25 inches to 16 by wearing a corset every day for three years. Michèle Köbke’s waist is now smaller than that of a two-year-old’s and she hopes ...

She was inspired by the corset to delve deeper into wearing ... and said translating the centuries-old descriptions into modern-day measurements has proved the biggest challenge.