Chris Laning wrote:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyway, sorry to be Devil's advocate; I know some people claim a
> medical problem when they just don't want to wear a certain thing,
> and it's not up to someone else to insist they can. But what about
> people who can't take the pressure of stays / corset? What are they
> to do?
Which makes me curious. What actual medical issues have people
encountered that really _do_ mean someone can't wear a corset? I'm
sure it does happen
Offhand, I can think of two issues where any kind of corsetry or
stiffening can be a problem.
Others?
Well, right now I am getting over a shoulder problem. I have almost all
of my mobility back but I am still fighting some inflammation even
though I rarely have anything but minor pain.
The other day I put on a lightly boned 1500 Italian dress to have a
friend mark the hem for me and it only took about 2 minutes after it was
laced up for me to start chanting "take this off, get it off me now!".
This is one of my favorite dresses (remodeled one more time so needed
re-hemming) and it has always been comfortable before.
I suspect that the stiffening in the bodice combined with the shoulder
straps was enough to put my shoulder into an uncomfortable spot.
It has minimal stiffening, just in the center front and the sides. I
used multiple rows of that skinny plastic boning and a layer of canvas.
I would not have expected it to be so uncomfortable.
I also have a dim memory of finding boned bodices uncomfortable while
recovering from whiplash.
liz young
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