The Victorian Era
Unlike Renaissance beauties, Victorian ladies were preoccupied with having the smallest waist possible. Actually, any normal human just can’t have a Victorian era waistline. This is why women wore a real Devil’s invention – corsets – to get the trendy look. The 1800s corset-obsessed fashionistas could hardly breathe and could only stand. Now it sounds unfathomable but they would even break their ribs to achieve an insane beauty goal – a 12-inch waist. The Victorian beauty was also associated with layered petticoats, hoops, and bustles that created an illusion of an enormous derriere.
