What's a Wasp Waist?

I've heard the term "wasp waist," but never really understood it until I came upon an unaltered dress that once belonged to the Empress Elisabeth, known as "Sisi" in Austria. She was a celebrated beauty, married at 16 to her cousin the Emperor Franz Joseph. She pretty much invented anorexia in her age, dieting obsessively…

Wasp waist

Elastic corsets tight laced to 17 inch - Sylphide - Tight corsets, figure training, waist reduction and tightlacing

Remembering the Corset - Lake Minnetonka Magazine

Wasp Waist Corset

53 Wasp Waist Stock Pictures, Editorial Images and Stock Photos

Waist training a waste of time, Corewell Health

Wasp Waist Ojar perfume - a fragrance for women and men 2021

Back in the day, Rosie symbolized women's hard work and effort in male-dominated industrial roles. I saw this on a T-shirt today. : r/NotHowGirlsWork

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Wasp waists hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Wasp waist hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Wasp Waist Oil Perfume by Ojar,Size 20ml Perfume Oil, - La Maison

Corsets that create a Conical Ribcage – Lucy's Corsetry