Traditional waist binding in Europe and America

In ancient Europe, women's girding was very popular, which was a tradition of Europeans and formed their unique aesthetic value.

First of all, girding will highlight a woman's figure. Waist-binding will highlight women's waists and has always been sought after by European women. This special way of waist binding is to tie your waist to form a particularly thin waist. At first, the corset was made of wood or some kind of metal as a support, which tightly bound the body from the chest down. So as to achieve a state of thin waist and full chest. This is also in line with the low-cut clothes popular in Europe at that time, which can not only show their graceful figure, but also show some jewelry they wear, and become a way for women to express themselves.

Secondly, European women's girding has become an inherent aesthetic standard. As an aesthetic standard, the significance of girding waist has also been promoted to a certain extent. This method is used to judge the beauty and ugliness of women. Even if you know that girding is bad for your health, it will still prevail among women. Moreover, in Europe, not only women like this kind of girdle very much, but also many men regard it as their own standard to judge whether women are attractive or not. Therefore, in this social atmosphere, people began to pursue this way of waist-binding.

At the same time, this kind of waist-binding is popular in the upper class, and it is more a symbol of status. When people pursue this deformed aesthetic, they also represent an identity. Generally, upper-class society requires women to gird their waists, taking the waist thickness as the standard. Generally, the working people at the lower level are busy with livelihood issues for their own livelihood, or adopt relatively simple methods. This is how the upper class and the lower class are distinguished. It can be said that vanity is at work and they want to improve their status, so there will be more women girding their waists.