What was that magic ratio of chest to waist to hips? 34:26:34? In any case the glamorous movie stars of old had spectacularly small waists. It seems the tiny waist is making a comeback, and the go-to way to get them: corsets. Not long ago Jessica Alba got a lot of flak for shrinking her post-baby body by wearing one. But Michele Kobke has taken the corset to a new extreme.
According to an article in the Daily Mail, the 24-year-old woman from Berlin wore, and even slept in, a corset for three years running to achieve her ridiculously small waist. The German started off with an already tiny 25in (64cm) waist, which has now shrunk to to just 16in (40cm).
Incredibly, Kobke isn't content to stop there. Even though she struggles to stand up without the corset, she wants to shave off another two inches, perhaps vying for the record currently held by Cathie Jung, an American whose waist measures just under 15in (38cm).
"It embraces me and gives me [a] pretty, defined waist," she said. "It feels nice and smooth. It's unique. My life hasn't changed, just slowed down a little. Now my movement is more feminine."
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