Medical
Victorian wasp waist hourglass corset was very unhealthy, as opposed to the modern wasp waist hourglass corset. With a modern hourglass corset, the stomach is over the waistline, whereas with a Victorian hourglass corset, the stomach is in the waistline. The flat front panels of the "health corset" or S-shaped corset in the later Victorian/Early Edwardian period did, in fact, not force the stomach in, but did alter posture. Template:Valerie Steele, Corsets a Cultural History
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