The Corset Meme

[playdate]

The Corset Meme The corset is a foundation garment designed to shape the wearer's body. It could be innerwear or outerwear, but changes the human figure regardless. It enforces posture. It shrinks the waist and gives a more pronounced hourglass shape to the core area. If worn tightly enough, it can inhibit normal breathing. And yet you've worn one anyway. If you are from a historical setting, it could be the fashion of the time. Maybe you wear it because your partner thinks it looks sexy. It could be involuntary, a tool for bondage and restriction. If you've taken to crossdressing for any reason, it can help you attain the illusion of femininity. Perhaps it is linked to an enchantment and won't unlace until some magical requirement has been fulfilled. Or maybe you've put it on only to take it off during a slow burlesque. Wearing something different could spice up even the most mundane settings. Let's explore how different life becomes once we lace up and cinch ourselves in.

Comments

[not_the_witch]

This meme was made for this girl, seriously. Bless her seamstress....

Mad Hatter ♦ Angel Sanctuary ♦ OTA

[indecent_butterfly]

[As lacer or lacee, given nir tastes.]

Princess Jasmine | Aladdin | OTA

[desertprize]

[Those things look unbearably hot.]

Una Persson | Michael Moorcock's Multiverse

[una_persson]

Mrs Underwood had listened, but she was disturbed. She the lid of the hamper and opened an air-tight tin, offering Mrs. Persson a brandy-snap.

They munched.

'Delicious,' said Mrs Persson. 'After the twentieth, the ninteenth century has always been my favourite.'

[charring]

[She's possibly wearing it just because.]

Emma | Victorian Romance Emma | OTA

[lily_of_the_valley]

[If she's the one in the corset, it's the fanciest corset she's ever seen. If she's the one lacing someone up... well, she's an expert at being a lady's maid.]

Chang Wufei | Gundam Wing

[chang_wufei]

[ooc: Oh, he's getting laced up whether he likes it or not.]

ALAYNE STONE/SANSA STARK ♕ asoiaf

[wont]

[ Cause it's canon. ]

thank you wonky show timeline thank you thank you

[hisfinestact]

[ It's funny how things can change without seeming to have changed at all. The halls of King's Landing are the same as they ever were, but Jaime could swear, as he walks down them, that the sounds of his footsteps ring differently, that the light comes through the windows differently.

His siblings are their own story of change. A more profound one, Jaime thinks, and the thought sits poorly with him. (It occurs to him only briefly to think that perhaps the change is him, rather than the other way around.)

It's with that in mind that Jaime pauses at the door to his brother's chambers, fully aware that Tyrion's duties with the Small Council have him elsewhere at the moment. But his newly-minted bride-- She should be in. ]

Wanda Lehnsherr | Marvel Ultimates | OTA

[doesthemath]

[Open to all kinds of situations, canon or AU!]

Daenerys Targaryen | ASoIaF

[the_silver_queen]

(You're damn straight she's wearing it.)

Bryn Zethir | Original

[trifurcate]

Re: Bryn Zethir | Original

[epigrammatical]

[It takes a man who is very sure of himself to buy a garment for a woman; it smacks of arrogance when he buys one that involves as much specific work as the sky-blue Worth-style gown and matching corset that are in the box that Henry has brought to Bryn's suite.

But then, Henry has never lacked confidence. And he has had his hands around Bryn's waist and hips often enough now to feel quite comfortable providing the dressmaker with the right measurements.

And so he lounges in her sitting-room, smoking, and watching her open the box.]

Lydia Carlton | Earl and Fairy | OTA

[theoldways]

[Oh the pain we go through for fashion.]

Aya Fujimiya | Weiss Kreuz | OTA

[withhername]

[Pretty much down for anything but I'd like Aya to be the one in the corset and so that'll naturally contain the element of crossdressing. Any scene particularly involving putting in or taking off the corset would be loved!]

Would you like a vampire?

[balinese]

The riding crop grazed Aya's jaw, drifting from ear to chin, pressed to his cheek. The leather guided his face this way and then that, traced the black silk tied over the redhead's eyes. He couldn't see the bemused grin playing across Yohji's lips, the way his fangs dented the tender flesh. God only knew how he'd talked Aya into this, but he fully intended to enjoy every moment of it.

Then again, he could convince Aya of a great many things, when a bit of his blood was involved.

The red satin was tight around Aya, the lacings tied to perfection, and the glimpses of pale skin beneath were were a dream. A fantasy in dark stockings and lace garters. And though Yohji no longer had need of such things, he couldn't help finding the scene breathtaking. The candlelight could cast his thrall in the most intoxicating visage.

"Look at you." Yohji chuckled, and the crop tilted Aya's chin up once more. He leaned close, until Aya could taste his cool breath -- like blood, like sin -- until he could practically feel Yohji's uncouth smile. "Don't you think I should hire a photographer someday? To capture you like this? I daresay it would be well worth the expense to preserve."

Hisoka Kurosaki | Yami no Matsuei

[cursed_shinigami]

[Either some sort of undercover mission that requires him putting on a corset, or just because, Hisoka'll be laced up into one~]

irene adler; ritchieverse

[jilt]

[ because this is canon as fuck. ]

Maria Renard | Castlevania | OTA

[dovehandler]

[This is fairly accurate fashion for her era, but it's terribly difficult to move around properly, don't you think?]

Sara Mudou | Angel Sanctuary

[happybride]

[Unf.]

Hiei | Yu Yu Hakusho

[three_eyed_demon]

[He'd look perfect in a corset, don't you think?]

[rozenvulpe]

[He's trying so hard not to laugh, honestly.]

This is an interesting predicament you've gotten into this time Hiei.

Sasuke Uchiha | Naruto | OTA

[bondsoflove]

[Anything for a mission, right? I'm fine with any canonpoint, but I'd like him to be the lacee.]

Seras Victoria | Hellsing

[notremignonette]

Arthur Kirkland (England) | Hetalia

[english_dignity]

[Because why not?]

Enjolras | Les Misérables

[chastement]

[ A situation where someone needed to pass as a woman, and of course... ]

so sorry........

[unaccepted]

[ Grantaire has, for whatever reason, missed an important meeting it seems. Not that he would know. He's merely out on the town, walking to Corinthe for his daily wine--when he spots a fair woman standing at the entrance of the establishment. Contrary to what he tells his friends, Grantaire does not often go after women, and they unfortunately do not go after him either. Still, something about this one, perhaps the serious expression, lures him over. ]

I have come across a woman whom I hope I can address by mademoiselle. Do you come to admire the advice plastered here? Carpe horas! I think that will phase out the old cautionary ad vitam aeternam. So tell me, if you are adhering to such an advisement and truly enjoying hours, why wear such rags? An expensive face should be matched by an expensive dress.

Kurt Hummel | Glee

[showbizpanache]

[fuck goddamn I can't resist this it's canon ok]

[mediumdrip]

[Don't mind me just sitting over here consumed with lust.]

Sherlock Holmes | ritchie!film | ota

[ol_cock]

[ ooc: can be either the wearer or the helper for the hilarity~ ]

Helper!

[duo_maxwell]

"Oh you have got to be kidding me. There have to be better ways to get in there unnoticed," Duo blurted, staring at the corset like it was a living thing that wanted to bite him. Get into a notorious brothel to look for information? Sure. Go undercover to do so? Why not. He hadn't figured he'd be doing so as one of the girls!

Lelouch Lamperouge | Code Geass | OTA

[blackking]

[ooc: Despite how utterly flawless he'd no doubt look in one, and there is proof of that, Lelouch will be the lacee this evening.]

[installing]

[The sun hangs low in the sky, and tints the clouds in warm oranges and reds. Even the deep purples have a touch of softness to them as the sun threatens to set. The room feels empty despite being fully furnished. Perhaps it could be because it is just the two of them in the room while a boisterous party starts just beyond the door.

Winry sighs, and immediately regrets it. She feels out of place. Rough and grating against everything elegant and refined in this building. The only reason she's even attending is because she promised to help set up the lighting beforehand, and stick around if anything ever went awry. And being out of costume in a themed party? A sin. The mechanic's calloused hands brushed against the smooth, embroidered corset that was being put on her. She could even feel the bumps for the steel boning. Tough, and sturdy on the inside. At least that's something she could relate to.

She turns her head to look behind her. Honestly she would have rather Shirley, or even the Student Council President to help her. However they are busy hosting and starting the party. Instead she gets... Lelouch. Sure he is easy on the eyes, but she knows literally nothing about him. It makes her uncomfortable to share a room alone with him, not to mention have him lace up a garment which could be considered underwear.
The silence gives her chills as she sees his face, so Winry decides breaks it.]

Have you done this before?