If you were to blurt out the 3 best actresses you know, the name "Kim Kardashian - Kim Kardashian" would be on your lips.
Even if you're a stout straight guy who doesn't go to "mainstream sites" much.
The world's most famous influencer, a woman who has gone viral with gossip, hype and filming her own reality show, has a following on social media that rivals the total population of the United States.
Kim Kardashian often shares her outfit on social media, and Kim is the most eye-catching, making women jealous of men's intoxicating is her "waist-to-hip ratio".
Among them, it is necessary to mention a piece that is invisible but very important - the corset.
It can be said that Kim is an avid follower of corsets, and you can never predict what Kim Kardashian will wear next, so the S-shaped figure created by this woman from the corset can be said to have earned enough attention from men, and even led a wave of tights.
Breasts, waists, hips, thighs, and a graceful waistline, although it looks less "politically correct" today, is also an indispensable part of the pluralistic aesthetic.
And the popularity of corsets is inseparable from one word - sexy.
Among them, the pursuit of thin waist is the behavior that human beings have not stopped since ancient times, because after the 14th century, Europeans began to advocate women to highlight the curve of the body, advocating the "funnel" figure, so in Italy, which has a more open social atmosphere and a higher degree of education, corsets came into being.
Why is the corset boom rising?
People's aesthetics for themselves are largely derived from the perception of the second sex characteristics, emphasizing the characteristics and beauty of the second sex characteristics, often able to give people a very strong stimulation and temptation.
Through the corset, the waist is tightened, the chest and lower body are highlighted, and the female secondary sexual characteristics are fully emphasized, causing people's visual temptation and psychological pleasure, and then sublimating into a sense of beauty.
The main factor that cannot be separated from the popularity of corsets is the role of sexiness and beauty.
As the Oscars of the fashion industry MET Gala, there is no shortage of shadows of corsets.
On the red carpet in 2019, Kim Kardashian wore an ultra-tight crystal fringed dress designed by French fashion designer "Thierry Mugler - Thierry Mugler", and the hourglass figure was worth the shot.
In preparation for the red carpet, Kim also recorded a video to show how she put on this gorgeous dress.
She can't even put on the corset herself, she needs to rely on the help of three staff members to put her into this "carefully crafted" mold, the corset is fixed by the thin straps on the back, the nude corset can achieve the invisible effect when wearing the dress, and it is very obvious to achieve the effect of plump breasts and fat buttocks after wearing.
But she was also bound by a corset and could hardly sit down, the chair could only sit halfway, and the four-hour party could not go to the toilet, and she expected that she could only say hello and chat with the guests at the party.
The graceful curves do not only come from the body itself, but also need tools that can amplify beauty.
The tightening of the waist of the corset, the fuller breasts and hips, emphasizing the curves of women's figures, even the world's sexiest stripper "Dita Von Teese - Tita Vantis" graceful figure also needs the corset.
Dita Von Teese has been wearing a corset to shape her waist since she was 16 years old, and this woman who makes everyone crazy is known for her "bee waist".
As the world's most expensive stripper, Dita is the first legendary actress to turn vulgar entertainment into high art. She was obsessed with corsets and was an essential item for Dita at all times.
Even when she married Marilyn Manson in 2005, Dita wore a corset in her purple gown.
Then at the 2014 "Jean-Paul Gaultier - Gautier" fashion show, Dita walked the catwalk as a special guest of Gaultier, wearing a "butterfly dress" to amaze the audience.
The corset in this butterfly skirt and the corset worn for marriage are both from the same designer, Mark Erskine Pullin, nicknamed "Mr. Pearl"
This man was in charge of the inner beauty of the most beautiful women in the world , the corset.
Just as the ancients on the mainland loved the "three-inch golden lotus", Westerners believe that beautiful girls must have slender waists.
It is said that there have been 13-inch and 14-inch deformed waists in history, so in order to get a thin waist, at the latest before the age of fourteen or fifteen, girls must begin to tie the corset all day long when the flesh is not mature, and only at night when they sleep can they untie themselves, so that their waists can get a short rest.
As they became accustomed to the corset, the corset became tighter and tighter, and after years of effort, although the rest of the body was developing normally, the waist was as thin as a bee, which was called "Horsette education".
Corsets, also known as corsets, were worn from the rise of the Renaissance until now.
Its development dates back to the 16th century, when the tight waist size of the snake priestesses in the frescoes unearthed from Crete made their melon-like firm and plump breasts point up to the chin, which is the earliest record of women with thin waists and breasts.
After the 16th century, the corset had a complete shape and became an independent component to shape the three-dimensional shape of women's chest and waist.
Since the Renaissance, in the more than three hundred years since the popularity of corsets, in order to obtain a feminine figure, many young girls of aristocratic families have systematically and long-term corset activities from an early age under the supervision of their mothers.
The corset can be said to represent the aesthetic taste and value orientation of the high society at that time, but the development has basically not been a chance for most people to wear it, not kim needs to walk the red carpet to wear a dress, nor does he have to wear a bodysuit like Dita, so wearing a corset is useless, and even some people feel that it will damage their health, and they dare not wear it casually.
Corsets are more controversial in terms of health than other claims.
It is widely believed that too much tightening of the waist is bound to lead to various complications.
The possible pathologies mentioned by the various factions varied, and a Victorian writer once made a list of 97 diseases and claimed that the reasons for all these conditions were caused by women's blind pursuit of thin waists.
But if it is used limited and worn in a tight and moderate manner, it is possible to display a charming and slender waist on various special occasions without causing inappropriate physical damage, which is the principle pursued by the vast majority of women, although the various frightening stories tell a completely different scene.
Now many women want to have a slender waist, because that is a very important way to show themselves.
Mr. who has been addicted to corsets for half a lifetime. Pearl has its own understanding of the problem.
Since the corset began mass production, most corsets sold on the market have been made using molds.
And everyone's body type is different, mass-produced corsets will certainly be inappropriate and uncomfortable to wear, and the load on the body will be relatively large. From this point of view, there is still a need to customize the corset according to each person's body type.
For Pulin, it's a kind of self-discipline, which he says is that "I don't follow fashion at all." What I am interested in is an ideal, an elegant way of expression that has nothing to do with fashion."
In order to better meet the needs of modern wear, Mr. Pearl has modified the corset to become more convenient for activities, no longer blindly pursuing a thin waist, but instead focusing on the shaping of the corset part, the crew costume artist Ellen Mirojnick commented on Mr. Pearl's modified corset "fits just right into the lower edge of the chest to create the best-looking chest and shoulder shape."
From the aesthetics of the early European aristocracy, it is not difficult to see that women's shaping of the body can be said to be the aesthetic requirements of human beings for a long time, before modern society, most urban women almost did not participate in labor, so corsets and foot bindings such as physical restraint and oppression through external tools will be popular, and in the fast pace of life, women widely participate in various social work today, the above shaping methods are obviously no longer applicable.
Up to now, the meaning of corsets and corsets for women is no longer simply the restraint and oppression of the body, Mr. Pearl's improvement of corsets is more for a display of female beauty, the pursuit of more perfect appearance.
Most of the greatness in the world comes from love.
Mr. Pearl, out of his love for corsets, strangled himself into an 18-inch bee waist.
Born in South Africa in 1962, Mark Erskine Pullin grew up in a working-class family where he lived a humble life with his father Neil and his half-British, half-Dutch mother, Yvette. However, after his parents divorced, he was sent to live with his grandparents Hetty and Rubensell.
Pullin fell in love with corsets and the art of waist-tightening at a young age, and his life with his grandmother inspired him to take a closer fascination with tights, where he would help her tie her own corsets at her request.
But faced with real life, Pullin felt a lot of pressure, so he married a South African actress, but later ended the marriage before moving to London, where he found his freedom.
He worked as a dresser and costume designer at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden during the day and a regular and performer in nightclubs at night — after his other self, Pearl, which Isabella Blo later named him Mr. Pearl, a term that has remained ever since.
After working for some time under legendary performance artist, fashion designer and club founder Leigh Bowery -- Lee Bowery, Pullin moved to Paris to begin his corset career after meeting designer Thierry Mugler at Love Ball in New York City.
Paris has become his home, where he works only for private clients.
From conception to realization, Mr. Pearl's work requires months of hard work and exquisite craftsmanship.
In this era of fashion and rapid iteration, Mr. Pearl's work always takes time, which is encouraging. His dedication to art led him to refuse to use any form of modern technology to produce the extravagant and ornate works he was famous for.
Mr. Pearl has been the chief designer of "Christian Dior - Christine Dior" "John Galliano - John Galliano", the famous French fashion designer "Thierry Mugler - Thierry Mugler", the "Jean Paul Gaultier - Jean Paul Paul Gautier" known as "Enfants-Terribles - Son of Terror", and the "Godfather of British fashion" is considered the godfather of British fashion. Alexander McQueen - Alexander McQueen", the famous French fashion designer "Christian Lacroix - Chris joan Laqua" and the British designer "Antonio Berardi - Antonio Berardi" and other designers create works.
His work has also been known to Australian singer Kylie Minogue - Kelly Millo, one of the most famous models of "Jerry Hall - Jerry Hall", British model and author "Sophie Dahl - Sophie Dar", British singer, actress and fashion designer "Victoria Beckham - Victoria Beckham", famous Internet celebrity "Kim Kardashian - Kim Kardashian" and other celebrities.
Mr. Pearl's achievement in corsets was his purple silk and black lace corsets on Alexander McQueen's 1996 A/W show.
His best-known work was Kylie Minogue's 2006 worldwide tour, where the costumes were designed by John Galliano and Mr. Pearl was a co-designer who created the corset to create a "carnival" atmosphere.
Kylie Minogue wore this corset, this exquisite jewelled corset was posted in the British tabloids and made Mr. Pearl's corset stands out from all other designers.
Through a series of brands and celebrity blessings, Mr. Pearl has become the most famous corset maker in the world.
Mr. Pearl not only designed beautiful corsets that push boundaries with their waist and intricate lace details, he also spoke for his favorite corsets.
After more than 22 years of obsessing over wearing a corset, Mr. Pearl found that his waist had shrunk to just 18 inches, and while this small figure may sound incredibly unhealthy, Mr. Pearl. Pearl was happy inside and found that wearing a corset every day really highlighted his character and personality.
"Putting on a corset creates a feeling of becoming stronger because people stretch upwards."
"It keeps you from being lazy. In a way, I don't feel depressed."
"It's like you're walking in the air all the time."
This is his lifelong pursuit of the beauty he understands.
In today's emphasis on political correctness, the pursuit of the ultimate female body seems less "correct".
As a sign of controversial history, corsets are often seen as a symbol of female oppression. It is a sign of sex, power, and desire.
But in today's advocating aesthetic pluralism, this kind of concave and convex extreme curve is of course an important part of the pluralistic aesthetic.
Whoever you are, it is your birthright to pursue what you think is beautiful.