History Main / OfCorsetsSexy

** Though we have never been shown she actually wears a corset, so it might just be that her body is actually shaped like that. It's possible because she's an artificial human and the AntropomorphicPersonification of [[RuleOfSexy lust]], [[CaptainObvious duh]].

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* Corsets are a plot point in the first ''{{Pirates of the Caribbean}}'' movie. Early on in the flick, Elizabeth Swann is laced into one to go with her new dress. Eventually, the tightness of her stays and the hot sunlight cause her to faint moving the plot along. Later on still, her pronounced dislike of the garment moved her to say the line at the top of the trope page.

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* A few characters from the ''GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' wear these as part of their costume:
** The Sorceress, a [[{{Satan}} devil-worshipping]] witch, wears the {{Stripperific}} corset-and-thong combo.
** The [[{{Necromancer}} Bone White Queen]] wears a corset in combination with a ShowgirlSkirt.
** The heroic telepath Bella wears a corset-and-skirt combination.
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* The main character of ''EasyA'' takes to wearing corsets after rumors spread and intensify until the entire school believes her to be ''at best'' a slut.

* ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl''. See OfCorsetHurts.

* As if she needed any more help catching male viewers' attentions, Megan Fox wears a couple of shockingly tight corsets in her role as Lilah in ''Film/JonahHex''. According to Fox, the corsets (partly at her insistence) reduced her waist to eighteen inches for the film's non-action scenes.
* In ''Big Trouble'' police officer Janeane Garofalo is shown to be wearing a red bustier under her uniform after a [[ClothingDamage struggle]].

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[[caption-width:218:Wait, when did Marge get a waist? And ''[[FanServicePack cleavage]]''?!]]

-> Now, a corset can do a lot for a lady
-> Especially when a lady's got a lot
-> And a lady can do a lot for that cor-set
-> By filling in the bottom and top.

-> First you push it up here
-> Pull it down there
-> Tighten down the middle
-> 'til you're *GASP!* gasping for air!
-->--'''"A Corset Can do a Lot for a Lady"''', ''{{The First Traveling Saleslady}}''

** In ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh5Ds}}'' Akiza/Aki Izayoi's standard costume includes a short, corset-like belt, which is drawn as a proper corset depending on the artist.

Ah, the corset. Designed to shrink a person's waist and (depending on the design) enhance the bust. Once ubiquitous as underwear (and not just by the ladies, although male use was rarer) its use drastically decreased early in the 20th century and the garment is now, outside renaissance fairs, mostly a niche item.

Now often worn as outerwear, the corset is something the costumers go for when they want to do something a bit unconventional in the FanService department; thanks to the garment's ability to accentuate the waist and provide an easy "oomph" to a woman's cleavage, a properly worn corset is sexy without being {{stripperiffic}}.

Contrary to the stereotype, a properly fitted and worn corset is perfectly safe, as many modern-day wearers will attest -- but if you try to lace it too tightly, you do run the risk of bruising, difficulty breathing, fainting, or even possibly a broken rib. Best to consult an expert if you're new at it.

-> 'til you're * GASP!* gasping for air!

Contrary to the stereotype, a properly fitted and worn corset is perfectly safe, as many modern-day wearers will attest-- but if you try to lace it too tightly, you do run the risk of bruising, difficulty breathing, fainting, or even possibly a broken rib. Best to consult an expert if you're new at it.

* A [[EstrogenBrigadeBait male]] [[FetishFuel example]] is in the finale of ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', were resident {{Badass}} Simon wears a corset and choker, [[RuleOfSexy while]] fighting an EldritchAbomination /God. It was glorious (and he still managed to look manly in it). There also was the resident DarkActionGirl Adiane the Elegant who combined a corset with her tail whip and [[EyepatchOfPower eyepatch]] for maximum sexiness.

* Mavra Chan wears one in ''{{Terinu}}'' which looks like it's made of out composite armor plating.

Ah, the corset. Designed to shrink a person's waist and (depending on the design) enhance the bust, it could, if poorly fitted or overly tightened, cause difficulty breathing (and much {{fainting}}) on the part of wearers. Once ubiquitous as underwear (and not just by the ladies, although male use was rarer) its use drastically decreased early in the 20th century and the garment is now, outside renaissance fairs, mostly a niche item.

Contrary to the stereotype, a properly fitted and worn corset is perfectly safe, as many modern-day wearers will attest-- but if you try to lace it too tightly, you do run the risk of bruising, fainting, or even possibly a broken rib. Best to consult an expert if you're new at it.

In both fiction and in {{real life}}, the corset is derided in certain circles thanks to the perception that the shortness of breath and discomfort that will result from improper use is a feature and not a bug. While this is untrue--a properly fitted and worn corset is no less comfortable than any other item of clothing, as many modern-day wearers will attest--the belief has proved quite resilient, to the annoyance of aficionados.

* The only redeeming feature of the godawful ''[[Film/WildWildWest Wild Wild West]]'' was seeing SalmaHayek and several other gorgeous women in corsets.

* The only redeeming feature of the godawful ''WildWildWest'' was seeing SalmaHayek and several other gorgeous women in corsets.