Ah, corsetry. Ever since women struggled out of whalebones, the fashion industry has been yelling at us to get back in them, albeit in different forms, whether it be the Bridget Joneseque control pants, or frantically doing toning exercises, as if being a bit cuddly was some sort of crime. Yes, I AM overweight and oversensitive, thank you for asking. My mother used a pantee girdle for years; I can assure you it made very little difference to her figure, and imagine my pre-pubesent horror when she informed me that it would soon be my turn to struggle into the elastic. Obviously, I didn't follow in her footsteps (for reasons of fashion as well as principle), but looking at the large number of girdle ads in my collection, the elephant in the room looms larger and larger (if you'll pardon the pun); where does the displaced fat GO?

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