Women in Victorian England were taught from their childhood to be docile, dutiful, submissive and obedient to men. Pain and sufferings were considered as an integral part of womanhood. Beauty was the only significant aspect of their personalities.
For this beauty, girls had to wear stays and tightly fitted corsets to give them a perfect shape and slim look. Tightly laced, small-waisted women were admired as elegant, attractive and graceful. It created the image of submissive Victorian women.
Though they looked beautiful and truly attractive, but it wasn't easy. The tight corsets created many health issues:
- Restricted body growth
- Hampered blood circulation
- Muscles remained underdeveloped
- Spine got bent
- Acute weakness
But most of the women accepted the clothing pattern as it was considered as their womanly duty to look attractive and bear pain.
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