A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Becoming an Hourglass

Possessed has currently cinched down to a 24″ corset, and is training down to a 22″ final size.

Comments

732 responses to “Becoming an Hourglass”

  1. filthee Avatar

    I think BME is getting too broad, covering too many things that shoud develop separately… doesn’t seem to be a good tendency…
    but that’s my personal opinion

  2. filthee Avatar

    I think BME is getting too broad, covering too many things that shoud develop separately… doesn’t seem to be a good tendency…
    but that’s my personal opinion

  3. filthee Avatar

    I think BME is getting too broad, covering too many things that shoud develop separately… doesn’t seem to be a good tendency…
    but that’s my personal opinion

  4. filthee Avatar

    I think BME is getting too broad, covering too many things that shoud develop separately… doesn’t seem to be a good tendency…
    but that’s my personal opinion

  5. filthee Avatar

    I think BME is getting too broad, covering too many things that shoud develop separately… doesn’t seem to be a good tendency…
    but that’s my personal opinion

  6. filthee Avatar

    I think BME is getting too broad, covering too many things that shoud develop separately… doesn’t seem to be a good tendency…
    but that’s my personal opinion

  7. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    Sexy 😀

  8. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    Sexy 😀

  9. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    Sexy 😀

  10. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    Sexy 😀

  11. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    Sexy 😀

  12. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    Sexy 😀

  13. moof Avatar
    moof

    Yes, corsets do in fact put pressure on the internal organs, in the sense that it moves them around a bit; one of the issues of Body Play has a CAT scan of Cathie Jung showing where the organs have migrated to.

    http://www.staylace.com// has lots of info on corsets, the medical risks, pictures, etc.

  14. moof Avatar
    moof

    Yes, corsets do in fact put pressure on the internal organs, in the sense that it moves them around a bit; one of the issues of Body Play has a CAT scan of Cathie Jung showing where the organs have migrated to.

    http://www.staylace.com// has lots of info on corsets, the medical risks, pictures, etc.

  15. moof Avatar
    moof

    Yes, corsets do in fact put pressure on the internal organs, in the sense that it moves them around a bit; one of the issues of Body Play has a CAT scan of Cathie Jung showing where the organs have migrated to.

    http://www.staylace.com// has lots of info on corsets, the medical risks, pictures, etc.

  16. moof Avatar
    moof

    Yes, corsets do in fact put pressure on the internal organs, in the sense that it moves them around a bit; one of the issues of Body Play has a CAT scan of Cathie Jung showing where the organs have migrated to.

    http://www.staylace.com// has lots of info on corsets, the medical risks, pictures, etc.

  17. moof Avatar
    moof

    Yes, corsets do in fact put pressure on the internal organs, in the sense that it moves them around a bit; one of the issues of Body Play has a CAT scan of Cathie Jung showing where the organs have migrated to.

    http://www.staylace.com// has lots of info on corsets, the medical risks, pictures, etc.

  18. moof Avatar
    moof

    Yes, corsets do in fact put pressure on the internal organs, in the sense that it moves them around a bit; one of the issues of Body Play has a CAT scan of Cathie Jung showing where the organs have migrated to.

    http://www.staylace.com// has lots of info on corsets, the medical risks, pictures, etc.

  19. Saturnia Avatar
    Saturnia

    Looks like fun! My natural waist is 20″ but I’ve been thinking about cinching it down to 16″ with a corset =)

  20. Saturnia Avatar
    Saturnia

    Looks like fun! My natural waist is 20″ but I’ve been thinking about cinching it down to 16″ with a corset =)

  21. Saturnia Avatar
    Saturnia

    Looks like fun! My natural waist is 20″ but I’ve been thinking about cinching it down to 16″ with a corset =)

  22. Saturnia Avatar
    Saturnia

    Looks like fun! My natural waist is 20″ but I’ve been thinking about cinching it down to 16″ with a corset =)

  23. Saturnia Avatar
    Saturnia

    Looks like fun! My natural waist is 20″ but I’ve been thinking about cinching it down to 16″ with a corset =)

  24. Saturnia Avatar
    Saturnia

    Looks like fun! My natural waist is 20″ but I’ve been thinking about cinching it down to 16″ with a corset =)

  25. anonymous Avatar
    anonymous

    sorry, filthee, i respect your oinion but i have to disagree–as we’ve seen, the use of corsets is a way to permanently change one’s body, and as such i think it should be classified as body modification.

  26. anonymous Avatar
    anonymous

    sorry, filthee, i respect your oinion but i have to disagree–as we’ve seen, the use of corsets is a way to permanently change one’s body, and as such i think it should be classified as body modification.

  27. anonymous Avatar
    anonymous

    sorry, filthee, i respect your oinion but i have to disagree–as we’ve seen, the use of corsets is a way to permanently change one’s body, and as such i think it should be classified as body modification.

  28. anonymous Avatar
    anonymous

    sorry, filthee, i respect your oinion but i have to disagree–as we’ve seen, the use of corsets is a way to permanently change one’s body, and as such i think it should be classified as body modification.

  29. anonymous Avatar
    anonymous

    sorry, filthee, i respect your oinion but i have to disagree–as we’ve seen, the use of corsets is a way to permanently change one’s body, and as such i think it should be classified as body modification.

  30. anonymous Avatar
    anonymous

    sorry, filthee, i respect your oinion but i have to disagree–as we’ve seen, the use of corsets is a way to permanently change one’s body, and as such i think it should be classified as body modification.

  31. Black_Rose Avatar
    Black_Rose

    I am surprised no one has yet referenced the Long Island Staylace Association. Their site is one of the better resources for tightlacing information and resources. No, I am not a member. I found them when I was doing my first exploration of tightlacing.
    Yes, serious corsetry IS body modification, it is just that since such modification has been mainstream in the past, it isn’t as “edgy”, “trendy”, or “shocking” as it would be if it hadn’t been done before. Nevertheless, some rather dramatic changes can be effected depending on the style of corset trained in. “Wasp waisted”, or “pipestem” corsets can make some of the most extreme changes, and I encourage everyone reading about this to investigate what is out there.
    Beauty is in both the eye of the beholder, and in the eye of the owner. Which is no excuse for hurtful comments about someone. What a way to engender respect for yourself.
    http://www.staylace.com/fn_index.htm
    http://www.waspcreations.com/
    http://www.octavianacorsetry.com/
    http://www.meschantes.com/

  32. Black_Rose Avatar
    Black_Rose

    I am surprised no one has yet referenced the Long Island Staylace Association. Their site is one of the better resources for tightlacing information and resources. No, I am not a member. I found them when I was doing my first exploration of tightlacing.
    Yes, serious corsetry IS body modification, it is just that since such modification has been mainstream in the past, it isn’t as “edgy”, “trendy”, or “shocking” as it would be if it hadn’t been done before. Nevertheless, some rather dramatic changes can be effected depending on the style of corset trained in. “Wasp waisted”, or “pipestem” corsets can make some of the most extreme changes, and I encourage everyone reading about this to investigate what is out there.
    Beauty is in both the eye of the beholder, and in the eye of the owner. Which is no excuse for hurtful comments about someone. What a way to engender respect for yourself.
    http://www.staylace.com/fn_index.htm
    http://www.waspcreations.com/
    http://www.octavianacorsetry.com/
    http://www.meschantes.com/

  33. Black_Rose Avatar
    Black_Rose

    I am surprised no one has yet referenced the Long Island Staylace Association. Their site is one of the better resources for tightlacing information and resources. No, I am not a member. I found them when I was doing my first exploration of tightlacing.
    Yes, serious corsetry IS body modification, it is just that since such modification has been mainstream in the past, it isn’t as “edgy”, “trendy”, or “shocking” as it would be if it hadn’t been done before. Nevertheless, some rather dramatic changes can be effected depending on the style of corset trained in. “Wasp waisted”, or “pipestem” corsets can make some of the most extreme changes, and I encourage everyone reading about this to investigate what is out there.
    Beauty is in both the eye of the beholder, and in the eye of the owner. Which is no excuse for hurtful comments about someone. What a way to engender respect for yourself.
    http://www.staylace.com/fn_index.htm
    http://www.waspcreations.com/
    http://www.octavianacorsetry.com/
    http://www.meschantes.com/

  34. Black_Rose Avatar
    Black_Rose

    I am surprised no one has yet referenced the Long Island Staylace Association. Their site is one of the better resources for tightlacing information and resources. No, I am not a member. I found them when I was doing my first exploration of tightlacing.
    Yes, serious corsetry IS body modification, it is just that since such modification has been mainstream in the past, it isn’t as “edgy”, “trendy”, or “shocking” as it would be if it hadn’t been done before. Nevertheless, some rather dramatic changes can be effected depending on the style of corset trained in. “Wasp waisted”, or “pipestem” corsets can make some of the most extreme changes, and I encourage everyone reading about this to investigate what is out there.
    Beauty is in both the eye of the beholder, and in the eye of the owner. Which is no excuse for hurtful comments about someone. What a way to engender respect for yourself.
    http://www.staylace.com/fn_index.htm
    http://www.waspcreations.com/
    http://www.octavianacorsetry.com/
    http://www.meschantes.com/

  35. Black_Rose Avatar
    Black_Rose

    I am surprised no one has yet referenced the Long Island Staylace Association. Their site is one of the better resources for tightlacing information and resources. No, I am not a member. I found them when I was doing my first exploration of tightlacing.
    Yes, serious corsetry IS body modification, it is just that since such modification has been mainstream in the past, it isn’t as “edgy”, “trendy”, or “shocking” as it would be if it hadn’t been done before. Nevertheless, some rather dramatic changes can be effected depending on the style of corset trained in. “Wasp waisted”, or “pipestem” corsets can make some of the most extreme changes, and I encourage everyone reading about this to investigate what is out there.
    Beauty is in both the eye of the beholder, and in the eye of the owner. Which is no excuse for hurtful comments about someone. What a way to engender respect for yourself.
    http://www.staylace.com/fn_index.htm
    http://www.waspcreations.com/
    http://www.octavianacorsetry.com/
    http://www.meschantes.com/

  36. Black_Rose Avatar
    Black_Rose

    I am surprised no one has yet referenced the Long Island Staylace Association. Their site is one of the better resources for tightlacing information and resources. No, I am not a member. I found them when I was doing my first exploration of tightlacing.
    Yes, serious corsetry IS body modification, it is just that since such modification has been mainstream in the past, it isn’t as “edgy”, “trendy”, or “shocking” as it would be if it hadn’t been done before. Nevertheless, some rather dramatic changes can be effected depending on the style of corset trained in. “Wasp waisted”, or “pipestem” corsets can make some of the most extreme changes, and I encourage everyone reading about this to investigate what is out there.
    Beauty is in both the eye of the beholder, and in the eye of the owner. Which is no excuse for hurtful comments about someone. What a way to engender respect for yourself.
    http://www.staylace.com/fn_index.htm
    http://www.waspcreations.com/
    http://www.octavianacorsetry.com/
    http://www.meschantes.com/

  37. Lu Avatar
    Lu

    Lovely girl….and she does resemble Kelly Osborn! Only better, but to each their own. The corset is sexy …but I don’t feel her breasts are where they should be either. If she wears just the corset to impress her man….fine & dandy. If she wears her corset underneath any clothing….I think she may have a very strange profile becuase of her breast placement and distortion of them. Lovely waist though.
    Lu

  38. Lu Avatar
    Lu

    Lovely girl….and she does resemble Kelly Osborn! Only better, but to each their own. The corset is sexy …but I don’t feel her breasts are where they should be either. If she wears just the corset to impress her man….fine & dandy. If she wears her corset underneath any clothing….I think she may have a very strange profile becuase of her breast placement and distortion of them. Lovely waist though.
    Lu

  39. Lu Avatar
    Lu

    Lovely girl….and she does resemble Kelly Osborn! Only better, but to each their own. The corset is sexy …but I don’t feel her breasts are where they should be either. If she wears just the corset to impress her man….fine & dandy. If she wears her corset underneath any clothing….I think she may have a very strange profile becuase of her breast placement and distortion of them. Lovely waist though.
    Lu

  40. Lu Avatar
    Lu

    Lovely girl….and she does resemble Kelly Osborn! Only better, but to each their own. The corset is sexy …but I don’t feel her breasts are where they should be either. If she wears just the corset to impress her man….fine & dandy. If she wears her corset underneath any clothing….I think she may have a very strange profile becuase of her breast placement and distortion of them. Lovely waist though.
    Lu

  41. Lu Avatar
    Lu

    Lovely girl….and she does resemble Kelly Osborn! Only better, but to each their own. The corset is sexy …but I don’t feel her breasts are where they should be either. If she wears just the corset to impress her man….fine & dandy. If she wears her corset underneath any clothing….I think she may have a very strange profile becuase of her breast placement and distortion of them. Lovely waist though.
    Lu

  42. Lu Avatar
    Lu

    Lovely girl….and she does resemble Kelly Osborn! Only better, but to each their own. The corset is sexy …but I don’t feel her breasts are where they should be either. If she wears just the corset to impress her man….fine & dandy. If she wears her corset underneath any clothing….I think she may have a very strange profile becuase of her breast placement and distortion of them. Lovely waist though.
    Lu

  43. Duncan Avatar
    Duncan

    Gorgeous! Exactly the sort of shape that pings my brain.
    Posessed: Well done lass, and if you need money for your next corset, the clue is in what you wrote: Give up smoking!!! 🙂
    Keep up the Good Work and please let us see you when you achieve 22″. Shame we can’t see your web site without joining though – I’m already a member of far too many sites to join yet another one…

  44. Duncan Avatar
    Duncan

    Gorgeous! Exactly the sort of shape that pings my brain.
    Posessed: Well done lass, and if you need money for your next corset, the clue is in what you wrote: Give up smoking!!! 🙂
    Keep up the Good Work and please let us see you when you achieve 22″. Shame we can’t see your web site without joining though – I’m already a member of far too many sites to join yet another one…

  45. Duncan Avatar
    Duncan

    Gorgeous! Exactly the sort of shape that pings my brain.
    Posessed: Well done lass, and if you need money for your next corset, the clue is in what you wrote: Give up smoking!!! 🙂
    Keep up the Good Work and please let us see you when you achieve 22″. Shame we can’t see your web site without joining though – I’m already a member of far too many sites to join yet another one…

  46. Duncan Avatar
    Duncan

    Gorgeous! Exactly the sort of shape that pings my brain.
    Posessed: Well done lass, and if you need money for your next corset, the clue is in what you wrote: Give up smoking!!! 🙂
    Keep up the Good Work and please let us see you when you achieve 22″. Shame we can’t see your web site without joining though – I’m already a member of far too many sites to join yet another one…

  47. Duncan Avatar
    Duncan

    Gorgeous! Exactly the sort of shape that pings my brain.
    Posessed: Well done lass, and if you need money for your next corset, the clue is in what you wrote: Give up smoking!!! 🙂
    Keep up the Good Work and please let us see you when you achieve 22″. Shame we can’t see your web site without joining though – I’m already a member of far too many sites to join yet another one…

  48. Duncan Avatar
    Duncan

    Gorgeous! Exactly the sort of shape that pings my brain.
    Posessed: Well done lass, and if you need money for your next corset, the clue is in what you wrote: Give up smoking!!! 🙂
    Keep up the Good Work and please let us see you when you achieve 22″. Shame we can’t see your web site without joining though – I’m already a member of far too many sites to join yet another one…

  49. Newt Avatar
    Newt

    Ha! Funny how many overpierced & skin-spammed people suddenly start going on about this is unnatural & unhealthy. Hypocrisy ahoy!

    Personally, I think it’s pretty damn hot. Curves are what separate women from men.

  50. Newt Avatar
    Newt

    Ha! Funny how many overpierced & skin-spammed people suddenly start going on about this is unnatural & unhealthy. Hypocrisy ahoy!

    Personally, I think it’s pretty damn hot. Curves are what separate women from men.

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