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.

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732 responses to “Becoming an Hourglass”

  1. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    I love the look of corsetry but unfortunately I am thin, tall and don’t have much to corset (I will never be an hourglass or have much contrast even tho I can easily lace 24inches).

    So hopefully women will keep sending in pics like this so I can get my corset fix somewhere else.

  2. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    I love the look of corsetry but unfortunately I am thin, tall and don’t have much to corset (I will never be an hourglass or have much contrast even tho I can easily lace 24inches).

    So hopefully women will keep sending in pics like this so I can get my corset fix somewhere else.

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  9. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    #67 SAME 🙁 It makes me sad because I’m already a 24″

    I could wear a corset but it would all be for show. I wish I could modify with one and have it look natural instead of the freaky 18″ deal.

  10. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    #67 SAME 🙁 It makes me sad because I’m already a 24″

    I could wear a corset but it would all be for show. I wish I could modify with one and have it look natural instead of the freaky 18″ deal.

  11. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    #67 SAME 🙁 It makes me sad because I’m already a 24″

    I could wear a corset but it would all be for show. I wish I could modify with one and have it look natural instead of the freaky 18″ deal.

  12. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    #67 SAME 🙁 It makes me sad because I’m already a 24″

    I could wear a corset but it would all be for show. I wish I could modify with one and have it look natural instead of the freaky 18″ deal.

  13. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    #67 SAME 🙁 It makes me sad because I’m already a 24″

    I could wear a corset but it would all be for show. I wish I could modify with one and have it look natural instead of the freaky 18″ deal.

  14. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    #67 SAME 🙁 It makes me sad because I’m already a 24″

    I could wear a corset but it would all be for show. I wish I could modify with one and have it look natural instead of the freaky 18″ deal.

  15. xunseenx Avatar

    i’m also a tall and thin woman. i have worn corsets on and off for 15 years. just because you’re thin doesn’t mean you can’t look very hot in a corset. don’t let it stop you!

    i prefer tall, very skinny girls. i’m not a fan of curves on myself or any other woman. i don’t see this as a problem, just a prefrence. same as those of you who like bigger women. it makes me a little angry to see so many people calling out those of us who prefer skinny women. very hypocritical.

    a beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, big or small she’s still hot and she still gets my respect for waist training. seriously, if you knew how much of a trial it is, you’d have a ton more respect for this art.

  16. xunseenx Avatar

    i’m also a tall and thin woman. i have worn corsets on and off for 15 years. just because you’re thin doesn’t mean you can’t look very hot in a corset. don’t let it stop you!

    i prefer tall, very skinny girls. i’m not a fan of curves on myself or any other woman. i don’t see this as a problem, just a prefrence. same as those of you who like bigger women. it makes me a little angry to see so many people calling out those of us who prefer skinny women. very hypocritical.

    a beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, big or small she’s still hot and she still gets my respect for waist training. seriously, if you knew how much of a trial it is, you’d have a ton more respect for this art.

  17. xunseenx Avatar

    i’m also a tall and thin woman. i have worn corsets on and off for 15 years. just because you’re thin doesn’t mean you can’t look very hot in a corset. don’t let it stop you!

    i prefer tall, very skinny girls. i’m not a fan of curves on myself or any other woman. i don’t see this as a problem, just a prefrence. same as those of you who like bigger women. it makes me a little angry to see so many people calling out those of us who prefer skinny women. very hypocritical.

    a beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, big or small she’s still hot and she still gets my respect for waist training. seriously, if you knew how much of a trial it is, you’d have a ton more respect for this art.

  18. xunseenx Avatar

    i’m also a tall and thin woman. i have worn corsets on and off for 15 years. just because you’re thin doesn’t mean you can’t look very hot in a corset. don’t let it stop you!

    i prefer tall, very skinny girls. i’m not a fan of curves on myself or any other woman. i don’t see this as a problem, just a prefrence. same as those of you who like bigger women. it makes me a little angry to see so many people calling out those of us who prefer skinny women. very hypocritical.

    a beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, big or small she’s still hot and she still gets my respect for waist training. seriously, if you knew how much of a trial it is, you’d have a ton more respect for this art.

  19. xunseenx Avatar

    i’m also a tall and thin woman. i have worn corsets on and off for 15 years. just because you’re thin doesn’t mean you can’t look very hot in a corset. don’t let it stop you!

    i prefer tall, very skinny girls. i’m not a fan of curves on myself or any other woman. i don’t see this as a problem, just a prefrence. same as those of you who like bigger women. it makes me a little angry to see so many people calling out those of us who prefer skinny women. very hypocritical.

    a beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, big or small she’s still hot and she still gets my respect for waist training. seriously, if you knew how much of a trial it is, you’d have a ton more respect for this art.

  20. xunseenx Avatar

    i’m also a tall and thin woman. i have worn corsets on and off for 15 years. just because you’re thin doesn’t mean you can’t look very hot in a corset. don’t let it stop you!

    i prefer tall, very skinny girls. i’m not a fan of curves on myself or any other woman. i don’t see this as a problem, just a prefrence. same as those of you who like bigger women. it makes me a little angry to see so many people calling out those of us who prefer skinny women. very hypocritical.

    a beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, big or small she’s still hot and she still gets my respect for waist training. seriously, if you knew how much of a trial it is, you’d have a ton more respect for this art.

  21. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    6-8 inches from what appears to be an off-the-rack corset is pretty amazing.

    If you have the funds, you should invest in a custom corset; you could probably get a 10 inch reduction easily. I can’t think of any corsetieres off the top of my head in the UK, but I know these corsetieres do amazing work and are pretty afordable, especially after you consider the exchange rate.

    http://www.creationslescarpolette.com/
    http://www.corsetmaker.com/
    http://www.lovesickcorrectiveapparel.com/

  22. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    6-8 inches from what appears to be an off-the-rack corset is pretty amazing.

    If you have the funds, you should invest in a custom corset; you could probably get a 10 inch reduction easily. I can’t think of any corsetieres off the top of my head in the UK, but I know these corsetieres do amazing work and are pretty afordable, especially after you consider the exchange rate.

    http://www.creationslescarpolette.com/
    http://www.corsetmaker.com/
    http://www.lovesickcorrectiveapparel.com/

  23. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    6-8 inches from what appears to be an off-the-rack corset is pretty amazing.

    If you have the funds, you should invest in a custom corset; you could probably get a 10 inch reduction easily. I can’t think of any corsetieres off the top of my head in the UK, but I know these corsetieres do amazing work and are pretty afordable, especially after you consider the exchange rate.

    http://www.creationslescarpolette.com/
    http://www.corsetmaker.com/
    http://www.lovesickcorrectiveapparel.com/

  24. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    6-8 inches from what appears to be an off-the-rack corset is pretty amazing.

    If you have the funds, you should invest in a custom corset; you could probably get a 10 inch reduction easily. I can’t think of any corsetieres off the top of my head in the UK, but I know these corsetieres do amazing work and are pretty afordable, especially after you consider the exchange rate.

    http://www.creationslescarpolette.com/
    http://www.corsetmaker.com/
    http://www.lovesickcorrectiveapparel.com/

  25. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    6-8 inches from what appears to be an off-the-rack corset is pretty amazing.

    If you have the funds, you should invest in a custom corset; you could probably get a 10 inch reduction easily. I can’t think of any corsetieres off the top of my head in the UK, but I know these corsetieres do amazing work and are pretty afordable, especially after you consider the exchange rate.

    http://www.creationslescarpolette.com/
    http://www.corsetmaker.com/
    http://www.lovesickcorrectiveapparel.com/

  26. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    6-8 inches from what appears to be an off-the-rack corset is pretty amazing.

    If you have the funds, you should invest in a custom corset; you could probably get a 10 inch reduction easily. I can’t think of any corsetieres off the top of my head in the UK, but I know these corsetieres do amazing work and are pretty afordable, especially after you consider the exchange rate.

    http://www.creationslescarpolette.com/
    http://www.corsetmaker.com/
    http://www.lovesickcorrectiveapparel.com/

  27. Meiju Avatar
    Meiju

    Woooooow that looks amazing!!! I’m also in the same group with ‘HereKittyKitty’ & ‘Laura’… 🙁
    I’m very envious of ‘Possessed’, what a great job she has done. Keep it up!

  28. Meiju Avatar
    Meiju

    Woooooow that looks amazing!!! I’m also in the same group with ‘HereKittyKitty’ & ‘Laura’… 🙁
    I’m very envious of ‘Possessed’, what a great job she has done. Keep it up!

  29. Meiju Avatar
    Meiju

    Woooooow that looks amazing!!! I’m also in the same group with ‘HereKittyKitty’ & ‘Laura’… 🙁
    I’m very envious of ‘Possessed’, what a great job she has done. Keep it up!

  30. Meiju Avatar
    Meiju

    Woooooow that looks amazing!!! I’m also in the same group with ‘HereKittyKitty’ & ‘Laura’… 🙁
    I’m very envious of ‘Possessed’, what a great job she has done. Keep it up!

  31. Meiju Avatar
    Meiju

    Woooooow that looks amazing!!! I’m also in the same group with ‘HereKittyKitty’ & ‘Laura’… 🙁
    I’m very envious of ‘Possessed’, what a great job she has done. Keep it up!

  32. Meiju Avatar
    Meiju

    Woooooow that looks amazing!!! I’m also in the same group with ‘HereKittyKitty’ & ‘Laura’… 🙁
    I’m very envious of ‘Possessed’, what a great job she has done. Keep it up!

  33. Anabot Avatar
    Anabot

    people complain about thin girls, people complain about thick girls. i think she’s lovely as anything, and hot to boot.

  34. Anabot Avatar
    Anabot

    people complain about thin girls, people complain about thick girls. i think she’s lovely as anything, and hot to boot.

  35. Anabot Avatar
    Anabot

    people complain about thin girls, people complain about thick girls. i think she’s lovely as anything, and hot to boot.

  36. Anabot Avatar
    Anabot

    people complain about thin girls, people complain about thick girls. i think she’s lovely as anything, and hot to boot.

  37. Anabot Avatar
    Anabot

    people complain about thin girls, people complain about thick girls. i think she’s lovely as anything, and hot to boot.

  38. Anabot Avatar
    Anabot

    people complain about thin girls, people complain about thick girls. i think she’s lovely as anything, and hot to boot.

  39. noisy Avatar

    First of all, I don’t really have a dog in this fight. I can find/have found curvy women to be attractive, and I can find/have found slender women to be attractive. That’s not at all why I’m posting this.

    I have to agree with #50, #63, and especially with #11 and #71. Responding to the statement that “a woman’s body should be A” by offering insults at the use of the word “should,” and then going on to say, “and besides, a woman’s body should be B”? Very hypocritical.

    These pictures show what Possessed should look like, they do not show what every woman should look like. I have several friends who are naturally very slender — should they somehow NOT look slender? They haven’t done anything to turn out that way, that’s just how they are. Yet somehow they’re not real women? That’s pretty much the message I’m seeing from several people here. Give me a break and get off your own high horses.

    There is no difference between #4 and a bunch of you who are yelling at him. #11 is right to say, “it’s amazingly ignorant to think that means only certain types are appropriate.” I think that #4′s comment was rude and ignorant but frankly, a number of the curves-supporters in this “discussion” are guilty of equal amounts of rudeness and ignorance.

  40. noisy Avatar

    First of all, I don’t really have a dog in this fight. I can find/have found curvy women to be attractive, and I can find/have found slender women to be attractive. That’s not at all why I’m posting this.

    I have to agree with #50, #63, and especially with #11 and #71. Responding to the statement that “a woman’s body should be A” by offering insults at the use of the word “should,” and then going on to say, “and besides, a woman’s body should be B”? Very hypocritical.

    These pictures show what Possessed should look like, they do not show what every woman should look like. I have several friends who are naturally very slender — should they somehow NOT look slender? They haven’t done anything to turn out that way, that’s just how they are. Yet somehow they’re not real women? That’s pretty much the message I’m seeing from several people here. Give me a break and get off your own high horses.

    There is no difference between #4 and a bunch of you who are yelling at him. #11 is right to say, “it’s amazingly ignorant to think that means only certain types are appropriate.” I think that #4′s comment was rude and ignorant but frankly, a number of the curves-supporters in this “discussion” are guilty of equal amounts of rudeness and ignorance.

  41. noisy Avatar

    First of all, I don’t really have a dog in this fight. I can find/have found curvy women to be attractive, and I can find/have found slender women to be attractive. That’s not at all why I’m posting this.

    I have to agree with #50, #63, and especially with #11 and #71. Responding to the statement that “a woman’s body should be A” by offering insults at the use of the word “should,” and then going on to say, “and besides, a woman’s body should be B”? Very hypocritical.

    These pictures show what Possessed should look like, they do not show what every woman should look like. I have several friends who are naturally very slender — should they somehow NOT look slender? They haven’t done anything to turn out that way, that’s just how they are. Yet somehow they’re not real women? That’s pretty much the message I’m seeing from several people here. Give me a break and get off your own high horses.

    There is no difference between #4 and a bunch of you who are yelling at him. #11 is right to say, “it’s amazingly ignorant to think that means only certain types are appropriate.” I think that #4′s comment was rude and ignorant but frankly, a number of the curves-supporters in this “discussion” are guilty of equal amounts of rudeness and ignorance.

  42. noisy Avatar

    First of all, I don’t really have a dog in this fight. I can find/have found curvy women to be attractive, and I can find/have found slender women to be attractive. That’s not at all why I’m posting this.

    I have to agree with #50, #63, and especially with #11 and #71. Responding to the statement that “a woman’s body should be A” by offering insults at the use of the word “should,” and then going on to say, “and besides, a woman’s body should be B”? Very hypocritical.

    These pictures show what Possessed should look like, they do not show what every woman should look like. I have several friends who are naturally very slender — should they somehow NOT look slender? They haven’t done anything to turn out that way, that’s just how they are. Yet somehow they’re not real women? That’s pretty much the message I’m seeing from several people here. Give me a break and get off your own high horses.

    There is no difference between #4 and a bunch of you who are yelling at him. #11 is right to say, “it’s amazingly ignorant to think that means only certain types are appropriate.” I think that #4′s comment was rude and ignorant but frankly, a number of the curves-supporters in this “discussion” are guilty of equal amounts of rudeness and ignorance.

  43. noisy Avatar

    First of all, I don’t really have a dog in this fight. I can find/have found curvy women to be attractive, and I can find/have found slender women to be attractive. That’s not at all why I’m posting this.

    I have to agree with #50, #63, and especially with #11 and #71. Responding to the statement that “a woman’s body should be A” by offering insults at the use of the word “should,” and then going on to say, “and besides, a woman’s body should be B”? Very hypocritical.

    These pictures show what Possessed should look like, they do not show what every woman should look like. I have several friends who are naturally very slender — should they somehow NOT look slender? They haven’t done anything to turn out that way, that’s just how they are. Yet somehow they’re not real women? That’s pretty much the message I’m seeing from several people here. Give me a break and get off your own high horses.

    There is no difference between #4 and a bunch of you who are yelling at him. #11 is right to say, “it’s amazingly ignorant to think that means only certain types are appropriate.” I think that #4′s comment was rude and ignorant but frankly, a number of the curves-supporters in this “discussion” are guilty of equal amounts of rudeness and ignorance.

  44. noisy Avatar

    First of all, I don’t really have a dog in this fight. I can find/have found curvy women to be attractive, and I can find/have found slender women to be attractive. That’s not at all why I’m posting this.

    I have to agree with #50, #63, and especially with #11 and #71. Responding to the statement that “a woman’s body should be A” by offering insults at the use of the word “should,” and then going on to say, “and besides, a woman’s body should be B”? Very hypocritical.

    These pictures show what Possessed should look like, they do not show what every woman should look like. I have several friends who are naturally very slender — should they somehow NOT look slender? They haven’t done anything to turn out that way, that’s just how they are. Yet somehow they’re not real women? That’s pretty much the message I’m seeing from several people here. Give me a break and get off your own high horses.

    There is no difference between #4 and a bunch of you who are yelling at him. #11 is right to say, “it’s amazingly ignorant to think that means only certain types are appropriate.” I think that #4′s comment was rude and ignorant but frankly, a number of the curves-supporters in this “discussion” are guilty of equal amounts of rudeness and ignorance.

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