> the 21st century equivalent of a girdle. You give up a certain amount of comfort, but hey, at least you look sexy. My wife does a lot of sewing and garment m

> the 21st century equivalent of a girdle. You give up a certain amount of comfort, but hey, at least you look sexy. My wife does a lot of sewing and garment making. She has convinced me that a properly designed and fitted girdle is actually a net-benefit for people. The trouble is proper fit is hard at a mass scale, which is why women transitioned to bras, which also have notorious fit issues, but are at least manageable when mass produced.