okay, i’ll admit it: i have a serious fascination with tightlacing. 

i’m not exactly sure if it’s extreme enough to be classified as a fetish, but i just find extremely small waists really beautiful. i think part of my fascination with tightlacing started off after my body had finally settled into its adult shape and i discovered that i have a fairly small waist naturally (25 inches at last measurement), so part of me wants to push that measurement to see how much smaller i can get it. 

i know it sounds weird that a self-described obnoxious feminist would also be totally in favor of wearing an extremely restrictive corset on a regular basis, but to me the freedom to change my body is exactly why i’m a feminist. i’ve been meaning to buy myself a corset for ages and i had a dream about one the other night, which i guess is why i’m writing this. but i’m not going to get just any corset—i need one that fits my figure exactly how i want it to, and gives me maximum waist reduction. maybe it is kind of a warped ideal of beauty, but i just think there’s something so gorgeous and feminine about a woman with a large bust and hips and a 20-inch waistline. yeah, it’s not an aesthetic shared by many, but i personally think it’s beautiful.