At the slight age of 16, Chloe* would button herself into a waist training belt before leaving the house. She would wear the corset-style device – a long piece of tight fabric that squashes the torso ...

Thanks to the Kardashian-Jenner family and various fitness influencers, many are aware of waist trainers and the signature "snatched-waist" look they promise to deliver. In fact, Kim Kardashian sells ...

Clothing pieces designed to cinch the midsection have been around for centuries. You’ve likely seen everything from rigid corsets with boning to fashion corsets with minimal structure. But recently, ...

How do waist trainers harm today's girls? Source: Kimberly_Morris/flickr I study girls’ and women’s mental health, and students in one of my classes recently brought a disturbing product to my ...