Post by Neko Bazu on Sept 28, 2007 9:52:12 GMT -1
Fucking hell 
(Pic at the bottom for those who can't be arsed clicking on the link)
www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007390579,00.html
I dread to think what that does to her insides Sure, the spine might be okay, but damn...
(Pic at the bottom for those who can't be arsed clicking on the link)www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007390579,00.html
NO, it’s not a distorted picture – Cathie Jung’s tiny waist really does measure just 15in.
But the super-thin 70-year-old insists there is no, ahem, corset for concern.
Grandmother Cathie is perfectly healthy despite having a midriff that can be reduced to the size of a large MAYONNAISE JAR.
And having the smallest living person’s waistline has got her into the new edition of the Guinness Book Of Records.
Cathie’s astonishing 39-15-39 figure is the result of spending the last 25 years laced into tight corsets, which only come off when she showers.
Cathie said: “The first time I ever wore a custom-made corset was on my wedding day in 1959, when I was 22.
“I always liked corsets. When I watched films like Gone With The Wind and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers I just loved the women’s figures.
“Later, my husband and I developed an interest in Victorian clothing. When I was 45 I decided to start doing ‘tight lacing’ and wearing a corset all the time.
“My three children were grown-up so I decided to go for it. It is the time in your life when your figure begins to head south and you start to feel frumpy,
“So I thought it would be a good way to feel elegant and sexy.”
Cathie, from Manteo, North Carolina, reckons that while her corsets restrict her waist they don’t hold her back from everyday tasks.
She said: “I do everything that I want to do. I eat fairly small meals but I prefer that at my age anyway. I find it tricky sitting in low chairs and sometimes in restaurants I have to sit on the high chairs at the bar.
“I even have a special swimming costume with a corset sewn in it, so I can still go to the beach. And I am still able to do housework — unfortunately!”
Cathie’s husband Bob is an orthopaedic surgeon and he reckons his wife’s unique look does her no harm.
She said: “Bob has carried out X-rays on me and says the corset actually helps support my spine. Everything in the midriff is flexible.”
Cathie and Bob have travelled the world attending special conventions for Victorian clothing enthusiasts.
She was first declared a record breaker in 2002, although she did have competition from Kylie Minogue in 2005.
The pop princess hired a top corset-maker to fashion a super-tight garment for her Showgirls tour that shrunk her waist to 16in.
When Cathie first began ‘tight lacing’ her waist was 26in. But she managed to shrink it to 18in in stages over ten years.
She spends between £100 and £500 on each handmade corset and owns more than 100.
Only a handful of corset-makers are trusted to make her garments.
She said: “My husband made a cast of my body, so my favourite corset-makers in England and Amsterdam have patterns of my measurements.”
But while Cathie is the current record holder, a British woman had the thinnest-ever waist.
It belonged to Ethel Granger, from Peterborough, who died in 1974 and measured . . . 13in.
But the super-thin 70-year-old insists there is no, ahem, corset for concern.
Grandmother Cathie is perfectly healthy despite having a midriff that can be reduced to the size of a large MAYONNAISE JAR.
And having the smallest living person’s waistline has got her into the new edition of the Guinness Book Of Records.
Cathie’s astonishing 39-15-39 figure is the result of spending the last 25 years laced into tight corsets, which only come off when she showers.
Cathie said: “The first time I ever wore a custom-made corset was on my wedding day in 1959, when I was 22.
“I always liked corsets. When I watched films like Gone With The Wind and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers I just loved the women’s figures.
“Later, my husband and I developed an interest in Victorian clothing. When I was 45 I decided to start doing ‘tight lacing’ and wearing a corset all the time.
“My three children were grown-up so I decided to go for it. It is the time in your life when your figure begins to head south and you start to feel frumpy,
“So I thought it would be a good way to feel elegant and sexy.”
Cathie, from Manteo, North Carolina, reckons that while her corsets restrict her waist they don’t hold her back from everyday tasks.
She said: “I do everything that I want to do. I eat fairly small meals but I prefer that at my age anyway. I find it tricky sitting in low chairs and sometimes in restaurants I have to sit on the high chairs at the bar.
“I even have a special swimming costume with a corset sewn in it, so I can still go to the beach. And I am still able to do housework — unfortunately!”
Cathie’s husband Bob is an orthopaedic surgeon and he reckons his wife’s unique look does her no harm.
She said: “Bob has carried out X-rays on me and says the corset actually helps support my spine. Everything in the midriff is flexible.”
Cathie and Bob have travelled the world attending special conventions for Victorian clothing enthusiasts.
She was first declared a record breaker in 2002, although she did have competition from Kylie Minogue in 2005.
The pop princess hired a top corset-maker to fashion a super-tight garment for her Showgirls tour that shrunk her waist to 16in.
When Cathie first began ‘tight lacing’ her waist was 26in. But she managed to shrink it to 18in in stages over ten years.
She spends between £100 and £500 on each handmade corset and owns more than 100.
Only a handful of corset-makers are trusted to make her garments.
She said: “My husband made a cast of my body, so my favourite corset-makers in England and Amsterdam have patterns of my measurements.”
But while Cathie is the current record holder, a British woman had the thinnest-ever waist.
It belonged to Ethel Granger, from Peterborough, who died in 1974 and measured . . . 13in.
I dread to think what that does to her insides
Sure, the spine might be okay, but damn...
Forever without exception. x