24 year old Berliner Michele Kobke found a new way of achieving the
shape she wants, by wearing a corset every single day for the last three
years. She went from a waist 25 to a waist 16 after wearing the corset
continuously even while eating, sleeping, and swimming she told The
Daily News.
“My dream waist is 15 inches,” she said. That would
represent a world record for an adult, currently held by Connecticut
woman Cathie Jung.
Even as she closes in on her “dream” waist, Kobke admits there are
health concerns with such a passion. A doctor already diagnosed her with
some muscle atrophy from wearing the fashion piece 24 hours a day. “I
can’t imagine to just stop one day,” she said in a segment with RTL, a
German television channel. “The corsets have become an important part
of my life. I just can’t imagine.”
But aside even from the medical
risks, Kobke has had a falling out with family members, who don’t agree
with the extreme measures she takes for beauty.
“My family’s
reaction to my tightlacing regimen is quite negative,” she told the
German TV station. “They say that I spoil my body. But I would say that
smoking and drinking alcohol are actually much worse for you, so
corsets may not be healthy, but also not really unhealthy.”