WOAH. Talk about thinspiration. Or a complete self-esteem killer, depending on how you look at it...

Posted by: Hannah | April 5, 2007 5:11 AM

How does that work? I've heard that Paulina Rubio had a pair of ribs removed to make her waist smaller, and if it weren't the 50's, I'd guess that Bardot did the same.

Posted by: Val | April 5, 2007 7:14 AM

Wow. Aren't there, I don't know, internal organs that need to fit into there?

Posted by: Lily | April 5, 2007 8:07 AM

that image really looked photoshopped.

Posted by: geri | April 5, 2007 10:56 AM

I'm sorry, I don't see what amazement would be all about... its called amazament with utter shock and sickness... Now excuse me for breaking it down, but that is just plain nasty.

As someone mentioned... organs? yes? yes??? Exactly.. that is certainly not natural... its just plain nasty. Her organs are probably all squashed up and have all been pushed up...or down, if that photograph is true to its likeness, just like that woman (I don't know the name) who was in the papers recently boasting that she had the tiniest waist.. and looked disgusting... and ex-rays, scans, and whatever else had shown that none of her organs were where they should have been, they had all been forced up and beyond due to this UNATURAL NASTINESS!

Not a thing to aspire to at all.

Posted by: Aeriveh | April 5, 2007 12:01 PM

Aeriveh-

Yup! This was on the Tyra Banks Show and they had a woman who looked as freakish as this...They also showed her Xrays...disgusting, absolutely horrible. Not natural. Not beautiful. Just gross.

Posted by: CupCate | April 5, 2007 12:57 PM

I'm skeptical about all of this. First of all, she's wearing a really big, cinching belt. Second of all, 50's lingere sort of acted and resembled corsets. Finally, I think just about everyone lies about their porportions. I remember a model once said "you have your measurements that are published and then you have your REAL measurements that you give to the dressmaker."

Posted by: Whitney | April 5, 2007 6:01 PM

waist aside, brigitte is one of the most beautiful and sexy women ever. i've always loved her.

Posted by: evangelia | April 5, 2007 7:28 PM

she's wearing a big shirt people. if you realize how tiny she is, her waist doesn't look so small.

Posted by: foofoo | April 6, 2007 3:58 PM

In the fifties it was still very common for women to wear corsets daily, this 'waist training' can reduce your waist circumference with at least 4 inches.

So if she naturally had a 24 waist, regular corset-wearing would reduce that to 20".
Sophia Loren en Marily Monroe all wore corsets.

Mind you, that waist-reducing effect dissapears quickly, once you stop wearing the corset on a daily basis!

Posted by: Ninjette | May 26, 2007 4:53 PM

She looks gorgeous. I bet she wore tight belts from being a young girl which gave her such a stunning waist. She is obviously very happy with the belt so tight.

Posted by: Art | January 3, 2008 9:30 PM