We don't have to tell you why American model Betty Brosmer became famous, right? She and her wasp waist were photographed for over three-hundred magazine covers, and she had to be hospitalized and resuscitated each time. Well, not really. Brosmer wore a corset for long periods, which eventually reshaped her waist to give her the hourglass that was popular during the 1950s. It was called “waist training,” which ranks as one of the funnier rebrandings of torture ever, right after “enhanced interrogation techniques.” It was thought to be harmless back then. Not so today, though many celebrities still do it. But assuming a woman did herself no harm, once she stopped wearing corsets her waist would return to its normal size in hours or days. The two photos here showing the eighteen-inch results of Brosmer's diligent training are from around 1955.