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[kaberett]

So I have spent Several Years being utterly perplexed at the idea that it's impossible to put a corset on without help from a second person.

It has literally only just occurred to me that my complete bafflement on the topic might be because my shoulders are hypermobile.

Is-- is that it? Is that why there's this bizarre incomprehensible cultural meme that the only way you can possibly put a corset on solo is with the aid of a coathanger and a doorknob? ENLIGHTEN ME, INTERNET.

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[naath]

I can reach almost all of my back (the bit I can't now itches, dammit, shouldn't think about back-reaching), but the part of the corset laces I need to grab are at about waist height and I can pull them a lot to the side to tighten so it's hardly a difficult reach at all (for me), easier than fastening a bra. It took some practice to be able to tie knots behind my back though.