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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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[staranise]

Very much depends on the corset. If you want a very cinched waist it's normally a two-person job, but otherwise, eh, it varies. I find it easier to lace up my stays behind my back (pre-laced with a very long cord) than to zip up a back closure, because then my hands don't necessarily have to reach between my shoulderblades.