From squashed ribs to displaced spleens vintage X-Rays reveal the shocking impact corsets had on women's bodies

Included in Le Corset, a tome written by Paris-based Dr Ludovis O
Included in Le Corset, a tome written by Paris-based Dr Ludovis O'Followell in the turn of the Twentieth century, the images were an attempt to illustrate the impact of fashion on health.

The Ties that Bound: Corset Controversy in the Victorian Era

Angler spent night with crocodile under his bed after catching it while out fishing on his birthday

Skull X-R-A-Y

Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress to Conrad 'Nicky' Hilton Jr

Women's Health: Fashion and the 'Weaker Sex

81 idées de Le corps redressé

Corsets and Skeletal Deformities: Anthropological Study – Lucy's

Did Corsets Harm Women's Health?

X-rays from “Le Corset” (1908) Explained – Lucy's Corsetry

Women's Health: Fashion and the 'Weaker Sex

Skull X-R-A-Y

Beauty of figure by Deborah primrose 1905 Belle epoque, Edwardian corsets, Vintage corset

From squashed ribs to displaced spleens vintage X-Rays reveal the shocking impact corsets had on women's bodies