I mentioned the habit of upper-class Victorian young women to pinch in their
wastes with the use of corsets to give themselves hour-glass figures simply
to mention that this deliberate constraint of the flow of blood, combined
with fasting to the point of starvation, did mean it was quite common for
these 'delicate' young women to faint, so much so that 'swooning' in itself
became a sign of delicate nature and extreme sensitivity, when in fact it
was part of the good old mating game!

Kate Moss and others who verge on the bulimic in the modelling world do so
for commercial reasons - most haute couture designers design for fantasy
markets rather than the real world of women who may be a stone overweight or
more. And as far as I know fainting is not any special symptom of dieting
to keep a slim modelling figure, as long as the diet is varied and
nutritious and the model takes a healthy amount of exercise.


Original Message-----
From: sumalsn [mailto:no_reply@...]
Sent: 26 December 2004 14:28
To: SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@...
Subject: [sherlock holmes society of india] Re: Fainting- a discussion



Dear Tim,
That was interesting. I think the wheel has come full circle. We find
waif like models who achieve the same by starvingi.e Kate Moss is a
prime example.So Ithink a slim figure was an attribute sought after
by women of all ages . Why single out Victorians?
sumal






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