Corsets were awful: only when you tight laced, and the majority of women didn’t. Corsets and stays were designed to support the boobs and smooth out clothing. That’s it.
No ankles: yes ankles. Skirts were usually above the ankles for practical reasons.
Feudalism bad: yes and no. It meant everyone had a job and housing. Homelessness didn’t exist until the end of feudalism.
Oh, one more addendum to this, another myth related to Corsets:
“The silhouette of the 19th century was achieved by squishing a woman’s organs to the point of death”
This was rare. Ladies were instead padding everything else. You’ll look like you have an impossibly thin waist if you’ve basically strapped a pillow to your arse and another to your tits.
Corsets were awful: only when you tight laced, and the majority of women didn’t. Corsets and stays were designed to support the boobs and smooth out clothing. That’s it.
No ankles: yes ankles. Skirts were usually above the ankles for practical reasons.
Feudalism bad: yes and no. It meant everyone had a job and housing. Homelessness didn’t exist until the end of feudalism.
Oh, one more addendum to this, another myth related to Corsets:
“The silhouette of the 19th century was achieved by squishing a woman’s organs to the point of death”
This was rare. Ladies were instead padding everything else. You’ll look like you have an impossibly thin waist if you’ve basically strapped a pillow to your arse and another to your tits.