Let's talk about waists, baby. Women might claim the majority of Internet-based body shape discussions, but it's the men who intrigue us. Although the corset was brought into the mainstream by women, ...

Thanks to celebrities like Kim Kardashian West, Khloe Kardashian, and Kim Zolciak wearing waist trainers that nip the midsection into cartoonish proportions has become the new Hollywood “it” thing.

Corsets are more than just eye-catching garments for women embracing their seductive side or a fashion statement for “Game of Thrones” fans. They are being touted as a strategy to shed pounds and ...