Oh, thank God someone else mentioned this. I hate when research isn't done into corsets because of how many misconceptions there are about them. Tight lacing was not common practice. Although I believe some higher ranking would be tight-laced, however, that's only if you of the most fashionable woman, like actresses. I don't think even nobles even tightlaced either is was the seen as a bad even back then. Lmao, they were just bras. That legit ruined part of comic for me so I'm just gonna assume that it's a trend of the time and hope it never gets brought up again.
I mean the only reason Im excusing it is because the author is korean and as someone who's also korean, (although i was born and raised in america, i have family in korea) I'm well aware the lack of understanding of western fashion is large.
Ugh okay another misconception about corsets.
Everyone wore corsets back in the day. Even men. The maids would wear corsets. Corsets weren't designed by men, it was a women-owned market, and men of course didn't like that, so they released magazines mocking female corsets and of course we all fell for it. Corsets aren't just to pinch in your waist - most of that was done by illusions (larger sleeves, fuller skirts leading away from the waist - but to straighten your back and fix your posture, and to help distribute your weight (similar to a bra) to ensure you didnt have back pains. Im so sick of people being like "corset bad." I don't hold this against the author, korea had lose clothing and corsets weren't really a thing in the east, but this is just to readers. modern corsets - yes, they were bad, but corsets in the victorian ages and around those times? didnt mess you up. Of course you had to break them in, but after that you would really only have issues slouching our touching your toes, like a tight back brace.