Maybe one day we'll go back to corsets - actual, properly sized and worn corsets were not supposed to be tight. Waist emphasis was achieved by adding fabric volume in the blouse and skirt. Nor are corsets supposed to squeeze the chest - the freakishly skinny sizes were based off young girls and -

a marketing gimmick not dissimilar to what we're plagued with in the modern era where beauty standards are artificial. Any actual effort by grown women to achieve such waists did not last long as a fad, like platform shoes.