Explain the shortcomings of tight dresses and corsets.

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(i) Tight dresses and corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls. Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation.
(ii) Muscles remained underdeveloped and the spines got bent.
(iii) Women wearing such clothing regularly complained of acute weakness. They felt tired arid fainted frequently.

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