This is one of the most extreme body mods ever. (Cray) Women were isolated in imperial China, and that’s why they were doing anything for beauty, even trying this painful beauty method.
At the age of five, girl’s feet were bound tightly with cotton strips, warping them. The wrappings
Were pulled as tightly as possible and didn’t let feet grow. After the whole procedure, feet were unable to get their regular shape. It was easy to recognize women with lotus feet by their manner of their walk, also called the Lotus Gait (a swaying shuffle) Girls with lotus feet were sexually attractive and girls with bound feet had more chances to land a prestigious marriage. In 1912 this insane fashion trend was finally banned.
