India, April 17 -- Bollywood actor Rasha Thadani made heads turn during a recent event in Mumbai. She attended an event for makeup retailer Nykaa in a brilliant purple dress but all the internet could talk about was how tiny her waist looked in it.

Rasha wore a glittery purple dress with a cowl neckline and a draped look to it. It came with a corset that was synched tightly at the torso, giving Rasha an itty bitty waist. The look was most reminiscent of Victorian-Edwardian era fashion when '18-inch waists' were all the rage.

In the Victorian and Edwardian Eras (1837-1901 and 1901-1910), fashion idolised tiny waists, often achieved with the "S-bend" corset that pushed the bust forward and hips back, creating an exaggerated silhouette. Th...