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Seryn , Kellys and Serenity's corset, Tshirt and costume talky thread - drooling only upon application

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:12 AM

SERYN


Ok, as I was saying...

I need to know where everything goes when you get squished, so next time you're in a cheeky mood, doing that measurment thing will help a lot.

its only your bust waist and hip measurements, nothing else changes much, so things like length and shoulder straps can be done without (which is good, cause things like that need a helper)

Also if you could observe yourself standing when your relaxed, see what your natural posture is it would help.

*smile*

ah, guesswork...

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:53 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Yay!!! Our very own thread!!

How would I measure for shoulder straps?

I can tell you this: I stand up pretty straight, but I have sloping shoulders. Like the women in portraits from the 1800s. Those are what my shoulders are like.

Do you want the rest of my measurements now? Cuz I can PM them to you (I am NOT posting them here for everyone to see. Sorry darlings!) Or would you rather wait until you're ready to cut fabric or something and then get them?

Sidenote: I just bought the cutest pair of jeans. They have flowers embroidered down one leg.



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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:57 AM

ZEEK


uh is it considered a silly post to ask what the heck you are talking about?

as you were saying? You can't start saying, "as you were saying" before you started saying anything.

I assume you are asking where everything goes when you squish into a corset? You want meassurements before putting on a corset and after?

Also why does the title have Serenity in it? I don't remember anyone in a corset during Serenity. I thought I was paying pretty close attention too.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:12 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Too answer your questions Zeek:

1)yes.
2)She said "As I was saying" because it's an addition to a conversation we were having in another thread
3)I think so.
4)I'm thinking after.
5) Cuz that's my name. See my handle?

Seryn, I may have to try the thing you suggested that your friend did. But let me know when it comes time to do that, cuz I'll wait till them. My goal is to drop the rest of the weight by Easter. I can do it if I work hard enough.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:24 AM

THATWEIRDGIRL


You make custom corsets?!

I would love one that actually fits. How much?

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:31 AM

SERYN


oh I had a pair like that, they had roses picked out in black braid on the outside of the leg, I literally wore that ass out of them (tightpants!)

No, don't post your stats on here, I'll mail you a list of the ones I need and you can reply with it filled in, keeps it nice and organised, I need to look at my notes again (where ever the book they are in has gone!) and make sure i'm not missing any out. I'll mail you when im sorted.

the reason i asked about posture is cause some women stand with their spines 'forward' (hips and shoulders back but stomach forward) and it tends to throw things out a little,the problem is worse in 18th c. corsets, more little parts with bones going in every direction, but it is still best to know in advance for this type.

but if its just the shoulders thing then there no worries, i'll just make the straps a little shorter, and they'll be more adjustable.


You mentiones wearing things under it. from what i can imagine, getting a collarless shirt (i'll find a page that shows you how to make a great period shirt at some point) and wrapping it loosely around you, so that it covers the outside where the top edge of the stomacher is lower means that you don't feel exposed, but it also doesn't cover up the cleavage and neck so much that you look and feel 'trussed up' and strangled.

I've seen corset look great with chinese style stuff as well. these would look good with a collarless shirt with either loose tube sleeve (like on kaylees blue jacket) or even a short kimono sleeve.

the trick is to keep the fabric light, even sheer - top half anyway, butter muslins and even chiffon would be ok, these are reasomably virtuous corsets as far a coverage goes (well, the origionals were designed to stop just under the ah, pointy bits, but i'll make them higher) so you want to avoid bulkyness by keeping what ever you wear under it very minimal.

The simplest skirt i know is basically a square, cut out a hole in the middle, attatch a waist band and et voila! the smaller the square, the shorter the skirt, they'd look great with raw edges and layered.

anyway, now that i've spent tem minute 'teaching grandma to suck eggs' or whatever that saying is, remind me what coloures you wanted again?

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:36 AM

SIMONWHO


Quote:
Originally posted by seryn:
Seryn and Serenity's corset talky thread - no silly posts and NO drooling, thank you.


Oh.

*walks out of the thread, never to be seen again*

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:40 AM

SERYN


*shouts*

Simon come back!

I meant no silly school boy sniggering, not general fun silly.

you don't have to go away...

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:54 AM

CALLMESERENITY


I'd like the corset to be in the blue family. I thought, the opposite of your red one.

Not too picky about colour, but it'd be nice to see what the colour would be like so I can match stuff to it when I make a skirt.

When I made my corset, I also made a simple shirt to wear under it and a skirt. All very easy and simple to do with drawstring waistbands and whatnot. But send me patterns, by all means!

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:56 AM

SERYN


ok, silly me, missed the above posts, yeah, it was an additional to another thread (loafers nook new arrivals) I would have kept pming, but those little boxes grow tiresome. so i'm abusing the site for my own ends, i'd have put it elsewhere, but it would attract even more attention amongst the other forums.

I do kind of make custom corsets, i'm making one for Serenity in return for her buying my ticket to the Dragon*con in Atlanta.

I just orderd the boning (stays!, keep forgetting that the word boning caused uncontrollable sniggering in some quaters) but if I have enough, after calculating what I need for the first two, i'll see what I can do.

I'm not comfortable really putting a price on them, the avrage for this type of corset in this country is 250 to 350 pounds. Obviously not going to charge you guys that much, no way near, but I haven't managed to source half the materials yet, so couldn't put an accurate price on cost of materials.

The style i'm makeing is this one

but others styles would be fun, I just need to be able to make a pattern from looking at them, or find a close enough pattern to buy.



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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:06 AM

SAFEAT2ND


*averts eyes*

I'm not looking... really...

Thought you might be interested in this, bit-o-news on the new corset fashion trend.

http://lifestyle.sympatico.msn.ca/Valentines/Romance/Articles/Bustinou
tThecorset_v2.htm

Hope you find that of interest. Anywho... I'll show myself out.

*bumps into doorframe trying to not look but peek at the same time*

Ow!! that'll teach me..

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:19 AM

SERYN


is that woman mad?

strange strange article, neither serious reporting or fashion statement...

besides, a well fitted corset leaves nothing wobbling - unless you want it too of course...

thank you, Safe for showing that, it was funny.

though any hopefull darcy wannabe's at D*C, I... we.. operate on a strict look but no touch policy.

there, that said...

you're blonde arn't you Serenity? Bright sky or azure, or turqoise blue would work, if you wanted muted colours a pale duck egg or wedge woody kind of blue would tone really well with all kinds of browns, especially buttery golden browns.

hmm, describing colours is harder than i imagined.

*wonders if dulux have paint samplers on their websites...*


ok, after a quick google - http://www.dulux.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/OurRangeView?storeId=
10752&catalogId=10051&langId=-1

peruse, then give me the names of the colours you like
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:41 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Seryn-turquoise is my favourite, but I don't care so much about the shade, I'm sure you'll pick out something pretty. Besides, isn't it easier if I let you pick the fabric, see what you can find?

Oh, and I like the idea of the buttery golden browns with the blue. That looks very pretty in my head.

I was going to paint my room in shades of wedgewood blue at one point in time. That was a few years ago and at a different house.


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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:46 AM

SERYN


if i'm going with a satin taffeta I can get pretty much any colour, it just a case of regular stalking. Its more so I know what kind of blue as opposed to the shade. I mean I dislike pastels and only allow small amounts of brights, but I love smokey muted and creamy shades.

yes boys, there is a differnce between 'creamy' and 'pastel' but only if you're me. Hee hee

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:52 AM

CALLMESERENITY


I guess I was thinking more of the period shades, where the robins egg blue or the wedgewood would be very appropriate. The shades you tried to describe all sounded fantastic.

Also, you know the blue coat that Elizabeth's dad wears in Pirates of the Caribbean? That shade is gorgeous. I want his coat, I love it. With all the gold lace and whatnot.

I like bright colours, but they don't seem appropriate for this. And creamys are good. (And I agree, complete difference between creamies and pastels. Not so fond of pastels myself.) I don't know how I feel about smokey colours.

These are hard decisions. Too bad I can't go fabric shopping with you.

So pretty much, I'm leaving it all up to your expertise, since you're the costumer and I'm the girl with a sewing machine that made a halloween costume once.

Oh, and I totally and completely mean to pay my share.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:05 PM

SERYN


*make mental note to re-watch POTC*

as if I needed an excuse...

so period colours, and if you are going for buttery brown you would probably be best with an antique gold braid to trim - it will work if the blue is warm enough, i'll keep my eyes peeled. Yeah, it would be nice to have you go shopping with me, but...

And theres only three years and peice of paper separating us, honestly, you sound like you know what you're on about.


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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:11 PM

CALLMESERENITY


Yes! Antique gold trim would be lovely. I just don't ever wear anything actual gold. Real gold, the yellow stuff. It looks terrible with my skintone (I'm a cool summer, in case you cared) so I always wear silver. But the antique gold with a golden brown skirt (or even a print, if I could find a good enough one) and maybe a stripey petticoat, if I can find one that has a good blue stipe in it.

Oh, only one problem. My boots are black patent leather!

Oh wait, problem solved, I can wear my suede lace up brown ones. That would look great

Hey, what size shoes do you wear? Cuz if you wear a size 5 in UK (I THINK) or a 7 or so in US sizing, you could wear my black patent leather boots. They are fantastic. I'll have to take a picture of them for you to see.

I like dressing up and I'm good with colours. And I pay lots of attention to costumes when I watch movies.

OH! Did we already talk about the costumes in the new Pride & Prejudice movie? They blew me away.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:18 PM

SERYN


I have huge feet, a uk size seven (I just keep telling myself that if they were any smaller i'd just keep falling over)

But thank you so much for the offer. I'll raid my moms collection, she has an amazing amount of shoes for a woman who wears them as little as possible.

oo! totally beside the point, but you might like this website - http://www.18thcenturycorsets.com/

(tip, get hankies, our turn to drool...

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:11 PM

CALLMESERENITY


Oh, definitely drool worthy.

*sigh* I want one. I want this one.

http://18thcenturycorsets.smugmug.com/gallery/41697/2/1464016/Large

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:08 PM

SERYN


yes, they are very nice, though long ago I decided on this one for my in-your-dreams wedding

http://www.bridesandjokers.com/Early_1912_1.htm

(I say in-your-dreams cause there so much politics in my family if I ever decide to marry someone, i'll probably just end up running for Vegas. I had - at one point when i was young and stupid -the whole thing planned, down to what the quartet - I hate djs - would play, but the only way i'd ever even consider an actual wedding is if the groom had enough family to mix mine in and make sure they never met each other during the course of the evening. That or take them up to scotland, where I believe black eyes are something of a badge of honour)

any way. pretties...

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:08 PM

CALLMESERENITY


Oooh, that's lovely.

I've never planned out my dream wedding, though I do have ideas (as we all do). I did, once, years ago, find this dress that I absolutely adored. I still have the picture of it and I still think it's just the neatest dress EVER.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:13 PM

THATWEIRDGIRL


So maybe I can lobby for a corset before cubed rolls around...maybe? Talk to SimonWho, he's usually my go-to-Brit. Kinda of my overseas manager...heh. He'll take care of everything for me. *looks around* Or maybe not. He seems to have left this discussion.

That is the best site...i want those corset cuffs. Gorgeous. Love both of your wedding selections. I'm more of a Funny Face wedding gown type myself. Short and flirty...actually have a little dress just in case someone ever sweeps me off my feet and I have the need to run off to a sun drenched island with him. *cough* Takers? Anyone?

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:19 PM

SERYN


oh you'll have to post it sometime.

I looked for that period shirt pattern, my link is dead, so i'll have to go search it out

*whacks side of head hoping it works like a T.V.*

damn stoopid memory.

period shirts are really simple, its just the gussets - get them wrong, especially in a corset and you cant do much more than flap your arms like a demented penguin.

not that demented penguins ain't the pinnacle of fun.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:26 PM

SERYN


Hey again. So go on, choose a colour, any colour, I found some great black braid the other day, that with a really deep blue red or purple would look fab, or even a really lovely shiny deep bronze, maybe picked out in places with seed pearls, ooh, they have grey pearls on ebay, that would look great on Serenity's. I found some lovely emerald-green-shot-through-with-black dupion silk in my fabric bag, that with some of the black braid and maybe black crystal drops.. would look a little saloon girl, but I could cope... or maybe just black pearls on a charcoal coloured satin...

*Helens head explodes with the thoughts of all that delicious fabric*

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:05 PM

SCORPIONREGENT


I have something to contribute.

Really!

You know I do historical reenactment. We often have to make our own costumes. Well my other half has made more than a few bodices and I didn't sitt around a watch, but she did tell me this trick.

Getting measurements for a bodice. You need a t-shirt, a whole roll of tape and a assistant. Have your assistant tape you into the t-shirt in the form of a bustier. Then cut the shirt up the back to remove. Voila! This form is your exact shape.



Bet you didn't expect that.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:26 PM

SERYN


Thank you!

Not sure how effective it is, but if SR's girl gives it the thumbs up then you can try it if you want to.

Any more comprehensive instructions? where do you start from etc etc? I would guess at the waist and work up, but please tell...



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Thursday, January 26, 2006 3:51 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Dunno Seryn, if you keep taking orders for corsets, you could pay your way to D*C.

TWG-if you get a corset, you'll have to be a pirate with us! I could see you in a lovely green one, or maybe bronze like Seryn was suggesting.

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Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:43 AM

SERYN


well, if my ticket is taken care of, then its just my share of the rooms and food. would people feed me in return for corsets?


My only other worry now is affording S£, in the same month no less. Do you think Sean would like a corset making for him in return for my S3 ticket?

*mental image of Sean in a purty pirate corset*

ok, so in my mind people tend to look like their avatar, until I see pictures of the real them, so...

*mental image of Sean Maher in a purty pirate corset*

my mind is a strange and wonderous place

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Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:56 AM

THATWEIRDGIRL


I would love to see Sean Mahoer in a prett pirate corset!

course, I like men in corsets and stuff.


Well, as for the color, I love greens. The smokey stuff sounded pretty too. I'm not gonna be picky about that, sale fabric is good. I don't want to put you out trying to find a color that doesn't exist. I would be happy to pay what you're worth.

...Yay! Three pirate lasses roaming S3! I can't make DragonC*n, sorry. But cubed will be super cool!

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Thursday, January 26, 2006 12:14 PM

SERYN


you wouldn't if you'd ever tried to actually put a guy into a corset. Yikes can men moan!

Still, it was an experience.

S3 should be fun fun fun, I actually have a length of green silk, lightly shot through in black, in like a fine dupion weave, so its a low key shine, as opposed to glossy glossy satin or taffeta.

does that sound nice?

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Thursday, January 26, 2006 12:20 PM

THATWEIRDGIRL


sounds lovely.


...I haven't tried yet, but I do have plans for a certain someone to get into a corset. Oh yes, I can be evil too.....can't forget the suspenders and stockings.

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Thursday, January 26, 2006 12:43 PM

CALLMESERENITY


Oi, strange women, you.

I prefer my men corsetless, thank you very much.



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Thursday, January 26, 2006 6:58 PM

SCORPIONREGENT


I'll Pm more info the t-shirt form this weekndif I can.

You ladies have gone right over into the Rocky Horor Picture Show.

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Friday, January 27, 2006 10:41 PM

SERYN


ok chuck, when you have the time, cheers

I found it! I did find it all by myself! http://www.vertetsable.com/demos_shirt.htm Actually, pretty much the whole site is worth a looksee, some of the diagrams are a tad over complicated but on the whole its really very good.

yey! that shirt in a lovely light wight cotton or evne a sheer would cover up the bits that need it but still make a lovely feature of your neck and well, we'll let the boys think about that

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Monday, January 30, 2006 8:32 AM

CALLMESERENITY


That is nice, and I think I have a pattern for a shirt similar to that.

It's a bit technical. It might be a bit over my head.



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Monday, January 30, 2006 10:07 AM

SERYN


aye, it could be a little more clearly explained.

But if you already have a pattern then that shiny.



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Monday, January 30, 2006 11:04 AM

CALLMESERENITY


I have no idea where the pattern is now, but I did make one similar. Only now that I think about it, I think it had a collar and buttoned cuffs on the sleeves. It was several years ago.

I may just have to buy a new one, they're not hard to come buy. And finding costume patterns is easy.

I'm sure you're probably thinking "NOT McCALLS!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" being a costume guru, but for the rest of us lowly peons, it's what works.

Do you even have McCalls in England? They're the patterns you buy out of the drawers at the fabric section of Walmart.

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Monday, January 30, 2006 11:17 AM

SERYN


We do have McCalls, but to be absolutely honest I have no idea how bad or good they are because I can't understand the buggers!

Crazy as it seems. I mean I can make up a block (the start of a pattern, with out seam allowences etc) from a list of sums no problem, I can copy and scale up a pattern from a bitty little diagram in a book, I can even look at a photo and draw a rough version of the pattern for it off the top of my head. Can I get my noodle around a shop bought pattern? nope, not a hope in hell.

My brain is just peculiar in that respect. So anyone how can actually produce something from one of those things has my undying admiration...

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Monday, January 30, 2006 11:57 PM

SERYN


hey, the boning arrived today!

yey! (thought I was going to have to wait for months)

Had to pay an extra 9 quid vat on it like, which was incredibly annoying, but apparently I was 'unlucky'(story of my life)

(the bad news is the're a bit thinner (i.e. bendier) than the ones i'm used to, so it means i'll have to make up yours before I can tell TWG yes or no to hers, if she still wants one. I was planning to half bone them (one empty space between each bone) but I may have to but them all up together to get the strength.
The good news is that the 'mega-busks' (incredibly strong bones for the middle) are so strong you could use them as a diving board, so get ready for the flattest tummy of your life!

well, onto pattern drafting!

I'll make up that list of the measurements I need, tomorrow (i'm out tonight) and send it to you, you'll need to pm me your email address.

I wont actually make it up yet, i'll save that till after easter when you've lost what you want to, but it will give me an indication of how many bones I will need.

And then next month I can go fabric shopping! yey!

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:57 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Yay! The boning arrived.

Now, explain to me again why you had to order this special boning from Canada?

I am VERY excited about this. I have 3 things to look forward to: D*C, S3 and Corsetty goodness! Yay!!

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:13 PM

SERYN


I honestly do not know.

The three places I can find that sell it in this country, one of them is staffed by elitist tossers and I refuse to give them any of my money, the other is reasonably cheap (100 for about £30) but wants 17 quid just to post them, and the other I only found after I put the order in, but they are good if I only want one or two 'cause their p&p is really cheap, but the bones aint (over £52 for 100) This site I got a gross (144) four busks and p&p for just under fifty, which was the best deal, even with the vat.

But the search continues for a cheap supplier in this country.

About the corset measurement don't bust a gut, and certainly don't spend more time than you need to around noisome valentines couples, just if you can it would be handy, otherwise I can do it by calculation.

I'll write up that list and post it tomorrow afternoon.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:28 PM

THATWEIRDGIRL


Wow. You're truckin along!

I can't wait to see how Serenity's corset turns out.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:30 PM

SAMEERTIA


Wow!
What fun!
Both of my corsets are custom from Dark Gardens in San Francisco, but the one in the picture you posted is amazing!!
http://www.darkgarden.com/

I've seen the t-shirt duct-tape pattern used before and it works okay. The person I know who uses it most often does a full mock-up in denim first, and fits THAT before creating the actual corset. (Although the denim mock-ups usually get worn just as often as the dressy model!)

Most corset wearers I know are pretty opposed to shoulder straps, primarily because it's hard to get the fit just right on them.

And good boning is dang near impossible to get, without going to Canada or France. Dunno why. Just is, even with the current corset craze.

(Can anybody tell me why bone-thin little celebrity chicks are insisting on wearing corsets when it's obvious that they have NOTHING to fill them out with? It just looks pathetic!)


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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:33 PM

SERYN


Do you want me to post photo's? I was going to try and put up colour samples, details of braids and stuff, but ... I have no idea where my camera is - it could be anywhere by now...

Oh, like I said TWG, i'll get Serenitys corset measured up and then let you know if I have enough left for yours should you still want it.

So keep checking this thread out.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:36 PM

THATWEIRDGIRL


Aye, aye, Capn'!

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:39 PM

SERYN


yes, that question always get me aswell, but slightly dirrerently.. My mom has a theory that models are all stickish people because the influential fashin designers are all gay men, so subconciously theyre trying to make women look like men (what is charmingly referred to a tit-less wonders)
but if that is the case why bring back something so feminine as the corset?

Have you noticed that all of Vivienne Westwoods models tend to have great boobs? Clothes for women.. designed by a woman...

I love Viv, she's an absolute goddes in tartan, if only I had a Viv budget...*sigh*

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:08 PM

CALLMESERENITY


Photos would not be amiss. And they'd be FUN!

If you can hunt up your camera, that is.

I was thinking that when it came time, I could send you pics of me, since you were so interested in my natural posture and all that.

*loses the rest of the thread as it veers into FashionLand. Serenity is easily lost in FashionLand.*

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:07 PM

BLUEHARVEST77


I just want to break in with this Link for the Sci Fi channel. If you have any suggestions for programing (specifically a second Firefly season) this is where you write. Don't just use the link, pass it on to any place you think we might get support. feedback@scifi.com

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:12 PM

SAMEERTIA


*grabs blueharvest77 and laces him into a waist cincher*

How tight do you think he can go, Ladies? 22? 18? He doesn't REALLY need kidneys, does he?

Maybe we need a corset picture thread?


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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:32 PM

BLUEHARVEST77


OUCH!

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