I think I'm in love

Jul 26, 2016 22:19

With my new corset! It's not as pretty as my lavender satin one, but the fit is much better. The waist is in the right place and the bust and hips have the right amount of room so that I have an almost perfectly even lacing gap. And, when I laced it up normally, I got half an inch more reduction than in the lavender corset! It's so comfortable too ( Read more... )

1871 lavender silk gown, cage crinoline/hoop, 1875 burgundy plaid ensemble, 1870 corset

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koshka_the_cat July 27 2016, 04:04:17 UTC

It is a gorgeous shape!

And fabulous plans. I love scallops :)

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mala_14 July 27 2016, 04:37:09 UTC
Thanks Katherine!

I want more scallops in my life! It's getting bad. I'm starting to envy the 1870s fashion plates and mentally swear at them for having beautiful bound scallops everywhere and me with none. ;p You have gorgeous scallops!

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vanessa_lynne July 27 2016, 04:05:47 UTC
Looks beautiful! It has a great hip spring.

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mala_14 July 27 2016, 04:38:04 UTC
Thank you! :)

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girliegirl32786 July 27 2016, 04:25:26 UTC
What a gorgeous shape! I can see why you are in love!

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mala_14 July 27 2016, 04:40:54 UTC
Thanks Aubry! I feel like I finally have the hang of this corset thing.

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mala_14 July 27 2016, 04:55:01 UTC
Thanks! Corsets can be a huge pain as well as incredibly gratifying. They involve such a specialized set of skills, but are really interesting to learn about!

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lidiabest July 27 2016, 05:49:54 UTC
It looks fantastic! :-D

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mala_14 July 27 2016, 17:44:20 UTC
Thank you! Hopefully it looks even better when it's actually finished. ;)

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