Desire Under the Elms - Corset

May 23, 2013 12:10



Corset I recently constructed for UCLA Graduate Theater Program's production of Desire Under the Elms. Designer is Lexie Newman. Cutter/fitter is Paul Girard. These pictures are from before it was aged.

The character (Abbie) was described to me as poor, busty and bad at sewing. To convey those characteristics Lexi started by unevenly dying the cotton fashion fabric. The corset is boned with hemp cording, and largely sewn by hand with exaggerated and sometimes messy stitches on the channels and eyelets. The bust is padded. Because the actress takes the corset off quickly on stage, we made it front lacing.





work, romantic era, cording, eyelets, corset

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