So yesterday's dress. I was unhappy with the mustle and its flatness and lack of definition. So today, I took it all apart and put it back together with about 50% more ruching and dyed the edges of the leather.

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Today, I completed a corset. Beware, images contain HIRSUIT ARMPITS!
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I made a boned bodice dress from leather;
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So here I drew up a pattern for a corset. Here's some pi of the finished product, as taken with bookishbeth's cell phone in my poorly-lit kitchen. Note that the straps are not part of the corset, but belong to an undergarment.

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What do you think this is an image of?
(Those who have already been told don't get to vote!)


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I bought this: http://trulyvictorian.com/catalog/428.html

And I am going to make it from brown buckskin. I am going to decorate it with inspiration taken from the following sources:

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So I successfully added a panel to the front of my victorian peacoat, making it come to mid-calf length all the way around. The panel is made from the sleeves of the coat I cannibalized to make this one awesome. Pix to follow eventually ( Read more... )

Beyond Victoriana #50 Overcoming the Noble Savage & the Sexy Squaw: Native Steampunk-Guest Blog by Monique Poirier

My first attempt at Native Steampunk jewelry. It's got wampum and beads and gears and hex nuts!
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