Victorian Overbust Finished
Yesterday I finished the Victorian overbust corset I was making for myself, and today I took some photos so I could show the finished product. I designed and created the entire corset, from drafting through to the final details, and posted detailed progression photos in my scrapbook here, including a serious after-completion modification to the bustline.
It was drafted to imitate the very late Victorian, just pre-Edwardian corsets, with a straight-front busk. I used six panel pieces per side, as seems standard for most modern corsets. The final lines have some minor issues, so I don't plan to use this exact pattern again, but instead plan to play with entirely different styles of piecing.
The cover material is a rough brown silk, the edging is red-brown ribbon, and the decorations are hand-embroidered double-satin ribbon. The decorations on the bust are hiding a post-completion modification to the bustline, which was far too large and had to be taken in before the corset would fit properly.
I offer a very limited range of corset types over the internet - only those I am confident I can draft to fit properly without doing a mock-up and fitting. Adornment and decoration is practically limitless.
In person, I can and will make any kind of corset you can imagine, as having mock-ups will allow me to make certain the corset fits properly, no matter how strange the piecing or profile.
Some of the new photos:
It was drafted to imitate the very late Victorian, just pre-Edwardian corsets, with a straight-front busk. I used six panel pieces per side, as seems standard for most modern corsets. The final lines have some minor issues, so I don't plan to use this exact pattern again, but instead plan to play with entirely different styles of piecing.
The cover material is a rough brown silk, the edging is red-brown ribbon, and the decorations are hand-embroidered double-satin ribbon. The decorations on the bust are hiding a post-completion modification to the bustline, which was far too large and had to be taken in before the corset would fit properly.
I offer a very limited range of corset types over the internet - only those I am confident I can draft to fit properly without doing a mock-up and fitting. Adornment and decoration is practically limitless.
In person, I can and will make any kind of corset you can imagine, as having mock-ups will allow me to make certain the corset fits properly, no matter how strange the piecing or profile.
Some of the new photos: