This lovely couple, Marga and Albert, asked me to make them costumes for their 12,5 year wedding anniversary.

She likes Victorian Bustles and he likes Tudor inspired costumes. So we decided to not match the era, but just match the colors. Thisway they could wear what they are comfortable with, and still look like the lovely couple they are.

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Hello all,

I have this lovely deep red handmade corset for sale. It has cream colored lace and flossing.
Size 28 inch. If you click on the picture you can go to the etsy listing. If you do not have an etsy, you could send me an email: sannie at skeletonsintheclosetclothing.com

A custom version of this waspie can also be made for you.

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Hello Gentlefolk!

I just opened an etsy store devoted to plus-size women's lingerie, especially corsets and other period goodies. I believe these items would be of interest to members of this esteemed group! Here's a preview:


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Hiya gang!
Sandy here from Mythdemeanor!

My partner and I need to raise some money for our new pad (twice the crafting space! yay!!) and clear out stuff so we won't have to move it later this summer so we're offering you 30% off of everything in the store (except gift certificates, of course) and.....drum roll please......
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Right now, all of our medium and heavy weight jackets are on clearance. These deeply discounted deals are final sale. Measurements are on each page and these styles will not be returning to our site.

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Some of you may have heard, we are now only carrying small-runs of limited edition pieces. In other words, if you see something you love, get it while it's there. It will NOT be returning. We want to keep our stock fresh and flowing. We have placed all of our in-stock Hands of Time corsets at cost in order to make room for new styles coming in. ( Read more... )

Hi, not only am I new to this comm, but I'm new to steampunk in general - I am however fascinated and in awe of what I have read in this community and the inventiveness and skill shown here. So I come with a plea.

Being very plus sized, and in the UK, means that the only way I am going to achieve me steamypunky look is to sew. This isn't a problem, ( Read more... )

This morning while preparing for a preliminary interview for another job, I decided to do a quick photo shoot of some of the pieces I'm going to be wearing to work for Halloween at my current job. Please excuse my eyes. The pictures were taken within 15 minutes of getting out of bed.

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Being a plus-size gal, I have long relied upon Roaman's for bras and bathing suits to accomodate my double Ds. But I've always considered their clothing to be mostly cheap and garish - specializing in oversized mumus printed with brightly-colored tropical flowers and that sort of thing. Their latest catalog has made me change my mind. It's like an ( Read more... )

I have a 50% off coupon code for a single item from Jessica London and as far as I know, it can be used by anyone. Enter JLC4976 when you check out - it's good until February 28th. In case you haven't heard of them, they specialize in plus sizes, so if you're smaller than a 14, you probably won't find anything in their online catalog, sorry. Most ( Read more... )