Corsets

[fraerie]

Does anyone know where you can buy custom made corsets in Melbourne? Previous forays into off-the-rack have been unproductive and disappointing

Comments

[miss_rynn]

Not in Australia, but I know of two great corset makers; Damsel in This Dress and Bloopddrop.

http://www.damseldress.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/damselinthisdress
http://www.artfire.com/users/damselinthisdress

http://www.blooddrop.com/Corsetry.html

I've ordered from Damsel, and though my gear hasn't arrived yet everything I've seen from her work looks fantastic and is at a very reasonable price. Astrid from Blooddrop is a stunning seamstress, if you were after something a little more fancy and less 'utility'.

[umbra_mentis]

Marquis de Sade will make to order if their on-rack don't fit. Got my last one from there and I love it to bits - Ormond may not be the best location for you though
http://www.marquisdesade.com.au/index.pl

[mireille21]

I'm probably out of the loop, but I thought Vic Gothic were still doing them, and even Mortisha's (I know they are bridal now but they still do special requests.) Otherwise, my last couple I got from Gallery Serpentine in Sydney. She measured me in the store because nothing off the rack fit, it arrived in the mail a couple of weeks after I got home and fit like a dream.

[jezebelle]

all of my corsets are from Gallery Serpentine too - mainly because they are the best quality - I had one made by Vic Gothic - it fell apart...and was twice the price of the GS ones - they are not melbourne based - but they do make to order and if you have any problems with the garment once you have received it, they will alter it if you send it back to them :)