That's a big dress. I love the little puffs at the shoulders.
I can't give a proper answer on the corset - not enough experience. But:
1. The profile it gives your bosom is also an issue. 2. A properly fitted, firmly-but-not-tightly laced corset should not be uncomfortable. They made them to wear all day, after all. 3. I don't think you would have time to make a corset as well as the dress. 4. I read an article on boning a dress bodice which said that one of the prime reasons for its existence was to reduce stress wrinkles. 5. What does the pattern say - does it suggest a corset? have pattern lines for boning in the bodice?
3 is perhaps the biggest issue. I think a little anachronism will be forgivable as long as it's obvious that I put in thought and effort, and the most obvious proof of that will be to have the dress itself finished and presentable.
The pattern doesn't say anything about a corset, and I don't remember if it mentioned boning the bodice (though looking at how nice and smooth it is, I would suspect there is at least a little).
That's kind of my thought, too. The wide skirt, and the pleating, and the seams in the bodice, even the sleeve puffs widening the shoulders, should all help.
Yeah, it's that kind of dress. Oh, I strongly suggest getting some waste fabric and cutting and sewing a mockup of the bodice, making any necessary adjustments, and working from that.
Hmm. Probably a good idea. Back in the day (jr. high and high school) when Mom was making me formals on a regular basis, she could cut a pattern to a 10 and sew it up, and it would fit me perfectly, no measuring or adjusting necessary. Aside from hemming, of course. And aside from the fact I was patently incapable of having a dress made entirely from one pattern. I wanted this waistline and these sleeves and that peplum in the back instead of a bow. Looking back, she probably indulged me way too much; if I make dresses for Morgan, she won't get away with that kind of pickiness.
But yes. Mommy-curves make me no longer a ten but not-quite-a-twelve, so we'll have to do some fiddling.
Y'know, I was thinking that it looked like the model was wearing a corset underneath the dress, but now I'm wondering if that was an illusion from the stripy fabric.
Good, good. It's done and I wore it to class and everyone was appropriately awed. There was even mention of extra credit, though I'm not sure if that was to be taken seriously. The teacher's aide took a picture of me with her camera phone. I'll have to poke her to send it to me, since that's the only shot of it completely done.
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I can't give a proper answer on the corset - not enough experience. But:
1. The profile it gives your bosom is also an issue.
2. A properly fitted, firmly-but-not-tightly laced corset should not be uncomfortable. They made them to wear all day, after all.
3. I don't think you would have time to make a corset as well as the dress.
4. I read an article on boning a dress bodice which said that one of the prime reasons for its existence was to reduce stress wrinkles.
5. What does the pattern say - does it suggest a corset? have pattern lines for boning in the bodice?
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The pattern doesn't say anything about a corset, and I don't remember if it mentioned boning the bodice (though looking at how nice and smooth it is, I would suspect there is at least a little).
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Good sewing!
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But yes. Mommy-curves make me no longer a ten but not-quite-a-twelve, so we'll have to do some fiddling.
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