Hi there I knocked this corset up over the last couple of days. :-) I used the 1890 pattern I bought from Atelier Sylphe a couple of months ago, and showed the first lacing of that corset mockup in July. I was about to start on the coutil version and a lightbulb moment saw me cutting leather, […]
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Body Play and Modern Primitives
Return of the Small Waist, Part 2. Lauren’s Seventeen Inch Waist. Lauren just appeared from nowhere – a wasp-waisted vision on a sunny afternoon. The Ol’Corsetier, of course, complimented her on her remarkable figure, her blond beauty and obviously less-than-20″ waist. What a surprise for both to discover that her remarkable waist had been shaped […]
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My Favourite Corset Photo
Hello Just a short post before I go back to bed. lol Being mother to a wayward puppy who had been taught its toilet routine around the wrong way [no bad dogs, only bad humans owners] means that I get to be awake at odd times in the evening. I’ve recently adopted an American Pit […]
Read moreBodiciously Yours – A corset review
Hello all By now you’ve probably “met” my Bodicious corset. There is enough video around of it for you to be sure that I have worn it and worn it well. I cannot speak highly enough of Paige. So, I’ll leave this sweet and short and to the point. Go to Paige for your custom […]
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Update – The Morticia WKD Corset
Hello, It wasn’t easy for me to make the post about the Morticia corset, however I do feel that the description is deceptive. I have had some communication with Katie from What Katie Did, and she advises me that the 18″ and 20″ waist Morticia corsets were never supposed to have double boning and apologised […]
Read moreRemodelled Corset
Hello hello As you know I’m a thrifty thing and when I can I like to save money. The mock up red corset dress is no longer with us. The poor thing couldn’t deal with the boning and ripped apart in a spectacular fashion. RIP (literally) So. I figured there had to be something I […]
Read moreYou Tube – leather tight lacing and steel heels
For your entertainment while I sort out a new post and a new movie! I wear a What Katie Did over bust corset in Lime Green. Nice. :-) Been with me for over two years now and it’s holding up very nicely. I am not paid by WKD or any company to say nice things […]
Read moreWaist Training Corset – 1904 – 1910
Hello and nice to see you all again! Yes. It’s me in the corset. I know some of you have wondered. Who else would I let wear my own vintage corset, other than me? So here it is!!! Absolutely beautiful garment for its age. Strong and still capable at nearly a century of age. […]
Read moreEver wondered where your fashion corsets come from?
PUNK69 CLICK TO GO TO THEIR EBAY STORE If I can believe the officianados and those who order corsets for sale in bulk, this is where they come from or a factory very much the same. This is where your corset is made by one corsetier at a time and this is how the prices […]
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August 25, 2012 
