> I'm wondering about how compressible that they are. Will she
> squish down indefinately with a corset? Say, should I have
> one that fits, and then lace her into it to *that* place
> because on her it will tighten far more than it does on me?
> I even wondered about making a couple of different shells --
> say one for the appropriate level of "squished-ness" for an
> Italian -- because I generally don't wear a corset with those.
This replay is a little late, but I didn't notice anyone else answering, so
here's my experience:
I have a Uniquely You dress dummy, and she doesn't compress well at all -- this
may be due to the fact that I'm on the small end of the size dress dummy they
suggest I buy. I have a great deal of trouble zipping up the sloper that
compresses her into my modern shape - I needed my husband to help hold the
sloper together while I zipped, and he didn't think we could do it! My corsets
will not fit on top of her -- she doesn't have enough squish left.
I've considered making a second sloper of me in a Victorian corset, just to try
and see. The reason I haven't done so already is (1) I've lost weight and the
form doesn't fit me at all anymore. (Sigh. It's a good thing, but sad when your
garb don't fit no more). And (2) that the dress form's bust is so firm that I'm
not convinced that I can move it into the proper corseted location. However,
this is what I'd recommend trying in order to represent your different levels
of squish :-). Do note, that if you leave one sloper on the dress form, after
awhile the padding will squash into that shape, and won't "rebound" well.
Good luck and enjoy!
-sunshine
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