You do not have to tight lace to get the correct silhouette for any
period. You can make a corset your size, or an inch smaller, without
tight lacing. Support and a period silhouette are one thing, extreme
body modification (temporary or permanent) is another.
As various people have said, a period silhoutte does not depend entirely
on the corset. Depending on the period, a period silhouette also depends
on padding, hoopskirts, bustles, petticoats, ruffles, optical illusions
in the dress style, and conscious posture and movement that is not
actually forced by any understructure.
However, one thing you can do is make two lacing strips. These are
strips of strong fabric with eyelets in them like a corset, more or less
the length of a corset. You baste them to each side of every corset
muslin you make, so you can lace it up like a corset to try on.
Also, the person fitting you does not have to be skilled at fitting or
sewing. (My husband fits my corsets.) What you need is someone able to
follow directions, and a two-mirror system. You can get cheap
full-length mirrors, meant for bathroom doors and so on, at hardware
stores and building supply places. Set up one in front of you and one
behind you, so you can look at your back while the person fits your
garment and tell them what to do.
Fran
Lavolta Press Books on Historic Costuming
http://www.lavoltapress.com
Zuzana Kraemerova wrote:
I've got another probably stupid question: How do you do the fitting???
I mean the corset is - at leat at the waist - much smaller than your
real figure,
so how can you actually try it on when not yet finished?
It must be tight laced and there must be bones in it,
else I cannot imagine a fitting. If there are no bones, there will
always be
wrinkles. And what about the stitching? It must be quite strong to not tear
when laced up...
Zuzana
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