Dame Regina Romsey made one for me--I'm a singer too, with quite a differential between full inhale and full exhale. She made me a barrel corset, to be worn under an Italian Ren gown. Worked perfectly.
Arlys On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:37:28 -0800 (PST) Zuzana Kraemerova <[email protected]> writes: > Hi, > > I have a very special question. My singing teacher asked me to sew a > corset for her - she wants it as an undergarment for concerts, to > make her look, I guess, more "beautiful". She is a size 18-20. She > would like a corset similar to the 1880s styles, but it doesn't have > to be too complicated. But a proper corset with metal bones and > front busk fastening and lacing etc. > > The point is, she needs to take a deep breath in the corset (when > she breathes, her bust circumference increases up to 8cm more). And > I have NO IDEA how that's going to work, because corsets are usually > the same size or a bit smaller than your bust (and, certainly, your > waist). The stupid thing is she has to breathe in the belly as well > as in the upper ribcage (ehm, my knowledge of anatomy in English is > poor, I don't know how's that king of breathing called. Simply means > she will increase her bust as well as waist circumference when > taking a deep breath.) > > Does any of you have some experience with corsets for singers? Or > any ideas of where to search for information? I thought making one > panel in the corset of some elastic, but that would definitely loose > the sense of wearing a corset. > But I think this must be possible to solve somehow, don't tell me > 19th century singers wore no corsets... > I also thought of trying an existing corset on her so that she can > try out how she can sing, but I have no corsets in such a large > size:-( > > Thanks for help, > > Zuzana > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > ____________________________________________________________ Click to make millions by owning your own franchise. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2THyQZFuN5DeK0P4RY4qJNfFxmXraGZXlyUjDW87OzORWb2/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
