My daughter is thin and made a corset without tabs. She has not been happy with it, as it transfers all the weight of the farthingale and skirts to her waist/back. She now wishes she'd made one with tabs to help distribute the weight better. Remember, thin women don't have as much "padding" as we not-so-thin ones.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Walpole Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 5:32 AM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: [h-cost] Elizabethan Pair of Bodies for a petite figure. This has been cross posted to another list so sorry if you get it twice. I've offered to help a friend make her first Elizabethan outfit and I am not sure about the best style of corset to recommend as her body type is exactly opposite to mine. She is short, very slim with almost no hips or bust whatsoever (whereas all my experience comes from fitting my 5'10" overweight, very curvy figure). She will be using the Reconstructing History corset pattern https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/rh203-elizabethan-corsets.php?s=&c=22&; d=190&e=30&q=2&p=43&w=21 (I think the most important difference is probably between the boned or unboned tabs). So for those with experience fitting similarly non curvy figure type which style would you suggest? Thanks Elizabeth ------------------------------- Elizabeth Walpole Canberra, Australia http://magpiecostumer.110mb.com/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
