Hers didn't have shoulder straps. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Melanie Schuessler Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 5:47 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan Pair of Bodies for a petite figure.
On May 20, 2009, at 8:13 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: > 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. True, but if the corset isn't too long (which can be quite uncomfortable) and if it has straps (which it really should), tying the farthingale to the corset should distribute the weight of the skirts up through the torso. I had the same issue with the weight of the skirts resting on my waist and lower back until I tied the farthingale to the corset. Melanie Schuessler _______________________________________________ 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
