Maggie,
Few people _are_ as thin as the fashion plates. Heck, compare
yourself (or anybody else!) to modern fashion illustrations. Nobody
on earth has legs that long (and I am long-legged)!! nobody.
Corsets aren't all that difficult to make, but you do need a fitting
buddy with educated hands to pin-fit them. If you have that, it's
worth the effort (I have made my own, 1835 - 1900). Corsetiers are
expensive.
Best of luck! It's worth it for that lovely gown.
== Marjorie Wilser
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On Aug 22, 2009, at 4:06 PM, Maggie wrote:
I'm going to take the plunge and make this Teens corset--well, have
it made.
It should be an interesting experience for both of us, the
corsetier and me.
A learning experience! I'll feel much better about making and
wearing the
dress--the one I first fell in love with and possibly more--with
the proper
undergarments (If only I were as thin as the fashion plates!).
MaggiRos
Maggie Secara
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On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:02 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
Now, sitting in those long-bodied corsets must have
been...interesting. At
least
one shows creases where your thighs would bend.
You'll notice that the bones do not go all the way to the bottom, but
usually stop at the high hip line. The casings do continue all the
way down
but usually have some kind of light stiffener in them. The pair I
have, and
others I've seen, seem to have something like stiff paper in the
casings
below the hip level... but I really don't know what's in there.
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