I get told by musicians that they can't breathe - wind players and singers
can't get enough breath.
Cheers,
Aylwen
On 21 October 2013 16:42, Kim Baird kba...@cableone.net wrote:
It's perfectly possible to sit in a Victorian corset. Victorians did it all
the time. It does have to fit
I've costumed singers and dancers before and if you take their chest
measurements with them at rest and them at a full breath there can be a rather
large difference. Their corsets are likely made for a resting breath
measurement so it is restricting them from taking as deep a breath as they are
Another huge factor is whether you'd musicians are they rehearsing in their
corsets or just wearing them for performances? It is fully capable to sing of
play an instrument corseted but they MUST rehearse and practice doing so.
That aside, elastic panels would help,
Michael Deibert
OAS AAS
Sorry, hit the send button too soon!
Elastic panels could help bit perhaps adapting the style would be better. A
mesh or sports corset might provide enough give while also providing enough
support for the period.
Lastly, would be a style that would not need a corset. Perhaps the light boning
I remember having a discussion about this on the list some years ago (10+?)
after I had nearly fainted while playing the shawm in a 17th century corset
in a sunny window. I was told that a corset should not be laced so tightly
as to restrict your breathing. Of course I'm aware that corsets of
Maggie said :
What you will need to do is either find a dress style that can work without
the corset or you will want to create a corset that incorporates elastic panels
and/or elastic instead of a woven lacing string. The elastic will stretch as
they breath and move allowing them their full
I have some experience with this. The first bit is probably not helpful in the
short term. It is the fact that ballet dancers are taught to breath long rather
than out so their ribs do not expand too much to fight the. Canvas corset like
bodices for classic costumes.
The second bit might be
On Oct 21, 2013, at 5:15 AM, michaeljdeib...@gmail.com wrote:
Elastic panels could help bit perhaps adapting the style would be
better. A mesh or sports corset might provide enough give while
also providing enough support for the period.
The problem there, though, is that the gown worn
Corsets weren't worn in early Tudor times. I research 1490 give or take 20
years.
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Carol Kocian aqua...@patriot.net wrote:
On Oct 21, 2013, at 5:15 AM, michaeljdeib...@gmail.com wrote:
Elastic panels could help bit perhaps adapting the style would be better.
This was fun - anything look familiar?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9eAiy0IGBI
Melissa Roberts
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That was hilarious! They did get the see-through mesh right.
kim
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Thanks for the video. I'm going to share it with my Costume History class.
Monica
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Here are some web sites for the Aesthetic clothing movement. The late La Mode
Bagatelle had a pattern pack for an Aesthetic tea gown. I don't know if it's
still available. I'm sure musicians would be very comfortable in these since
they are loose.
Greetings...
When corseting opera singers (who some actually like their corsets for the
proper posture it gives them) we would have then take a deep breath before
the final lacingand laced them up snug, but not tight, while they held
their breath. When they do let their breath out,
I agree with the comment about having the musicians take a breath while
finishing your lacing. I'm also intrigued by the idea of 3 laces to really
control where the corset is tight.
As for the corsets themselves, I am of the opinion that corsets are necessary
to get the correct shape (and
I'm thinking maybe not tie the corsets so snugly. They are actually very
comfortable to wear. Or look into corded stays rather than boned stays.
Cactus
Apache Junction, AZ
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After a couple of surgeries I now wear a compression camisole most of the time,
except to exercise. They really are comfortable if done right.
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