#fitting

[angelacostumery]

Guess who finished another corset? (it's ME)

This guy comes from a 1874 pattern (specifically this one)

I made some not-so-minor additions to the pattern since most corsets run very small and I am not.

This was a rare occasion where the first mock up was way too big, but it still showed some promise!

(or maybe I just have low standards? idk)

The second mockup was made from denim, here is it straight off the sewing machine.

I took it in quite a bit because the back edges were touching which is a no-no. The gap here is much more preferable but it still had, um, issues...

I could basically fold the cups down and completely expose myself. More boning will help with that, but the gores had to be taken in, too.

This was the third fitting that day and it kind of looks th same but with more markings on it, so I did something I guess.

I made a new pattern based on that and then blah blah blah lots of sewing/cording/boning/progress.

More progress, all the boning added, binding done, etc.

Finally had enough progress to baste in closures and do another fitting. Some parts of this looked good. Other parts, however...

See typically you don't want the neckline to gape like two inches away from the boob.

So when adding the trim I also gathered that bit down. You can add a drawstring to accomplish this but the corded sections were so thick I didn't see that working well.

The end result is much, much better.

And that was about it. Obviously, there were a lot of steps to constructing this and hopefully, I will have a video up about that this weekend, but most of the pictures I took were about the fit so that's what I have to offer here.

There is some rippling, it isn't perfect by any means. But I think I can use the excuse of being out of practice for this one and I will take full advantage of that.

This is quite comfortable to wear and very light (cotton over lightweight canvas with buckram, corded, and boned elements for structure..)

I used d-rings at the center back instead of eyelets since I have always found eyelets prone to ripping out over time, no matter how I attempt to prevent that from happening. Worse case these rings will bend and can be replaced.

This was my first time trying it on since "finishing it" -- will aim for a more even lacing gap next time and wear it with a chemise, I just wanted to highlight the fit difference in the bust which is most notable when against bare skin.

I really like the line of the back and front silhouette, and think this cups my stomach better than any I've made in the past. There is still a bit of a gap at the bottom edge, so I might bend the busk a bit more to resolve that.

But overall, a much better result than I anticipated.

[thesilicontribesman]

Bronze Mask of a Maenad (a female follower of the wine-god Bacchus), Roman, circa 1st Century CE, The British Museum, London

A decorative attachment from a piece of furniture.

[felisgalactus]

-Thinking About It Again-

Surprise, I can make serious art actually! The composition for this one entered my brain and I just had to make it a reality. I almost never make fully rendered pieces, so this was a fun challenge! They weren’t lying about how obsessing over a fictional character will Do Things to your art.

[mielsoakedtooth]

new Monica!

[michaud-joshua-x1496]

I can definitely see that.

[t-lostinworlds]

i was just about to go to sleep listening to sylus' secret times (exclusive care) when he mentioned something about a record. now, it's pretty well known by now that he mostly listens to classical music right and he has a collection of vinyls and records. do we think the reason for that specific genre is, over the years, he's just been trying to look for that song mc sang for him with the organ? hoping that someone out there must know it too somehow? and during his search he simply accumulated his collection over time? but since he kept trying and failing at finding it, he said, fine i'll just do it myself and decided to learn it from memory?

[balkanparamo]

Georges Moreau de Tours (French, 1848-1901) The Fitting, 1887

[misscromwellsmonocle]

The Shoe Fitting (1918) by Franz Xaver Simm

[thegivenchythree]

Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2025

[thesilicontribesman]

Iron Age Curvilinear Strap Mount, National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh

[watermelonlicker]

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[disarmluna]

[fishuijuu]

that very polite looking evil mark with blood all over him was the best part of episode 7

[jeezusthecreator]

Bella - LOOK 33 DANIELLE

Women’s Summer 25 fitting

by Anthony Vaccarello

[emilsgrippers]

I fw popular and not canon last names for the TD characters

Bridgette summers???ohyeah

Sadie Urunda??ohyeah

Heather Kasuga??ohyeah

I enjoy creative and whimsy and joy