Fit, length | Front is about 12.5″ inches high; the highest part (from the apex of the bust) is 15 inches high. Moderate hourglass silhouette. Good for average torso length. Not longline. Includes hip gores. Bust gives similar amount of room as Sophia corset, except the apex is pointed instead of rounded. I would recommend this for ladies only up to C cup. |
Material | 2 layers of sheer organza; boning channels, binding and front of the waistband is in sturdy black satin which takes most of the stress. |
Construction | 5 panel pattern, and another 2 hip gores per side. Boning channels made of black heavyweight satin, finished on outside and inside. Cleanly constructed. Also has 6 garter tabs. |
Binding | Black satin bias binding neatly machine stitched on both inside and outside. |
Waist tape | 1″ wide visible waist tape made of peach satin ribbon, felt on the inside but is not uncomfortable. |
Modesty panel | Attached 8″ wide fabric lacing protector on the back made of 2 layers of sheer pink organza; stiffened placket under busk made of peach satin. |
Busk | Standard flexible busk (1/2″ wide on each side) about 11″ long (6 pins), backed with a 1″ wide stiffener on each side, reinforced with peach satin and buckram. |
Boning | 12 steel bones not including busk. 8 spirals (1/4″ wide) in external channels (all single boning), 4 flats (1/4″ wide) sandwiching the grommets. |
Grommets | 24 grommets total, size #0 two-part grommets with moderate flange; set equidistantly, no splits, no wear/fraying/pulling out of grommets |
Laces | 1″ wide black single-face satin ribbon. No stretch, very strong. (I would replace this with double-faced satin if it were to break, though.) |
Price | The Cabaret Laurie (this style) is currently $375 USD. The plain black satin Laurie is $275. You can find this style at the What Katie Did website. |
Final Thoughts:
I think this is a gorgeous and unique corset; before this I had never tried a mesh or ventilated corset. The peachy color is flattering and not gaudy or old-looking, and the shape is absolutely wonderful. However if I were to buy the Laurie corset again, I will likely go for the larger-bust version, which they recently added for their normal line of overbust corsets.
The only reason that I ended up giving this corset to a friend, is that I didn’t wear it often enough because it was so sheer. Despite the strategically-placed black boning channel right in front of the nip area, it was just not something I’d wear on its own to a family barbecue. My friend is a bit more of an exhibitionist than I am so it all worked out in the end. ;)
You can find the Laurie corset and others on the What Katie Did website.
hey lucy, curious as to how this corset compares to the morticia in terms of the hourglass silhouette? I’ve been lusting after the morticia ever since your first review but I’ve been given the chance to snag a laurie in the right size for a song, wondering if I should buy it or just wait it out until I can afford the morticia. I am not really a fan of the tubular shape and definitely want a defined waist. thanks!
The measurements are comparable, but (just speaking from my experience) I’m not able to get as much reduction in the Laurie corset just because my upper ribcage/bust is so much larger than the closed measurements of the Laurie corset. If you have a small ribcage and wear a smaller cup size than I do, then go ahead with the Laurie. If not, I’d recommend waiting and saving up for the Morticia.
thanks for getting back to me so soon! while I am definitely envious of your lovely ample cleavage, I do less boobling out of tops and maybe more of a fizzle so I don’t think that would be an issue aha. I finally thought I had what I wanted narrowed down to those two and then I made the mistake of taking a look at your josephine corset review which is gorgeous! out of the three, which shape do you like best?