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Isabella Corsetry “Bat Cincher” Review

Last updated on April 3rd, 2021 at 07:13 pm

This entry is a summary of the review video “Isabella Corsetry Bat Cincher Review”. If you would like more complete information, detailed close-ups and side notes about the corset, you can watch the video on YouTube here:

Fit, length Dramatic curves, I would say “wasp-waisted”. This corset starts lower down on the ribcage on me so I have room to move and to breathe, yet this is a longline corset coming over my hips. The center front is 11.5” high.
Material 3 main layers. The fashion fabric is a custom-printed cotton which is interfaced. There’s a twill interlining and another layer of black twill for the lining.
Construction 4 panel pattern. This constructed in what seems to be the sandwich method; each layer was assembled individually and then the layers were stitched, wrong sides together, at the seam of each panel. Bones are inserted between the two layers of twill (being the lining and interlining).
Binding The binding at top and bottom are made of lime green satin bias tape. Each curve between the peaks of the “bat” shape are individually bound. It’s stitched neatly on the outside, and then just folded down and machine stitched again in the “ditch” of the first stitching.
Waist tape 1-inch-wide waist tape running through the corset between the layers (inserted invisibly).
Modesty panel None.
Busk A heavy duty busk with 5 pins, it’s quite stiff and 1” wide on each side. 11″ long.
Boning 16 steel bones not including the busk. The seams between the panels are all double-boned with ¼ inch wide spirals, and then 3/16 inch wide sturdy flats on each side of the grommets.
Grommets There are 26, 2-part size #00 grommets (13 on each side). I’m very impressed at how well the grommets have held up. None of them show any sign of pulling out whatsoever, despite the fact that every one is split along the back.
Laces Came with ½” wide ivory double-faced satin ribbon which has held up remarkably well.
Price Bat cincher available as “made to order” for $225. If you want custom fit, the closest other corset is the “Vamp” at $350.
Product photo for Isabella Batty cincher (with bat fashion fabric). Photo: LeMew Photography

Final Thoughts:

This corset is cute as a button. I adore the crazy fabric print (although that is to be credited to the original person who commissioned this corset) and the cut of this corset is crazy curvy. I’m still impressed by how curvy Isabella managed to make this with just four panels per side. I did have issues with this corset, like a wobbly binding seam here or there, and the split, small grommets, and admittedly the flesh over my ribcage did give a “muffin top” over the top edge (that may have been because it was made to another girl’s measurements and not mine) – however, when comparing this corset to the Josephine, there is a great difference! I know that the Bat cincher is a couple of years older than my Josephine corset, so I have the unique opportunity to see how the workmanship of a corsetiere has changed and improved in a short time. This is why I don’t want to say “never” in terms of ordering twice from a (fairly reputable) company. If I have reason to believe that their work has improved, I will sometimes give them the benefit of the doubt even when my previous experience wasn’t 100% positive or as expected.

7 thoughts on “Isabella Corsetry “Bat Cincher” Review

  1. Could you give me the waist-underbust and waist-apex measurements of this corset?

    1. On my corset it’s about 5″ from waist to center front peak at the top, and a little less (4.5″) from waist to underbust.

  2. I love Isabella Corsets. >< soooo prettyyyy. And the girls that work there are so lovely! <3

  3. Another gorgeous corset :) I don’t know if you have ever looked as far as south africa? But here we have a corsetierre called Arwen Swan. She manages to do with plastic boning what most people can’t even manage with steel. Go have a look at her website: http://www.arwen.co.za. I have over 40 corsets and the products from her are still my favourites.

    1. Oooh, no I haven’t seen her corsets. Thanks, I’ll check her out! :)

  4. I just ordered a corset through……orchard corset, I believe. It has a couple of split grommets and the laces do catch a bit. I don’t think it looks as professional, but it doesn’t really affect the function of the corset. I think over time you would have to replace laces more frequently, but my main issue is that I don’t like the feel of the laces snagging.

    1. Thanks for your feedback Irene! I also cringe a little when I feel a snagging sensation in the laces; it makes me think the sound is a grommet being ripped out haha. >_O

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