This entry is a summary of the review video “Bad Attitude Boutique ‘Lady Jane’ Review” which you can watch on YouTube here:
| Fit, length | Front is about 13.5″ inches high; the highest part (from the apex of the bust) is 15.5 inches high. Moderate hourglass silhouette. Good for average torso length; not a longline corset. No hip gores. Bust area fits up to about a C cup in my opinion. Fit is very similar to WKD Tempest corset. |
| Material | 3 layers; fashion layer is turquoise and gold silk brocade, the interlining is a white cotton canvas and the lining is black twill. |
| Construction | 7 panel pattern, no hip gores – but the first and last panels are rectangular, so theoretically the pattern can have 5 panels. Internal boning channels, floating fashion layer. Also has 4 garter tabs. |
| Binding | Matching silk brocade binding neatly machine stitched on both inside and outside. |
| Waist tape | 1″ wide invisible waist tape between the interlining and lining. |
| Modesty panel | Attached 6.5″ wide fabric lacing protector on the back made of matching brocade and twill; an unboned placket under busk. |
| Busk | Standard flexible busk (1/2″ wide on each side) about 10″ long (5 pins) and the center front has 3 pairs of grommets at the top to make another 3 inches above the busk. |
| Boning | 20 steel bones not including busk. 16 spirals (1/4″ wide) in external channels, 4 flats (1/4″ wide) sandwiching the grommets. |
| Grommets | 20 grommets total, size #0 two-part grommets with large flange; set equidistantly, no splits, no wear/fraying/pulling out of grommets |
| Laces | Strong nylon braided shoe-lace style laces; they’re thick, they grip well and they are long enough. A little frayed but it doesn’t affect the strength – however I’ll probably replace it with matching ribbon instead. |
| Price | Depending on the fashion fabric, price starts at $289 on the website, although mine was from Etsy for about half price. |
Final Thoughts:
This is one of the reasons that I love studying corset construction! A floating fashion layer that doesn’t wrinkle? Crazysauce! Perhaps I’m easily amused but I find it a bit incredible. Even thought the cut/ silhouette of the corset is similar to the WKD Tempest corset, the construction and the materials used are totally different. Though I like how the pattern is cut to curve up and over the bust, I wish it didn’t curve back so dramatically – it would look nice on someone with a shorter torso and a smaller bust, but not on me unfortunately. However it’s still pretty comfortable and I’m able to wear it for hours with my only small complaint being that the metallic thread in the binding part starting to make my skin a bit itchy after awhile. This wouldn’t be a problem for the other types of fabrics.
Lucy, having dressed this corset, you demonstrated herself luxurious and sexappeal girl! To you very goes this corset, emphasizing are your attractive and gorgeous forms! Your corset in combination with jeans makes you very womanly and beautiful! I kiss your hand!
Heya. Seems to be the same stock as absolutecorsets.com. They have quite a few that have similar cuts to WKD corsets. I was not particularly happy with mine :/ I have the maiden underbust. I like the shape, but I had it on twice and the boning at the back started poking through :(
:( Boooo on bones poking through! Another viewer told me that Absolute corsets stock them. It appears that both companies (Bad Attitude and Absolute) are supplied by Corset Creations wholesale company (owned by Madam Tutu). I haven’t had any problem with the bones in my corset but will provide an update if this changes in the future.
Hello Lucy,
Will you please do a video on making exterior boning casings… I can not find any information anywhere on the web, on how to do it
Thanks Linda
Yes, I will post a tutorial when I get the time. :) Cheers!