Monthly Archives: May 2013

Outfits with your corset: lightweight “corset-style” tops (& the corset + Jeans conundrum)

My fascination with corsets started when I was around 15, but at the time I [...]

Orchard Corset CS-411 Underbust Review

This entry is a summary of the review video “Orchard Corset CS-411 Underbust Review”. If [...]

Waisted Creations Underbust Corset Review

This entry is a summary of the review video “Waisted Creations Underbust Corset Review” which [...]

Responding to Media Sensationalism… Again.

One of my friends linked me to Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home yesterday evening, in [...]

The 5 most important factors of an OTR corset

I very much admire Marianne Faulkner of Pop Antique/ Dark Garden for her most recent [...]

Corset seasoning sessions 11, 12 and 13 – final observations

Over the weekend, I finished up seasoning this corset with seasoning sessions 11, 12 and [...]

10th Corset Seasoning session – possible causes of headache/tension while corseted

I’ve been wearing the corset a total of 24 hours (of a minimum seasoning time [...]

9th Corset Seasoning session – the difference between normal corset ‘tenderness’ and inappropriate pain

After this corseting session, I estimate that I’ve worn the corset a total of 22 [...]

8th seasoning session – commonalities between breaking in corsets and shoes

Today I’m up to around 19 hours of wear, and the mend is still holding up [...]

Storing your contemporary hoopskirts

Not directly corset-related (and don’t worry – I will resume the season-with-me posts soon!) but [...]