This post is a summary of the “‘Love of Corsets’ long brocade underbust review” video, which you can watch on Youtube:
| Fit, length | Center front is 13 inches long, the side seam is 9.5 inches long. (Your torso should be about 10.5 inches long from underbust to lap). Center back is 12 inches long. Circumferential measurements: waist is size 24 (24 inches), the underbust is 30 inches (6 inch rib spring), and the high hip is about 32 inches (8 inch hip spring). |
| Material | Two main layers: fashion fabric is brocade, and lining is black cotton twill. |
| Construction | 4 panel pattern, constructed using the welt-seam method. The panels are stitched with a lock-stitch, and the corset is double-boned on the seams (bones sandwiched between the layers). |
| Binding | Bias strips of matching poly brocade. Top-stitched on both outside and inside. Includes 4 garter tabs at the bottom, and 2 hanger loops at the top. |
| Waist tape | None. |
| Modesty panel | Modesty panel is 6″ wide and finished in matching brocade. Unstiffened and stitched to the corset on one side (easily removable). Also the modesty placket in front is 1 inch wide. |
| Busk | 12 inches long with 6 loops and pins, equidistantly spaced. The busk is slightly stiffer than a standard flexible busk. |
| Boning | 16 total bones not including busk (8 on each side). 1/4″ wide spirals, double boned on the seams. Two 1/4″ wide flats sandwich the grommets on each side. |
| Grommets | 18 grommets total, size #00 with a small flange and finished in silver. Set equidistantly, a little more than 1 inch apart. |
| Laces | Black flat nylon shoelace style lacing, 1/4″ wide. Slightly springy but very difficult to snap. Long enough and comfortable to hold when lacing up. |
| Price | This corset was $65 at the time of recording two years ago, but most of Love of Corsets’ stock is now around $30 USD! |
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This corset is a modern slim silhouette, with a smooth sweeping curve from rib to waist to hip. It does give a moderate waist reduction on me (having a 6″ rib spring and 8″ hip spring) so Romantasy may call this a “U” shaped corset, or it may be reminiscent of an old Victorian silhouette (as their corsets were not convex at all over the ribs, but rather smoothly concave).
I wouldn’t recommend this piece for “stealthing” under clothing, because the rather long point in the bottom of the center front may poke out from under your pants! However, the same brand has a few other corset styles that would be a bit better for wearing under outfits.
This specific corset is sadly currently unavailable, but feel free to check out some of Love of Corsets’ other styles on Amazon here.