This entry is a summary of the review for the “Dita” underbust corset in black leather, made by Glamorous Corset. If you would like more complete information and side notes about the corset, you can watch the video on YouTube here:
| Fit, length | Center front is just short of 12.75 inches long, the princess seam is 10.5 inches (5.5 inches above the waist, 5 inches below the waist), the side seam is also 10 inches and the center back is 13 inches long. Rib spring is 7″, hip spring is also 7″. The rib is ever so slightly cupped, but appears more conical. The silhouette is a moderate hourglass. |
| Material | The fashion fabric is black leather (also available in satin or cotton fashion fabric), and the lining is black cotton twill. |
| Construction | 6-panel pattern (12 panels total). This pattern may be designed to be worn with a slight gap in the back, because panel 4 has the most flare over the hip. Constructed using the welt-seam method. |
| Waist tape | One-inch-wide waist tape, secured “invisibly” between the layers of fabric. Full width (extends from center front panel to center back). |
| Binding | Matching strips of black leather, machine stitched on both outside and inside. Small tidy topstitch on the outside, and raw inside (leather doesn’t fray). There are also 6 garter tabs (3 on each side). |
| Modesty panel | 6 inches wide, unstiffened, made from leather on the outside, and black cotton twill on the inside. Attached to one side of the corset with a line of stitching (easily removed if desired, but the leather may “scar”). In the front, there is a ¼ inch wide modesty placket, finished in black cotton. |
| Busk | 11.5” long, with 5 loops and pins, the bottom two are a bit closer together. Standard flexible busk ( ½” wide on each side) and the busk is slightly stiffer than standard. |
| Boning | 24 bones total in this corset, 12 on each side. Double boned on the seams with ¼ inch wide spirals. The bones sandwiching the grommets are flat steel (probably stainless steel). |
| Grommets | There are 24, two-part size #00 grommets (12 on each side). They have a small / medium flange and are spaced equidistantly, and finished in silver. Only a few splits on the underside of the grommets, and due to the choice in laces, they don’t catch. |
| Laces | The laces are black, ¼” wide flat nylon “workhorse” shoelace. They are a bit springy, but they hold bows and knots well and they are long enough. |
| Price | Available in sizes 18″ up to 40″ closed waist. Comes in black leather, and also various shades of cotton and satin if you’re opposed to leather. Leather corsets: Sizes 18″ – 30″ are $89 USD, and sizes 32″ – 40″ are $94 USD. Non-leather corsets are a bit less expensive, at $69 USD. Available on the Glamorous Corset website here. |
Final Thoughts:
This corset would be a good fit for someone with ribs and hips that are the same size – so if you are athletic and have well developed lat muscles, or if you happen to have a fuller ribcage and / or a more narrow pelvis, this evenly-balanced corset will give space for your ribs while not flaring too much at the hips. However, if you’re more of a curvy hourglass or pear shape, you might feel more comfortable in a different style that won’t compress your hips.
This corset is one that I warmed to over time. The very first time I put it on, the leather was stiffer and the corset gave a gentle reduction and a silhouette that looks like “) (” parentheses, which is not my aesthetic favorite. But as I wore it in over time, the leather softened and it molded a bit better to my body, I saw its true silhouette come out and it gave me a kind of comic book “Superhero V” shaped torso that looks impressive on both men and women. As such, this corset would be great for cosplay and costumes (and yes, it comes in brown for my steampunk loving readers!).
So this is just another example where we should not judge a book by its cover (or rather, should not judge the corset straight out of the box!).
For those who are opposed to leather, this corset also comes in cotton and satin – although I can’t speak for their silhouette and fit being identical to this one once seasoned.
Find the Glamorous Corset Dita and other styles in Glamorous Corset’s shop here.
Do you have the Dita corset, or another piece from Glamorous Corset? Let us know what you think of it in a comment below.
Do you know of any other corsets that give a more unisex “superhero V” silhouette while giving more reduction than a “modern slim” shape?
Hi Isa, Versatile Corsets and Vollers corsets tend to give this kind of shape as well. You can also search in the Corset Database for a corset that suits your tastes – for instance, here is the selection of all the underbust corsets with a conical (straight or V shape) ribcage. You can narrow down the options more if you have a specific budget or if you want to put in your body measurements.
https://corsetdatabase.com/explore/?corsets=1&pa_silhouette=conical&pa_discontinued=available&pa_bust=under
In your review, you give the rib- and hip spring measures as equal (7”). The Glamorous Corset website gives The same rib spring measurement, but lists the hip spring as 4”. Do you know if the manufacturer might have changed the design a bit since your review?
I have symmetrical rib and high hip measurements and do not care for the wasp waist look that most symmetrical corsets are designed for.
Hi Petra, the pattern hasn’t changed – the way the manufacturer measures the springs is different from how I measure the finished springs.