Everything Except Reviews

Okay, I get it – I have a lot of reviews. They’re very formulaic, they’re repetitive — and while they’re useful, sometimes you just don’t want to have to sift through approximately 200 of them to get to the meaty stuff. If this describes you, I’ve sorted my archives so that this page shows basically everything EXCEPT the corset reviews. Enjoy!

Sarah Chrisman, author of
Interview with Sarah Chrisman of “Victorian Secrets: What a Corset Taught Me about the Past, the Present, and Myself”
In March 2014, after the blogger conference at Orchard Corset headquarters, some friends and I took the ferry to visit
An Interview with Cora of The Lingerie Addict!!
Back in March 2014 while visiting Orchard Corset headquarters in Wenatchee, Washington, USA, I had the immense honour of sitting
Pale pink silk
How much to Size Down, and why too-wide Corset Gaps are BAD
Last week we discussed how you can tell when you’re ready to size down, and what to do with your
Cut up destroyed red taffeta underbust corset, with steel bones and other
Sizing Down in your Corset, plus What to Do with your Old, Bigger Corset
When you’re waist training, sizing down is a natural part of the process. Your first corset may be 4-6 inches
A plum colored plunge corset dress embellished with white lace and crystals, designed by Viola Lahger (Sweden). The Model, Insanitea, has red hair and puts her hands to her chest. Photo by Josephine Jonsson.
Where to Buy Corset Dresses
This post is a duplicate of the permanent page Guided Galleries –> Corset Dresses. The guided galleries are part of the corset brand research
How to measure your corsets with precision
For a detailed look at how I measure various corsets, see my in-depth tutorial below: This is the third and
Where to buy Fan-Laced Corsets
This post is a duplicate of the permanent page Guided Galleries --> Corsets with Fan Lacing. The guided galleries are
Using Measurements to Predict the Fit of OTR Corsets Online
Way back on January 7th, I posted Part 1 of this 3 part mini series on fitting OTR corsets, wherein I
When to Consider an Overbust Corset – and When to Pass
In the past, I have quickly outlined why, if you would like to wear corset on a daily basis, you
A perfectly matched overbust corset with black lace overlaid on a beige base, made by Dark Garden (California, USA). The model Vienna La Rouge shows front and back of the corset, and has styled it with a black pencil skirt and a wide brimmed and feathered hat. Photo by Joel Aron.
Corset Embellishments
  When commissioning a custom corset from an independent corsetiere, you are not required to go with a plain black