S bend corset

Are you a writer of historical fiction? Do you have characters who wear corsets? Are you someone who pays attention to detail and wants your writing to feel real? If so, then this post is for you! …

The Pigeon-Breast The Edwardian period brought the S-shape silhouette. The flat-fronted corsets which thrust the hips backwards also lowered the bustline, neatly demonstrated in this illustration from Ladies Home Journal, 1900, comparing the Victorian silhouette with the new shape: As the era wore on, the low, pigeon chest became more pronounced, with the bust spilling over low-fronted corsets or shaped and padded in "figure builder" brassieres.

Experience the romance of yesteryear in this hand-crafted powder blue duchess S -curve Edwardian replica corset. Imagine your figure nipped and smoothed with this historic looking piece, maybe your curls are piled high and you are selecting your gown for the French ball. This custom ordered corset features a two piece German steel busk, steel boning throughout, coutil lining, large double satin bow and lacing, and Venise lace applique. Made to measure just for you! Please supply the…

The S bend or Heath corset that created the pigeon Breast look.

Here I walk you through the sewing of my Edwardian “S-Bend” corset, using a real historical pattern.

Because I have previously tried only the corset types with shaped panels or with a hip basque I have been very curious to give a proper gusseted Victorian corset a try. And because in my opinion 1870's was the last decade before the colorful and luxurious corsets really took over, I wanted this one to look practical and utilitarian. I chose drab coutil because that was one of the most common colors of it's day for an everyday corset. It's a single layer corset with seams sewn as shown here…

As I said yesterday, the first real corsets were worn in Tudor times. The quote below is from website Elizabethan Costume.net . Click on the link to read the entire article. When people...

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1904 French Corset Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/80008347?rpp=20=6=corset+1910=101

The corset has been an important piece of clothing for hundreds of years, and has gone through many changes. Laced bodices have been used in many different fashions and countries throughout history, as can be seen in the national dress of many countries, but the use of the corset as a type of underwear only became popular in the 16th century. The corset as an undergarment was used in Italy in the 16th century, and spread throughout Europe when Catherine de Medici introduced it into France…