Corset Mock-up

[mala_14]

Hm... It's not a curvy as I'd like for a couple reasons. I think I need to add more room in the bust (not something I ever thought I'd need to say ;p). Things like more boning, a busk, and a waist tape would probably help. I'm also not entirely sure that the waist is hitting me in the exact right spot. It could probably be a touch lower to get to the squishiest part of my waist. But these corsets tend to be a bit higher waisted and I don't want to get rid of that look. The hips could possibly be taken in a bit in the front. Comparing these pics with period photographs, this mock-up looks passable, but still a bit more fiddling to do.

Comments

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

Seems pretty good, though!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's nice when something is pretty close right off the hop. :)

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

That looks really good, though I know what you mean about wanting to do more fiddling. :) The height of the waist looks good to me, so I agree with leaving that alone for now. And a principle of corset-making is to have extra room in the bust and hips, to give the squish someplace to go. And don't be afraid of some judicious padding - they used it! ;)

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I keep reminding myself that part of the silhouettes you see in portraits are created by the petticoats and other layers. So while the hips look too slim now, it'll look better with all the layers. It think it's just some little adjustments that I need to make. :)

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

Looks good for a first mockup!

I would add room in the hips as well as take in the waist if you want to get more curvy. My current favorite corset is very roomy in the hips; it's not too pretty but it allows me to pull my waist in a ton, and very comfortably too.

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

I was kind of surprised it fit so well "right out of the box" so to speak. I think I need to let out the back hip. And yeah, that's the principle I'm trying to work with, small in the waist with lots of room for squish. Thanks!

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

Looks like a great start!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I made a couple of changes today and I think I'm ready to get started on the real thing.

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

Looking good!