Stays mock-up pictures
Apr. 25th, 2019 12:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I tried on the mock-up yesterday, so you get pictures! The stays fit well, which is not a surprise because they're based on my other stays that fit well. I'm not sold on the underbust aspect of things though. I did feel well supported in this, even with just the shift. (I tried it on with the shift and added a tank top for picture taking.) But I don't think I'm getting enough lift for the fashionable shape of the era nor the right bust shape. I'm thinking this underbust thing might actually work better for someone who has more of a bust. And that being squished in the lower part of the bust would give more lift and cleavage for someone with a smaller bust.




(Also, this looks like some sort of dirndl/wench outfit. lol)
Compare with this lady who is smaller busted but with a very perky bust.

At this point, I'm not really sure what to do, whether I should keep pursuing this underbust thing, try a different style of stays from this era, or actually finish some of my unfinished projects that need to be finished. Part of the problem is that even though I am feeling inspired by costumes/clothing, I don't actually feel like doing the work and can't settle on one particular project that I will actually complete. Motivation is weird. I feel like I've gone back to the way I used to sew like 5 years ago before I started getting decently productive.




(Also, this looks like some sort of dirndl/wench outfit. lol)
Compare with this lady who is smaller busted but with a very perky bust.

At this point, I'm not really sure what to do, whether I should keep pursuing this underbust thing, try a different style of stays from this era, or actually finish some of my unfinished projects that need to be finished. Part of the problem is that even though I am feeling inspired by costumes/clothing, I don't actually feel like doing the work and can't settle on one particular project that I will actually complete. Motivation is weird. I feel like I've gone back to the way I used to sew like 5 years ago before I started getting decently productive.
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Date: 2019-04-26 03:55 am (UTC)I did some experimenting with undergarments for a mervilleuse-type of late 1790s dress (that, ahem, never actually got finished, ahem), and I found the same thing as you - that some compression in the lower part of the bust gives more of that slightly-lifted-but-not-full-on-squished look I was aiming for. I ended up putting in the world's tiniest bust gusset to try and keep that rounded but supported look, and it was cut just the slightest bit above the breast root, but enough to contain...maybe a fifth of the breast tissue?
Not the world's easiest thing to explain in words (shockingly it wasn't a thing I wanted to post pictures on the internet of haha), but short version is, I think you're on the right track! :D
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