Once Upon a Tease:


So now the final corset designs have been chosen, our supervisor Naomi Bonner sourced all the fabrics that had been chosen by the company.
A basic pattern was chosen for the 3 light pink corsets, this was then adapted for the individual measurements we had for our dancer.
The full body corsets needed to be draped on the stand separately as they connect all the way under the body so the patterns were made slightly differently.
Having not made a corset since the beginning of uni it was quite interesting to see how much I remember. Due to time constraints we adapted the making of the corset to be easier for us to construct and also change after the fittings.


A week was spent getting the very basics of the corsets put together for a fitting on Friday 11th and  Sunday 13th.

Fitting photos:

 . A lot of gaping at bust

- Seam A: 1.75 off either side from design line

- graduate down to bust line

-Seam B: 1.5 off only one side- side without boning chanel

 . Too much gaping around the hip

- Seam C: take in 3.5 cm either side of hem line and graduate up to waistline 

. Here the boning panels were not attached correctly to the back of the corset- when actually constructing the boning channels in the corset they will sit into pink so the gap will be much further apart.

The model was quite a lot smaller than the corset in places, the shape and fit of a corset is the most important thing to consider when making a corset. These corsets especially as they are being made for a burlesque production need to make the model feel as sexy as possible.