1890s corset

It has been awhile since my last post, largely because I have spent the last two months working on a new Victorian wardrobe for myself. I have had plans to make an early 1870’s gown and under…

🍀 This PDF Pattern is for an 1890s Corset, digitized from the Symington Corset Pattern Collection 🍀 UPDATE: 04/11/2024 Pattern prints out at full scale in Paper Sizes: A4: 21 x 29.7 cm (14 Pages) US Letter: 8.5 x 11 inch (14 Pages) MULTIPLE WAIST SIZES: 22.5 - 38.5 inch (57.2 - 97.8cm) Busk Length: 12 inch This corset is a midbust and features a front busk closure as well as metal grommets. It can be made from one layer, two layers (like in the sample photos), mesh, or any variation you…

[Note: the following has been pasted directly from livejournal, and is an amalgamation of several entries] July 4th, 2012: So I was thinking today about the zone-front gown I want to make and the 1780s/1790s stays I will need to make to go underneath it. However, I'm not allowed to start a new corset until my current one is done. So I finally-finally-finally ordered boning for my dark red 1890s corset. Of course, the fabric for the boning channels is still in Halifax, and I am in Toronto…

Left: grey cotton long line corset worn over one piece cami-knickers, and additional bustle pad tied around waist, c. 1895. Right: Yellow and white striped...

Marking: [imprint] "Dr. Warner's Caroline Health/None genuine without this stamp/Patented May 14, 1889/Long Waist"[label] (on box) "La Reine du Boudoir/F.P./San Vous Je Ne Suis Rien"

A couple of years ago I made a short foray from 18th century costume making into Victorian corset making. While I love the result, the corset unfortunately turned out a bit too large so I never got around posting about it or making anything else from this period. However, a while back one of my friends allowed me to take photos of the corset while she tried it on so I finally get to show it to you. The pattern for this corset is the "ref P" style from Atelier Sylphe. I made only a couple of…

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Vanity Fair," December 15, 1977–September 3, 1978.Saint Louis Art Museum. "Vanity Fair: Four Centuries of Fashion from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 3, 1979–April 1, 1979

More than 100 years ago, Victorian corsets were practically required for women - to emphasize certain parts of the body, and to minimize others. Here's a look back to what ladies back then were wearing!

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