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I got the preliminary date for a fashion show I'll be doing at a local burlesque club; february 15th. Ergo, I am working my ass off right now and will be doing so for the next month - stayed at work until 11 last night drafting patterns. I have quite a few things to show already, but there are three complete outfits that I want to finish:
- A three-piece suit for my business partner L, consisting of a skirt, a corseted vest and a fitted jacket of a red and black herringbone wool, inspired by an early 19th century riding habit. Especially the jacket, which is cut to resemble early 19th century frock coats with huge collar and lapels, short front, longer back with pleats and buttons and shoulder puffs. The cut of the skirt is more 1930's than anything, calf length with inverted box pleats opening above the knee, and the vest is something in-between, if you can imagine that.
- A pale pink overbust corset and garter skirt for my very lovely and very pink friend S, will be worn with seam-backed stockings and lots of black ostrich plumage.
- A corset dress with a short bolero jacket for myself, still haven't decided on fabric, as that black-on-black striped cotton I wanted to use for it is N/A; I'll look for something similar, I want the whole outfit to have that slight, military flavour that I like. Have considered and rejected pinstripes - I'm a little sick of that look, it's been done to death lately. Besides, I couldn't make a pinstriped garrison cap. That would be ridiculous.
- Plus as many extra garments for some other could-be-improved outfits as I can manage. These three outfits will be the icing on the cake, though, and I really look forward to making all of them - especially the suit, although I predict that it will turn out to be a pain in my behind, and S's pink outfit.
I'm done with the strict little underbust, I just have to sit down and sew on the buttons. It turned out quite well, but I'm not quite used to the look of the waist. Seven years ago I would probably have thought it measly, now I don't wear corsets all that often any more, and the huge visual difference just four centimeters made (four centimeters smaller at the waist than the last one I made for myself, that is) rather startled me. It feels just fine, but I think I look verging on freakish in it.
I'll get used to it, though - I always did. The silhouette is nice, straight over the ribs, curved from the waist down.
- A three-piece suit for my business partner L, consisting of a skirt, a corseted vest and a fitted jacket of a red and black herringbone wool, inspired by an early 19th century riding habit. Especially the jacket, which is cut to resemble early 19th century frock coats with huge collar and lapels, short front, longer back with pleats and buttons and shoulder puffs. The cut of the skirt is more 1930's than anything, calf length with inverted box pleats opening above the knee, and the vest is something in-between, if you can imagine that.
- A pale pink overbust corset and garter skirt for my very lovely and very pink friend S, will be worn with seam-backed stockings and lots of black ostrich plumage.
- A corset dress with a short bolero jacket for myself, still haven't decided on fabric, as that black-on-black striped cotton I wanted to use for it is N/A; I'll look for something similar, I want the whole outfit to have that slight, military flavour that I like. Have considered and rejected pinstripes - I'm a little sick of that look, it's been done to death lately. Besides, I couldn't make a pinstriped garrison cap. That would be ridiculous.
- Plus as many extra garments for some other could-be-improved outfits as I can manage. These three outfits will be the icing on the cake, though, and I really look forward to making all of them - especially the suit, although I predict that it will turn out to be a pain in my behind, and S's pink outfit.
I'm done with the strict little underbust, I just have to sit down and sew on the buttons. It turned out quite well, but I'm not quite used to the look of the waist. Seven years ago I would probably have thought it measly, now I don't wear corsets all that often any more, and the huge visual difference just four centimeters made (four centimeters smaller at the waist than the last one I made for myself, that is) rather startled me. It feels just fine, but I think I look verging on freakish in it.
I'll get used to it, though - I always did. The silhouette is nice, straight over the ribs, curved from the waist down.