Jetta and Gunn Venches corsets

Jetta is proudly showing off her new corset which I must admit is quite a masterpiece. It is an edwardian overbust, made out of a fantasticly baroque fabric. It has a wowen floral pattern quite unlike anything I've ever seen, and was quite timeconsuming to work with (all 12 pieces had to match up). But as long as the end result is as nice as this is, the extra hassle is worth it. The corset is lined in my all time favourite, black cotton canvas, the waist is reinforced, and it is double boned througout. Not that she needs it. The waist line of the corset is 20 inches... I decorated the corset with black soutashe trimming, to accentuate the curves, and added lace along the top of the corset.


Gunn Wenche decided upon a mix of the 1860's scarlett o'hara and the edwardian. The corset has a straight front and comes up to the nipples, it is made for serious waist-reduction and it nips in the waist considerably. It is longline, and hugs the hips. Her choise of fabric was an unusual mix of satin and velvet. The pattern seems to be cut velvet, but if you look at the back of the fabric it becomes quite clear that it isn't. The motif is floral and reminds me of fleur de lys. She wanted it trimmed as well, and seing as the fabric is very dark, I decided on a lighter coloured trim, to pick up the highlights in the fabric. Very pretty.