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Period Corsets interview for King 5 Evening Magazine from Hilary Specht on Vimeo.
SEATTLE, WA -- This salon in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood makes custom corsets: Both silhouettes from the past...and shapes that are pop-culture present:
"So this one was actually worn by Fergie," explained Period Corsets' owner Hilary Specht Coffey. Madonna, and the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show models also wear their work.
"It's pretty fun to see the things coming down the aisle that we made," said Specht Coffey.
"It's pretty fun to see the things coming down the aisle that we made," said Specht Coffey.
Bespoke corset construction has its challenges:
"This year (for 2010) in the show a designer said 'I wanna make a corset out of straw, and maybe another corset out of barbed wire.," she explained, showing the mockup of the straw corset. The barbed wire corset didn't make it beyond idea stage.
Corsets they're currently making for WGN'S 'Salem' present another challenge: Deadlines are tight in the custom corset world.
Sara Lanzillotta, the office manager, explains: "People call up from all manner of backgrounds, either it's an individual that has a wedding coming up, or a designer working on a Broadway show, or a film company, they usually need it last week. And so, we do it."
These pieces aren't just for costumes and models -- anyone can order.
Model Deana volunteered to undergo a transformation to a corseted wedding gown from their plus-size bridal line called Palatine Bridal.
Everyone here thinks that's what the corset has always been about.
"We got into this business because we like to create beautiful things," Specht Coffey said.
"Some people, when they think of corsets think 'Oh that's oppressive, it's keeping the woman down," said Lanzillotta. "But it's not. It's about the completely opposite thing. You feel powerful when you have that corset on. You feel strong."
See our previous post about our first interview with king 5 from 2003 here:
http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/09/period-corsets-is-interviewed-on.html
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