tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45471482147293524532012-02-06T20:05:27.057-08:00Your Complete Source for Historic UndergarmentsPeriod Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.comBlogger851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-66017897626821186302011-12-05T17:53:00.000-08:002011-12-14T18:09:21.194-08:00--"Breathtaking for the moment"-- I had to start by&nbsp;quoting&nbsp;Todd Thomas&nbsp;&nbsp;because it sums up the delicacy of his designs for the <i>I Put a Spell on You</i> section of the 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. "Fragile" was the other inspiration word for this years corsets. Well here is how it's done...<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HAuobVGjYx4/Tue6oLSXa9I/AAAAAAAAMa8/hm9gk-iBuDM/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252832%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HAuobVGjYx4/Tue6oLSXa9I/AAAAAAAAMa8/hm9gk-iBuDM/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252832%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from the 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show design room in NYC</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The collaboration begins when Todd Thomas, the fashion show collection designer sends us his costume sketches. We decide how to create this confection of watercolor and pencil into something real, three dimensional made in cotton eyelet, organza fabrics and steel bones.<br /><br />This is the design and the final all-in-one corset in the show.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g-bb3LE3mxg/Tue60dJ3JaI/AAAAAAAAMbI/JRUq6hsFbBA/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bspell%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g-bb3LE3mxg/Tue60dJ3JaI/AAAAAAAAMbI/JRUq6hsFbBA/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bspell%2B3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011<br />&nbsp;Lukas Jackson Reuters, sketch by Todd Thomas</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />First we make a new pattern based on the design sketch and the measurements we are given. Then we make a simple mockup out of plain fabric for fitting and to check how the design and our patterning choices work on the model.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8tcB4GxKbU/TulHJrYhtHI/AAAAAAAAMbg/lkUVJP79REE/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8tcB4GxKbU/TulHJrYhtHI/AAAAAAAAMbg/lkUVJP79REE/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo property of Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />After the fitting we make the changes specified and do some tests with the fashion fabrics to see how they will work as a corset. We decided &nbsp;it needed two layers of the nude organza as a light and transparent yet strong lining to support the very lightweight eyelet and the steel bones. See below: here are all the pieces cut out and ready to sew together. <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-53xkf8s82Nk/TulG7LkPhoI/AAAAAAAAMbU/fKzFaJLfyb8/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="299" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-53xkf8s82Nk/TulG7LkPhoI/AAAAAAAAMbU/fKzFaJLfyb8/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25284%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo property of Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Carefully pining and lining up the centerfront to match. Flat-lining each piece of eyelet and organza together into one.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pvju-c-eeBQ/TulK-7tIM6I/AAAAAAAAMbs/phqLRq_CM8s/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pvju-c-eeBQ/TulK-7tIM6I/AAAAAAAAMbs/phqLRq_CM8s/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25286%2529.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo property of Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then we seam each piece to the next. Here O'rion is working on side of the front. You can see the curve were the bust cup will go in.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RJuLk7liBik/TulLroQ7boI/AAAAAAAAMb4/kVOjuCsZHcU/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="299" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RJuLk7liBik/TulLroQ7boI/AAAAAAAAMb4/kVOjuCsZHcU/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25287%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo property of Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The cups are in! They have an extra piece of structural nude fabric so they will hold the shape. The top is finished with eyelet piping. The centerfront is prepped and ready to put the front opening busk in. <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q7yeq71CytU/TulQpvn5beI/AAAAAAAAMdE/mOTRxducw_k/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="299" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q7yeq71CytU/TulQpvn5beI/AAAAAAAAMdE/mOTRxducw_k/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo property of Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Busk is in! We hand enamel the busk and all the fastenings white so they will disappear into the garment. Here they are, the front and back ready for finishing the leg openings with lingerie elastic. <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iwpwNIExdtg/TulNLezzZVI/AAAAAAAAMcQ/yg117In8aYw/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iwpwNIExdtg/TulNLezzZVI/AAAAAAAAMcQ/yg117In8aYw/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25288%2529.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo property of Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The back opening is pressed and sticthed and ready for it's speed lacing treatment. It does not get grommets like a regular corset. Fashion shows have quick changes!<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IqlzkGcl018/TulOh_JxagI/AAAAAAAAMcc/g-gTL3I6exw/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IqlzkGcl018/TulOh_JxagI/AAAAAAAAMcc/g-gTL3I6exw/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25285%2529.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo property of Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The final steps: apply trim and sew it togther with it's adjustable side seams as always.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xZiNplePKYg/TulRZmESkFI/AAAAAAAAMdM/rxNFSxtjL8M/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="299" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xZiNplePKYg/TulRZmESkFI/AAAAAAAAMdM/rxNFSxtjL8M/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo property of Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">®, </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">design sketch by Todd Thomas for the 2011 Victoria's secret fashion show</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It's ready to be shipped off to New York. Next time we see it it will be on the runway at the Victoria's Secret fashion show.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pDx7PxJk59c/TulR8VRPe6I/AAAAAAAAMdY/zibCavGRZKY/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25283%2529-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="371" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pDx7PxJk59c/TulR8VRPe6I/AAAAAAAAMdY/zibCavGRZKY/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%25283%2529-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 <br />photo credit Bauer Griffin</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />To read more about the behind the scenes work we do for the Victoria's Secret fashion show you might be interested to read this interview of us by The Lingerie Addict "<a href="http://www.thelingerieaddict.com/2011/11/interview-with-period-corsets-corset.html">An Interview with Period Corsets<span style="font-size: medium;">®</span>, the corset makers&nbsp;for the Victoria's Secret Fashion show" </a><br /><br />To see all seven of&nbsp;the corsets we made for the show this year <a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2011/11/victorias-secret-fashion-show-2011.html">click here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-6601789762682118630?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-40040360467505084632011-11-29T23:59:00.000-08:002011-11-30T14:02:43.245-08:00Period Corsets® was honored to work with the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show team again this year, especially with the desginer of the collection Todd Thomas. Take a look at this slideshow of the corsets we made on the runway.<br /><br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="600" height="400" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FPeriodCorsets%2Falbumid%2F5680614284043411617%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br />Stay tuned for more behind the scenes making of this years corsets. <br /><br />Period Corsets® was interviewed by the The Lingerie Addict <a href="http://www.thelingerieaddict.com/2011/11/interview-with-period-corsets-corset.html">"The Corset Makers For the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show"<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-4004036046750508463?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-80996717373675332402011-11-29T21:00:00.000-08:002011-11-29T21:26:05.818-08:00Here is an up close look at the corsets we made in the Period Corsets® studio before we sent them to the Victoria's Secret Fashion show team for final fittings and details. We've paired our photos with the design sketches by Todd Thomas and final looks as seen on the runway. The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show airs nationwide on CBS November 29th. Don't miss our corsets!<br /><br />Stay tuned here for a more in depth look of the making of these corsets.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Ballet</span> </em></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKiB6LAtfu8/TtWwr8344KI/AAAAAAAAMWs/-tLOHisOSGQ/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252813%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="385" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKiB6LAtfu8/TtWwr8344KI/AAAAAAAAMWs/-tLOHisOSGQ/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252813%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Design Sketch by Todd Thomas for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3A8Og7LTwFQ/TtWzsOh2hGI/AAAAAAAAMW4/NtOrpouURc4/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2Bsecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2BBauer%2BGriffin%2B%252816%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3A8Og7LTwFQ/TtWzsOh2hGI/AAAAAAAAMW4/NtOrpouURc4/s640/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2Bsecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2BBauer%2BGriffin%2B%252816%2529.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo credit Bauer Griffin Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011</span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87258289/lilly-underbust-corset-in-black-velvet"><span style="font-size: small;">under bust lilly corset by Period Corsets</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">®</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Angles Aquatic</span></i></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--KnJAnAFBBw/TtW0K1CnvHI/AAAAAAAAMXE/KA-BB3Axo54/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252811%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--KnJAnAFBBw/TtW0K1CnvHI/AAAAAAAAMXE/KA-BB3Axo54/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252811%2529.JPG" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Design Sketch by Todd Thomas for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rLa5FgjQkQU/TtW0gbkwvhI/AAAAAAAAMXQ/YpzQPBjkO2M/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252821%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rLa5FgjQkQU/TtW0gbkwvhI/AAAAAAAAMXQ/YpzQPBjkO2M/s640/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252821%2529.jpg" width="507" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo credit: FilmMagic Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011</span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">custom corset by Period Corsets®</span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">I Put a Spell on You</span></i><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hwu4HK4MGjo/TtW1cwbTKCI/AAAAAAAAMXc/zYXldexPbwE/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252826%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hwu4HK4MGjo/TtW1cwbTKCI/AAAAAAAAMXc/zYXldexPbwE/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252826%2529.JPG" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Design Sketch by Todd Thomas for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ND8l8rye1Xc/TtW1163_0NI/AAAAAAAAMXo/ohd3RYGhZwo/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252820%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ND8l8rye1Xc/TtW1163_0NI/AAAAAAAAMXo/ohd3RYGhZwo/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252820%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Period Corsets all-in-one custom corset, sketch Todd Thomas </span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">for Victoria's Secret fashion show</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CUJQGKVMutE/TtW3ZqMjCbI/AAAAAAAAMYA/8S2r1L-OCFU/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2Bsecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2BBauer%2BGriffin%2B%25288%2529-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="358" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CUJQGKVMutE/TtW3ZqMjCbI/AAAAAAAAMYA/8S2r1L-OCFU/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2Bsecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2BBauer%2BGriffin%2B%25288%2529-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo Credit: Bauer Griffin Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011</span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">custom corset by Period Corsets®</span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1RZ3_P-Do2A/TtW4WqFt40I/AAAAAAAAMYQ/xA-CvyoEGZ8/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252827%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1RZ3_P-Do2A/TtW4WqFt40I/AAAAAAAAMYQ/xA-CvyoEGZ8/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252827%2529.JPG" width="236" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Design Sketch by Todd Thomas for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7SVbTH0Eb5o/TtW4hAzPVAI/AAAAAAAAMYc/9UApD3FsZl0/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252818%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7SVbTH0Eb5o/TtW4hAzPVAI/AAAAAAAAMYc/9UApD3FsZl0/s400/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2BSecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2Bcorset%2B%252818%2529.JPG" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Period Corsets&nbsp;underbust custom corset, </span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">for Victoria's Secret fashion show</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NSSLbrXr-1k/TtW5t9QmS3I/AAAAAAAAMY0/tW9HtpUBOec/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2Bsecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2BJamie%2BMcCarthy%2Bgetty%2Bimages%2B%2B%2B%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NSSLbrXr-1k/TtW5t9QmS3I/AAAAAAAAMY0/tW9HtpUBOec/s640/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictoria%2527s%2Bsecret%2BFashion%2BShow%2B2011%2BJamie%2BMcCarthy%2Bgetty%2Bimages%2B%2B%2B%25287%2529.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo Credit: Jamie MacCarthy Getty images</span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">&nbsp;Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011</span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">custom corset by Period Corsets®</span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8099671737367533240?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-87708890970381434522011-11-29T19:01:00.000-08:002011-11-29T19:01:00.681-08:00<span><span> How many custom Period Corsets® will be coming down the runway in the 2011 Victoria's</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span> Secret Fashion Show which airs tonight? <br /><br />We are offering 20% off your next corset order to those who pick the right number. Voting ends at midnight pacific time, so get your votes in!&nbsp; </span></span><br /><br /><span><span>Hint: some of our corsets are "undercove</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>r".</span><br /><span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/PeriodCorsets#!/PeriodCorsets?sk=questions">Vote here on our facebook page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span>Another hint:</span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q1XcKVryeYg/TtV89X5VgWI/AAAAAAAAMNc/k5OBdwaDqdg/s1600/Period+Corsets+Victoria%2527s+Secret+Fashion+Show+2011+corset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q1XcKVryeYg/TtV89X5VgWI/AAAAAAAAMNc/k5OBdwaDqdg/s400/Period+Corsets+Victoria%2527s+Secret+Fashion+Show+2011+corset.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collage contains: Design sketches by Todd Thomas <br />and photos of&nbsp; the Victoria's Secret fashion show 2011</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />More clues:<br /><br />-- catch a glimpse of two of our corset&nbsp;in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhee#p/c/AF2E88CCAFBE5B11/0/BOTZWMk40ZA">this video of the fittings</a>.<br /><br />--another&nbsp;two in this behind the scenes video-&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhee#p/c/AF2E88CCAFBE5B11/1/5bjQ4C4aOxU"> It's (almost) showtime</a>!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8770889097038143452?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-82515933730589618052011-11-02T17:38:00.000-07:002011-12-09T13:07:06.931-08:00Period Corsets® was happy to be interviewed by Stage Directions magazine&nbsp;for the special costuming and makeup section of their November issue. The article was targeted to show how companies such as ours help out theater costume shops&nbsp;with their productions.&nbsp;Stage Directions was interested to know&nbsp;&nbsp;how our clients use our&nbsp;corsets, petticoats,&nbsp; skirt supports and&nbsp;underwear to best advantage when planning and building their period shows. &nbsp; I've&nbsp;included an excerpt from the whole article with our interview.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zXJi65ar1a0/TuJ29qcC0JI/AAAAAAAAMZs/BlIeSJubSAs/s1600/IMG_6033+t.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zXJi65ar1a0/TuJ29qcC0JI/AAAAAAAAMZs/BlIeSJubSAs/s400/IMG_6033+t.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><strong><em>The Proper Application</em> </strong><br /><strong>Written by Jacob Coakley</strong><br /><br />"The Starlight Theatre production of The King &amp; I with costumes from Kansas City Costume Company.<br />Costume and makeup companies talk about making it work <br />Clothing makes the man—and doubly so on stage. Costumes and makeup help actors define character, let the audience know who they’re dealing with and can be a real pain if they’re not constructed or applied properly. Stage Directions spoke to a variety of costume and makeup companies to find out how they’re making life easier for everyone onstage, and what theatres can do to make it through a production without any wardrobe malfunctions.<br />---<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b>Period Corsets<span style="font-size: medium;">®</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><i></i></b>"Undergarments aren’t generally associated with speed and efficiency, but that’s exactly how Hilary Specht Coffey and the pros at Period Corsets approach their art. “We save the shop time and money by providing the underwear so they can get a jump on their build,” says Hilary.<br /><br />Period Corsets has been dedicated to nothing but historical corsets and underwear since 1998, when Becky Kaufman and Susan Davis noticed they were getting calls almost exclusively for the garments. In the years since then they’ve added expert staff, including costume historians, distilling the style of various eras into an emblematic silhouette so the costume shop doesn’t have to. “When costumers buy our corsets they’re buying many, many hours of research and development.”<br /><br />They offer 13 different styles of corsets in standard sizes, so they can replicate any look quickly—but they can also personalize to any design. With the rise of the Steampunk aesthetic they made a custom outfit based on their stock patterns. “It’s an example of how you can use our garments with other fabrics and create a whole new kind of look but still based in history,” says Hilary. “Whenever we see a trend we try to do one example of how our garments can look like that, to show that they can adapt. It’s almost like painting on canvas.” <br /><br /><br /><br />For the complete interview click here.<br /><a href="http://www.stage-directions.com/current-issue/54-costumingmakeup/3733-the-proper-application.html">http://www.stage-directions.com/current-issue/54-costumingmakeup/3733-the-proper-application.html</a><br /><br />Stage Directions November 2011 Issue<br />Costuming/Makeup <br />The Proper Application <br />Written by Jacob Coakley<br />Wednesday, 02 November 2011 15:58 <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2W_WwTMmbCk/TuJ4Ks9tknI/AAAAAAAAMZ0/GxnNn9bofmU/s1600/IMG_6036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2W_WwTMmbCk/TuJ4Ks9tknI/AAAAAAAAMZ0/GxnNn9bofmU/s400/IMG_6036.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8251593373058961805?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-45447370241395795762011-10-10T10:31:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:41:48.623-08:00At Period Corsets® we love making corsets,&nbsp;petticoats and&nbsp;bustles&nbsp;out of silk. Not only is this fiber lovely to work with its natural properties make it easier to mold into a fine finished garment.&nbsp; For costuming it is&nbsp;a very versatile fabric;&nbsp;&nbsp; suitable for a leading lady's fine corset&nbsp; or a&nbsp;villager's rustic pair of bodies. <br /><br />A bit of background about silk. Silk is produced from the cocoons of silkworms, soaked in hot water and unraveled to filaments up to a mile long. The filaments are woven or knit into fabrics including: <em>Crepe de Chine</em>: lightweight silk.&nbsp; Some&nbsp;fibers are twisted clockwise and others counter-clockwise, then the fabric is woven with a plain&nbsp;weave. The twisted fibers give crepe de chine its texture-- and both sides look the same. <br /><br /><em>Charmeuse</em>: the back is flattened crepe. The front is a shiny satin&nbsp;weave. Charmeuse has more drape than other silks. <br /><br /><em>China silk</em>: lightweight, sheer, with a plain weave. China silk&nbsp;is one of the most common&nbsp;and least expensive silks. <br /><br /><em>Douppioni</em>: a plain weave fabric with slubbed ribs. It&nbsp; has a stiff hand, similar to taffeta. <br /><br /><em>Noil</em>: made from the sort fibers remaining after the longer strands have been combed and carded. It has no sheen, resembles cotton, but is softer and drapes better.<em> </em><br /><br /><em>Shantung</em>: made from cultivated silk warp yarns with heavier douppioni filling yarns.&nbsp; It can be lustrous or dull, with a firm, crisp hand and was once made from tussah silk.&nbsp; <br /><br /><em>Tussah</em>: often called shantung, made from the cocoons of&nbsp;wild tussah silk worms&nbsp;who eat oak and juniper leaves. Fibers are short and coarse. Tussah is difficult to dye and is often un-dyed, naturally cream/ tan.<br />--&nbsp;sited from Kaufman-Davis Studio newsletter Winter Solstice 1998<br /><br />Add to all this versatility: &nbsp;silks in taffetas, damasks, brocades and satins! So many beautiful corsets&nbsp;to make&nbsp;to&nbsp;showcase all those decadent fabrics. Here are a few examples of&nbsp; Period Corsets® in sumptuous silks.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-okn5eh_IcXw/TtVD2oEte0I/AAAAAAAAMMk/Pi479-3cjtk/s1600/DSCN5422-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-okn5eh_IcXw/TtVD2oEte0I/AAAAAAAAMMk/Pi479-3cjtk/s320/DSCN5422-2.JPG" width="216" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=48">c. 1880's Alice corset</a> in <br />satin faced purple and red Shantung silk</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EahYdeHHvTQ/TtVEH5EmMJI/AAAAAAAAMMw/uQsQ171n8Cs/s1600/satin%2Bfaced%2Bshantung.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EahYdeHHvTQ/TtVEH5EmMJI/AAAAAAAAMMw/uQsQ171n8Cs/s320/satin%2Bfaced%2Bshantung.JPG" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">satin faced purple and red Shantung silk</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pc28SgslBpA/TtVMxqtEmkI/AAAAAAAAMNI/N9dJIJ7y2AU/s1600/DSCN5209-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pc28SgslBpA/TtVMxqtEmkI/AAAAAAAAMNI/N9dJIJ7y2AU/s320/DSCN5209-2.jpg" width="234" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62853365/sale-harvest-silk-bombshell-corset">Bombshell corset</a><br />&nbsp;in orange and yellow shot dupioni silk</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YHT92xY2OUw/TtVNDovujqI/AAAAAAAAMNU/pw9Uj71uqjA/s1600/orange%2Bdupioni1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YHT92xY2OUw/TtVNDovujqI/AAAAAAAAMNU/pw9Uj71uqjA/s320/orange%2Bdupioni1.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orange and yellow shot dupioni silk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gMUhOyUjSvY/TtVLpJpsWcI/AAAAAAAAMM8/7IZwDekzNdk/s1600/DSCN1657-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="396" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gMUhOyUjSvY/TtVLpJpsWcI/AAAAAAAAMM8/7IZwDekzNdk/s400/DSCN1657-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=48">c. 1880's Corsets</a> and <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&amp;products_id=41">Bustles</a> in silk brocades and striped silk taffetas <br />for Santa Fe Opera, <a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/07/period-corsets-making-c1880s.html"> see more</a>&nbsp;about making these.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-4544737024139579576?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-51707405906002174952011-09-28T17:43:00.000-07:002011-11-28T18:19:36.318-08:00No! Innovation in the <strong>1830's</strong> allowed women to lace their own corset. In the book "Fashioning <em>fashion</em>" there is&nbsp;a lovely photo and explanation. &nbsp;"A new system of crossed ties allowed the wearer to lace her own corset without assistance."&nbsp; From the front and back&nbsp;views you can see that there are multiple laces that all lead from the nicely hand sewn grommets to a tab of fabric in the front for self-lacing. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kJNaGhXCsek/TtQ95na4IVI/AAAAAAAAMMM/crDPSqh1Nxk/s1600/fashioning%2Bfashion%2Bcorset%2B1820self%2Blacing-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kJNaGhXCsek/TtQ95na4IVI/AAAAAAAAMMM/crDPSqh1Nxk/s640/fashioning%2Bfashion%2Bcorset%2B1820self%2Blacing-1.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UZZQ8K4XN1Q/TtQ-r-nNrAI/AAAAAAAAMMY/ckALPb_ixPE/s1600/1830%2Bto%2B40%2Bcotton%2Bsateen%2Bfashioning%2Bfashion-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UZZQ8K4XN1Q/TtQ-r-nNrAI/AAAAAAAAMMY/ckALPb_ixPE/s400/1830%2Bto%2B40%2Bcotton%2Bsateen%2Bfashioning%2Bfashion-1.JPG" width="299" /></a></div><br />Corset: <br />England, 1830 to 1840 <br />Cotton sateen, quilted with cotton<br />twill and cotton plain-weave tape<br />Costume Council Fund<br /><br />Photos from "Fashioning <em>fashion</em>- European dress in detail 1790 to 1915" LACMA<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-5170740590600217495?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-27654765713038586862011-08-21T12:01:00.000-07:002011-11-21T12:37:22.228-08:00These petticoats are for <a href="http://www.metoperafamily.org/opera/the-enchanted-island-tickets.aspx">"The Enchanted Island"</a>, a new&nbsp;opera&nbsp;&nbsp;which opens December 31st at The Metropolitan Opera. "In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all:..."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xUMIoOMZjXM/Tsqv3SsfSTI/AAAAAAAAMGQ/2nDHc29bzdc/s1600/18th+c+petti+timmyphoto.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xUMIoOMZjXM/Tsqv3SsfSTI/AAAAAAAAMGQ/2nDHc29bzdc/s640/18th+c+petti+timmyphoto.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><br /><br />These two pettiocats are our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&amp;products_id=31&amp;osCsid=27f3b2ff4e16ff1439483980445bb1f5">18th c. petticoat </a>shape. Just add a silk taffeta, a dupioni and a black and gold rose brocade ruffle and you have your custom petticoat from <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o9t2AXaSRFI/TsqxQWX_ryI/AAAAAAAAMGc/Xo2xBc-8z-k/s1600/red%2Bsilk%2Btaffeta%2Bphoto1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o9t2AXaSRFI/TsqxQWX_ryI/AAAAAAAAMGc/Xo2xBc-8z-k/s640/red%2Bsilk%2Btaffeta%2Bphoto1.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br />These petticoats are &nbsp;patterned and made to fit over our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&amp;products_id=38">Full Pannier </a> for the dramatic hip silhouette of the late 18th century. If you were to attend the court at Versaille you would need to have your hips at least 36" wide. These will do the trick!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6CPAFhSMZ1k/TsqzeAHxItI/AAAAAAAAMGo/jmXOXqYFj2g/s1600/red%2Band%2Bblack.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6CPAFhSMZ1k/TsqzeAHxItI/AAAAAAAAMGo/jmXOXqYFj2g/s640/red%2Band%2Bblack.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2765476571303858686?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-68080578327588006192011-06-07T15:48:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:49:25.641-08:00<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> c.1950 Stevie Merry widow corsets danced across the stage in crimson, turquoise and peach at Spectrum Dance Theater this spring.&nbsp;&nbsp;A collaboration of the&nbsp;Seattle Dance Project,&nbsp; Act Theatre and choregraphed by Donald Byrd; the combination of talent was inspiring.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wCWYu34G50w/TsWQ6V4LpNI/AAAAAAAAMFQ/22OmKVSVRLE/s1600/ZBR_9313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wCWYu34G50w/TsWQ6V4LpNI/AAAAAAAAMFQ/22OmKVSVRLE/s400/ZBR_9313.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: xx-small;">Photo credit: Gabriel Bienczycki</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Titled the "Variety Show";&nbsp; the collection of pieces was&nbsp;just as&nbsp;it sounds. It was&nbsp;a fresh and entertaining assemblage of dance showing the depth of this companies artistry; at times comic, sad, romantic, and powerful.&nbsp;Every turn&nbsp;inspired&nbsp;a new emotion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vVy8SA1GNY/TjiQgmhQLiI/AAAAAAAALxo/0b3xOjwiNNs/s1600/ZBR_9388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vVy8SA1GNY/TjiQgmhQLiI/AAAAAAAALxo/0b3xOjwiNNs/s400/ZBR_9388.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo credit: Gabriel Bienczycki</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Doris Black costume designer for the show featured our Period Corsets® </span><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=57"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">c. 1950 Stevie corsets</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp; The burlesque &nbsp;piece starts out laconically with three&nbsp;women&nbsp;draped lazily in their chairs. You soon realize there is more to this line up than meets the eye. In the foreground there is a male observer, dressed in a suit, haphazardly taking notes, at times directing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Each dancer takes a turn to show her un-enthusiastic half-heartedly rendered talent. The dancers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>staccato, clumsy, “I can do this audition in my sleep” renditions proceed . The dancers tip-toe, </span><span style="font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">tripping, carefully tread<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>the fine line of artful </span><span style="font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">comedic sex appeal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Hilarious, enticing and thought provoking!</span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hdSBJR0p68Y/TsWUVasv0MI/AAAAAAAAMFk/ZkRvq5oTLQI/s1600/ZBR_9214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hdSBJR0p68Y/TsWUVasv0MI/AAAAAAAAMFk/ZkRvq5oTLQI/s400/ZBR_9214.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: xx-small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo credit: Gabriel Bienczycki</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Times&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Times&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">Period Corsets® was&nbsp;delighted to supply the corsets that enabled these wonderful dancers to communicate this subtle commentary in dance.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KV3RwF_bTR8/Tsa9Nw5yKYI/AAAAAAAAMF0/fmKLCLi0YRc/s1600/ZBR_9232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KV3RwF_bTR8/Tsa9Nw5yKYI/AAAAAAAAMF0/fmKLCLi0YRc/s400/ZBR_9232.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: xx-small;"> Photo credit: Gabriel Bienczycki</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HzzvvcMp6Ak/Tsa96G-nh-I/AAAAAAAAMGA/ZlwsmZ9SJ4Y/s1600/ZBR_9250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HzzvvcMp6Ak/Tsa96G-nh-I/AAAAAAAAMGA/ZlwsmZ9SJ4Y/s400/ZBR_9250.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: xx-small;">Photo credit: Gabriel Bienczycki</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">"At Spectrum Studio Theatre April 21-23, May 6-7</span></em><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">At ACT April 28-30, 2011<br /><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight: normal;">In The Bullitt Cabaret</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight: normal;">Running Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes</span></strong></span><span style="color: #1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div style="background: white; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Delving into the converging place where art, entertainment and innovation meet, <em><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The Variety Show</span></em> is a collaborative effort between Spectrum Dance Theater, Seattle Dance Project, and ACT Theatre. Drawing inspiration from a variety of sources – European cabaret, vintage game shows, supper club floor shows, and a little Dada as well – the performance will incorporate a number of short dance/theater pieces created by <strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Donald Byrd, Catherine Cabeen, Eva Stone, Ezra Dickinson, and Timothy Lynch</span></strong>."<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><em><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">April 21-23 and May 6-7, </span></em><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Variety Show<em><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> performances will be held at the Spectrum Studio Theater. Tickets to go on sale for those performances in mid-March through <a href="https://spectrumdance.secure.force.com/ticket" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Spectrum Dance Theater</span></a></span></em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-6808057832758800619?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-22256252524934205472011-05-14T15:14:00.000-07:002011-11-17T15:25:33.396-08:00At Period Corsets® every year we design in house a few of what we call our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/the_salon.php">Salon Ensembles</a>. &nbsp; We style our garments in sumptuous fabrics using a design theme to inspire&nbsp;and show you how our products can be used in new and creative ways. Our fans and clients are familiar with our basic&nbsp;white cotton coutil corsets and plain petticoats which undercover provide the Period Silhouette of&nbsp;the historic era they need to build their costumes over.&nbsp;&nbsp;Add a rich dupioni silk in red shot with green to one of&nbsp;our petticoat shapes and you have a skirt.&nbsp; Add a coordinating green silk&nbsp;brocade to one of our corsets, put them together and you have achieved&nbsp;a colorful ensemble that will need to be showcased; no longer behind the scenes! <br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S33JvEpR8CI/AAAAAAAAG2k/pp3R3oFqpQw/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+French+Revolution+1790+marie+antoinette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S33JvEpR8CI/AAAAAAAAG2k/pp3R3oFqpQw/s320/Period+Corsets+French+Revolution+1790+marie+antoinette.jpg" width="209" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">® : "Viva la Revolución" </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">c. 1790 Salon Ensemble</span></td></tr></tbody></table>The <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/56609265">Vive la&nbsp;France Salon Ensemble</a> was designed in mind of&nbsp;the rise of patriotism in Revolutionary France at the time this corset style was worn. It&nbsp;was inspired by research cartoons and fashion prints from the era. See the costume design sketch by Doris Black&nbsp;and research images below.<br /><br /><br /><br />Our&nbsp;finished &nbsp;ensemble is pictured&nbsp;on the left.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=44"> c. 1790 &nbsp;Marie&nbsp;corset</a> is made in a wine red linen with blue lacing ribbons front and back. We combined the corset&nbsp;with our simple&nbsp;<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&amp;products_id=51">shift</a> made in a&nbsp; cream linen, accented with 2" wide cotton tatted lace trim at the neckline, hem and sleeve cuffs.&nbsp; Thus the&nbsp;French tricolor is achieved!&nbsp;Red, White( natural)&nbsp;and Blue !&nbsp;&nbsp;To top it off we&nbsp;made a feathered rosette headdress which&nbsp;you can see from the research was quite popular in the day. &nbsp; By using our stock corset and shift shapes in fashion fabrics the whole ensemble turns out quite fancier than our plain stock products and is well suited to be seen on stage to great effect. This French partisan is patriotic down to her underwear. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S33IrsIVdsI/AAAAAAAAG2c/bVFlY4ips-Y/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Research+1790+Salon.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S33IrsIVdsI/AAAAAAAAG2c/bVFlY4ips-Y/s320/Period+Corsets+Research+1790+Salon.jpeg" width="219" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TSyyuquBOQI/AAAAAAAAKH8/hAvQc3kiSBY/s1600/Period+Corsets+1790+Salon+Doris+Black+costume+design+Sketch+2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TSyyuquBOQI/AAAAAAAAKH8/hAvQc3kiSBY/s320/Period+Corsets+1790+Salon+Doris+Black+costume+design+Sketch+2007.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Designer: Doris Black's costume sketch <br />for Period Corsets<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">® "</span></span>Viva la Revolución" c. 1790 Salon Ensemble</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="http://regencyfashion.org/mg90.html">Patriotic dress</a><br /><br />"Origin of the Cockade and Tricolore. The Marquis de Lafayette was probably responsible for inventing the red, white and blue cockade which soon became compulsory for revolutionaries in 1789."-- sited from:<a href="http://www.midi-france.info/06141201_tricolore.htm"> credit</a>.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TSy3jKKGf_I/AAAAAAAAKIE/wODhjy6To1E/s1600/1791-Yo-Yo-Bandalore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TSy3jKKGf_I/AAAAAAAAKIE/wODhjy6To1E/s320/1791-Yo-Yo-Bandalore.jpg" width="186" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TSy3Z-XLnRI/AAAAAAAAKIA/YCtylhsxz7g/s1600/1793-1778-contrast-wholeplate-lowQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TSy3Z-XLnRI/AAAAAAAAKIA/YCtylhsxz7g/s320/1793-1778-contrast-wholeplate-lowQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://georgianaduchessofdevonshire.blogspot.com/2008/10/late-18th-century-womens-high-fashion.html">round gown link</a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1793-1778-contrast-wholeplate-lowQ.jpg">1780' vs 1770s round vs wide</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VedyEcSQpJU/TpZdSA9Az3I/AAAAAAAAL3g/pgkTYELI01E/s1600/marie-back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VedyEcSQpJU/TpZdSA9Az3I/AAAAAAAAL3g/pgkTYELI01E/s200/marie-back.jpg" width="145" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=44">c. 1790 Marie Corset</a> <br />too be worn under a Round Gown</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teaser: Question of the day: What&nbsp;are those cute duck tails at the back&nbsp;of this corset&nbsp;for? stay tuned for the answer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2225625252493420547?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-87885507285564550142011-04-21T14:24:00.000-07:002011-07-27T14:02:28.652-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vtmVFqIIIQA/Tg5CiJJa7vI/AAAAAAAALhk/iE2R7coKnvY/s1600/IMG_5809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vtmVFqIIIQA/Tg5CiJJa7vI/AAAAAAAALhk/iE2R7coKnvY/s640/IMG_5809.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Onw1-H9v40/Tg47Hh8HR7I/AAAAAAAALgo/5mpunSATk9o/s1600/IMG_5789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U7lXbhRi6Iw/Tg5E6d3dz5I/AAAAAAAALh0/mN1C1knKc84/s640/IMG_6131.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br />Photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62924156/liaison-collection-by-kat-swank-antique">Kat Swank of Liaison</a><br /><br /><u>credits:</u><br />Photographer by <a href="http://www.wix.com/saulo1g/saulo-photography">Saulo Photography</a> <br />&nbsp;Model: <a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/1778730">Rebecca Kensrue</a><br /><a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/1778730"></a>Makeup Artist: &nbsp;<a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/1393277">Amy Castaniero</a>&nbsp; <br />Location:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.casshouseinn.com/">Cass House Inn</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8788550728556455014?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-38123815247210767182011-04-12T14:31:00.000-07:002011-06-28T14:56:29.000-07:00It's 150 years since the beginning of Amercian Civil War; here is a fun little antebellum animated feature from Period Corsets®. <br /><br />Click on the image to see our antebellum bride in action.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3R0gA_gOV6w/TgpId2VngFI/AAAAAAAALYc/779dSqreIyQ/s1600/Civil+War+bride8.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3R0gA_gOV6w/TgpId2VngFI/AAAAAAAALYc/779dSqreIyQ/s320/Civil+War+bride8.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&amp;products_id=32"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To see this Period Corsets ensemble:Corset, Chemise, Hoop, Ruffled petticoat click here.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-3812381524721076718?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-47906615675817364922011-03-21T16:07:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:38.985-08:00In the spring of 2010, a forest sprang up in Boston’s Cutler Majestic Theatre as Stephen Sondheim’s musical <em>Into the Woods</em> came to life on stage at Emerson College. The play’s director Scott LaFeber, an associate professor at Emerson College and former artistic director of The New Harmony Theatre, inspired both the actors and design team to conjure an organic world on performance nights, complete with a cow, a wolf, a witch… and corsets. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYSi5N8CTkg/Tdb4r29WiBI/AAAAAAAALBg/B7Lz0sYtBXA/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B01.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYSi5N8CTkg/Tdb4r29WiBI/AAAAAAAALBg/B7Lz0sYtBXA/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B01.tif" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DZvQ1f3EJlc/Tdb5Evd8ibI/AAAAAAAALBo/4J_5o2Zrs3w/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B02.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DZvQ1f3EJlc/Tdb5Evd8ibI/AAAAAAAALBo/4J_5o2Zrs3w/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B02.tif" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r0g6Yt4hW7Q/TdcjZzoZxJI/AAAAAAAALEc/ck5vax3-nAs/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B03.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r0g6Yt4hW7Q/TdcjZzoZxJI/AAAAAAAALEc/ck5vax3-nAs/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B03.tif" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b>Tyler DeMotte Kinney</b>, the costume designer for the production, brought life to each character’s garment. We got a chance to interview Kinney about his process and experience in designing using underpinnings from<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/"><strong>Period Corsets®</strong></a><strong> </strong><br /><br /><b><em>PC: How did you come up with the costume design for "Into the Woods"?</em></b><br /><br /><b>TDK: </b>My process started with the script and the music. I knew that Sondheim and Lapine’s work was the foundation from which the whole production team would be based. I listened to the original cast recording frequently and marked up my script before the first concept meeting. The director (Scott LaFeber), set designer (Janie Howland - Freelance Designer), lighting designer (Scott Pinkney – Associate Professor with Broadway Credits), and I had a round-table from the beginning. The director wanted a more organically theatrical experience without the smoke and mirrors. From there, I began to do my own research.<br /><br />I discovered that the stories and life lessons in Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods did not belong exclusively to any man or nation. The universal tales had been developed over time and from various cultures. The Brothers Grimm’s life work was to seek out, record, and publish the folk tales that have come to shape our lives. This dramaturgical knowledge helped me create a design concept. <br /><br /><b><i>PC: What is your concept for the costumes for this production?</i></b><br /><br /><b>TDK:</b> The costumes for this production reflect the heritage and evolution of the iconic characters. There’s a global sense reflected in the clothing, with influences from German, Italian, French, English, Dutch, Russian, Asian, and American motifs. The costumes have been carefully pieced together with specific attention paid to color and texture. The magical elements and powers come from the woods. The use of feathers, flowers, leaves, leather, fur and metals in the costumes empower the actors with this overwhelming force of Nature.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-34bBD9VFGeM/Tdb63zk2GfI/AAAAAAAALB4/jhq-QkoJV5Q/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B04.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-34bBD9VFGeM/Tdb63zk2GfI/AAAAAAAALB4/jhq-QkoJV5Q/s640/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B04.tif" width="497" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-72PZsnCf72k/Tdb7GrElDoI/AAAAAAAALCA/OZPe7QEm_38/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B05.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-72PZsnCf72k/Tdb7GrElDoI/AAAAAAAALCA/OZPe7QEm_38/s640/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B05.tif" width="492" /></a></div><br /><strong><em>PC: What era did you choose to design clothing for?</em></strong> <br /><br /><strong>TDK:</strong> I decided to have silhouettes ranging from 1760 - 1800. I chose to use <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=43&amp;osCsid=e20a17cfbee11745006c050384791d66">Judith c.1770 corsets </a>from Period Corsets® to achieve the look of this era. It was a time in history when new ways of thinking and modes of fashion were emerging –this fit with the themes of the libretto. I made the choice to move away from the embellished Rococo culture of this time and towards Romanticism, which embraced a new appreciation of the common people. The artwork that served as my inspiration came from masters of these periods such as Thomas Gainsborough, William Hogarth and Antoine Watteau. Within these forty years of history there was an extreme range in silhouettes. The shape of the actor became a tool telling a story, but in order to accomplished these silhouettes I researched underpinnings very carefully.<br /><br /><strong><em>PC: Why was it important to use the type of underpinnings you chose?</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>TDK:</strong> Picking the right type of underpinnings is just as important as the outer garments for historical costumes. The articles of clothes worn underneath have evolved over time to serve period and geographic needs. Underpinnings are the hardest workers in fashion. These articles of clothes push, pull, pad, and reshape our natural bodies to become the ideal figure of the times. During the late 18th century, women needed many different types of underpinnings to support their gowns. <br />The shape of the actor was not the only reason for dressing the actors in period under garments. What the actor wears also affects their movement and presence on the stage. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6JT4XVO-g0U/Tdb-XAdC9FI/AAAAAAAALCg/we6Dm2uiI3w/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B06.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6JT4XVO-g0U/Tdb-XAdC9FI/AAAAAAAALCg/we6Dm2uiI3w/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B06.tif" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eul109AyQKA/Tdb-jT1LD7I/AAAAAAAALCs/Z2FSaeSsQGo/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B07.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eul109AyQKA/Tdb-jT1LD7I/AAAAAAAALCs/Z2FSaeSsQGo/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B07.tif" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MW_AHubTZLk/Tdb-sWBZrpI/AAAAAAAALC0/lGGtQgtWafk/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B08.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MW_AHubTZLk/Tdb-sWBZrpI/AAAAAAAALC0/lGGtQgtWafk/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B08.tif" width="259" /></a></div><strong><em>PC: How did you learn about Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span>?</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>TDK:</strong> I first learned about Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">® </span>by seeing their product in our college’s costume stock. The corsets looked great, even after extended use. I’d also handled them backstage while running wardrobe. Cinching actresses into a corset before a show has certainly taught me how to spot a well-made corset.<br /><br /><strong><em>PC: How did they affect your design choices?</em></strong><br /><strong><br /><em></em></strong><br /><strong>TDK:</strong> Designing characters that were wearing corset, was exciting for me. It’s not everyday that I get to imagine eighteenth century dresses! When sketching, I drew my human figures wearing the underpinnings and then overlaid the outer gowns.<br />I also embellished the corsets and panniers with colorful ribbons. I went over-the-top with the Step family – in such a musical there can never be enough trim in my eyes.<br /><br /><strong><em>PC: Were they visible to the audience?</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>TDK:</strong> In our production of <em>Into the Woods</em>, the stepsisters and stepmother start the prologue in their underpinnings, as they get ready for the Prince’s Ball in the first scene. The visibility of the usually unseen clothing emphasized the silhouette. The corseted ladies acquired the period shape of a small waist that coned up to form supple cleavage--visible even from the back of the mezzanine!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LjBXSecEWKQ/TdcAYwEiiFI/AAAAAAAALC8/JpESQRuLpoQ/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B09.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LjBXSecEWKQ/TdcAYwEiiFI/AAAAAAAALC8/JpESQRuLpoQ/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B09.tif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-obKM5ZteTow/TdcBIYBYX-I/AAAAAAAALDE/DYYEYjXFJRM/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B10.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-obKM5ZteTow/TdcBIYBYX-I/AAAAAAAALDE/DYYEYjXFJRM/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B10.tif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><em>PC: How did the corsets affect the draper choices?</em></b><br /><br /><b>TDK:</b> My colleague Nicole Wilson is freelance draper who has worked on the west coast at PCPA and as a freelance draper in Boston. She says: “In order to drape the bodices over the corsets I needed to do some additional research on how clothing was patterned in the time period. Luckily through the help of books and common sense I was able to get a great result.” Some of they great books I used as a designer examined actual garments from the 1700’s such as Patterns of Fashion by Janet Arnold and Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh. Wilson also says: “In order to get a perfect fit I had to rely on my fittings with the actresses a bit more than usual. With corsets, it is extremely difficult to get their exact measurements to translate to dress forms that I use to drape.” The results were gorgeous period garments that celebrated their historical silhouette.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gRPXxpmk-3o/TdcCw_FSuxI/AAAAAAAALDM/XHig8NU6reQ/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B11.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gRPXxpmk-3o/TdcCw_FSuxI/AAAAAAAALDM/XHig8NU6reQ/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B11.tif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D4YDQMKf7oo/TdcUXrB8ymI/AAAAAAAALDU/qe_f-rUXpdI/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B12.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D4YDQMKf7oo/TdcUXrB8ymI/AAAAAAAALDU/qe_f-rUXpdI/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B12.tif" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xjAAYf96RpU/TdcUqiobpbI/AAAAAAAALDc/U5fg4otdO2w/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B13.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xjAAYf96RpU/TdcUqiobpbI/AAAAAAAALDc/U5fg4otdO2w/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B13.tif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><em>PC: How did the actresses get used to them?</em></b><br /><b><br />&nbsp;</b><b>TDK: </b>I needed to make sure the actresses were comfortable wearing their corsets properly. Each corseted actress was fitted and instructed on how to lace-up properly. I sent the corsets into rehearsals early and started with an hour a day, as they slowly built a tolerance over the rehearsal period. I also advised them not to eat a large meal before putting on the corsets, and warned that if anything didn’t feel right, they should have a stage manager help them out. The novelty of wearing a corset and panniers also took some time to get used to. I would stop by rehearsals every now and then to make sure they were using each piece properly, and it wasn’t long before they became eighteenth century ladies!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I3H5nKKgaOs/TdcWRsIkAGI/AAAAAAAALDk/32V8_1GMlxE/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B14.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I3H5nKKgaOs/TdcWRsIkAGI/AAAAAAAALDk/32V8_1GMlxE/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B14.tif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-crp-iKYT5fY/TdcWkJLBcRI/AAAAAAAALDs/9ZVSdkSFw2I/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B15.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-crp-iKYT5fY/TdcWkJLBcRI/AAAAAAAALDs/9ZVSdkSFw2I/s400/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B15.tif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><em>PC: Would you use&nbsp;</em></strong><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/"><strong><em>Period Corsets<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span></em></strong></a><strong><em>&nbsp;again and in what situation?</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>TDK:</strong> The great part of my job is that every new show is a new experience! The inspiration and the time period choices change from play to play. It’s thrilling to imagine the variety of clothing that I’ll need to research for future projects. And yes, I would certainly use Period Corsets again! I was extremely pleased with my experience using these quality undergarments for Into the Woods. During the final dress, I got very emotional. I couldn’t have been happier with the costumes! I want to thank Period Corsets’ products for their part in creating the magic of Into the Woods. I look forward to reusing and expanding my personal stock of well-crafted underpinnings! <br /><br /><strong><em>PC: Thank you so much for this&nbsp;in depth interview.&nbsp; We always love to hear from our clients about how our garments are used. This was a wonderful look behind the scenes.&nbsp; </em></strong><strong><em>Your work is incredibly well researched,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the level of detail is inspiring.&nbsp; It was a pleasure to interview a talented&nbsp;designer such as yourself. &nbsp;We look forward to seeing more of your work in the future!</em></strong><br /><br /> <br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3mYCm-cHylY/TdcZguf8Y0I/AAAAAAAALD8/NiatA4-4AGg/s1600/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B16.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="336" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3mYCm-cHylY/TdcZguf8Y0I/AAAAAAAALD8/NiatA4-4AGg/s640/ITWPeriodCorsetsPics%2B-%2B16.tif" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emerson College's&nbsp; performance of "Into the Woods" Spring 2010</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br />All photos courtesy of Tyler DeMotte Kinney<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-4790661567581736492?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-36601094130181666652011-01-03T14:21:00.000-08:002011-06-03T14:31:23.464-07:00<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FPeriodCorsets%2Falbumid%2F5449657265122204913%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="400" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600"></embed><br /><br />We added the Kristina to our line of corsets in 2004 and it has been a very popular shape for our clients. It works well for Shakespeare to Moliere.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=39">Kristina c. 1660&nbsp;corset </a>is rigidly boned with closely spaced 1/4" steel bones. The corset is cut to enhance and lift the bust, and shape the waist. The waist tabs, cut in one with the corset, curve over the hips. The shoulder straps adjust with a front lacing and form the high, off the shoulder neckline, a hallmark of this period. This style is also available without tabs.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-3660109413018166665?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-35562000932867111682010-12-18T16:33:00.000-08:002011-11-21T11:48:51.827-08:00It seems barely there and it's true! &nbsp;This cute little waist cinch corset,&nbsp;almost transparent in beige tinted net fabric,&nbsp;is made of&nbsp;wig lace. Yes, wig lace! It is usually used to make&nbsp;fronts&nbsp;of wigs, as a transition between the wig and the face. And as it&nbsp;turns out, it worked very well for this fashion corset. &nbsp;Two layers of the wig lace, strengthened with grosgrain ribbon, make for a&nbsp;very sturdy corset. Todd Thomas and the designers at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show provided us with beautiful corset designs&nbsp;and unconventional corsets fabrics for all of the corsets we made for the show this year. Take a look at how we made this wig lace corset-- <br /><br />Let the fun begin!<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHsDs3bYDEA/TdanCl4cRII/AAAAAAAALAY/Fw_AkPg_D8o/s1600/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2B2010%2BVSFS%2BBauer%2BGriffin%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHsDs3bYDEA/TdanCl4cRII/AAAAAAAALAY/Fw_AkPg_D8o/s640/Period%2BCorsets%2BVictorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2B2010%2BVSFS%2BBauer%2BGriffin%25286%2529.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo credit Bauer Griffin</td></tr></tbody></table>Model Izabel Goulart on the runway at the 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in the&nbsp;finished wig lace corset.&nbsp; This look was part of the Heavenly Bodies themed ensembles.<br /><br />How did this one of a kind corset come into being?<br /><br />Let's start at square one! <br /><br />It all starts with the sketch from the designers at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.&nbsp; For this project we decided to&nbsp;procede&nbsp;by making a&nbsp;mockup in the actual wig lace fabric using our waist cinch pattern.&nbsp;This allows us to&nbsp;test the style and shaping of the corset to make sure we&nbsp; achieve what the designer has sketched. Even more importantly, for this corset we need to see if the fabric would hold up as a waist cinching corset, doubling as a strong enough base for the Victoria's Secret shop to attach their heavily-beaded chandelier Bustle. (Sketch,&nbsp;finished&nbsp;&nbsp;mockup and our final&nbsp;&nbsp;pattern below.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T_Iu8386-zc/TdbcCUG8ljI/AAAAAAAALAo/zfdnkCEKAw8/s1600/Victorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2BPeriod%2Bcorsets%2B2010%2BVSFS%2B5026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T_Iu8386-zc/TdbcCUG8ljI/AAAAAAAALAo/zfdnkCEKAw8/s400/Victorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2BPeriod%2Bcorsets%2B2010%2BVSFS%2B5026.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is the finished mockup, (above and on the form below).&nbsp; Notice none of the edges are finished and we are using different types of corset boning to test which will go into the final corset.&nbsp;&nbsp;After this we ship the corset&nbsp;to the designers at the show for feedback. And&nbsp;it all &nbsp;looks good!<span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;We are ready to cut out the final corset and add all the finish&nbsp;details.</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j_-9vrcmNfo/Tdbf6kBzzBI/AAAAAAAALAw/1pntNPUM13k/s1600/Victorias%2BSercret%2Bcorset%2B%2BPeriod%2Bcorsets%2BVSFS%2B2010%2B4856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j_-9vrcmNfo/Tdbf6kBzzBI/AAAAAAAALAw/1pntNPUM13k/s400/Victorias%2BSercret%2Bcorset%2B%2BPeriod%2Bcorsets%2BVSFS%2B2010%2B4856.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What finish details? Well, it's a transparent fabric so we could not use a white center front opening busk...or our signature silver grommets and white laces. So we spray painted all the metal parts of the corset that would be seen and hand dyed the laces to match perfectly.</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aV_sPfs3CaE/TdbiiE9tYmI/AAAAAAAALA4/aKQc4W_V-W4/s1600/Victorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2BPeriod%2Bcorsets%2B2010%2BVSFS%2B5027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aV_sPfs3CaE/TdbiiE9tYmI/AAAAAAAALA4/aKQc4W_V-W4/s400/Victorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2BPeriod%2Bcorsets%2B2010%2BVSFS%2B5027.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In the almost-finished corset,&nbsp;notice the seams are covered and strengthened with grosgrain. There are spiral bones inside each seam. The 1 1/4" wide grosgrain stay tape is built into the waist of corset to help with the strain on the fabric and when the crystal beaded chandelier bustle is attached.&nbsp; And...&nbsp; NEXT: here we are inserting the painted busk into the center front of this gossamer corset concoction. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8STUM2FroNQ/TdbkAugtUNI/AAAAAAAALBA/mQF3WOp6_Dw/s1600/Victorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2BPeriod%2BCorsets%2B2010%2BVSFS%2B5032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8STUM2FroNQ/TdbkAugtUNI/AAAAAAAALBA/mQF3WOp6_Dw/s400/Victorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2BPeriod%2BCorsets%2B2010%2BVSFS%2B5032.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Finally-- the last step. Setting the grommets. Since they have been painstakingly painted with the right color and enameled with a strengthening clear finish coat, we take precaution to use paper to keep the metal of the die setter from chipping the paint.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xuDFGyj2xmE/Tdbmv5IIJHI/AAAAAAAALBI/SWdr9mNZmO0/s1600/Victorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2BPeriod%2BCorsets%2B2010%2BVSFS%2B5034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xuDFGyj2xmE/Tdbmv5IIJHI/AAAAAAAALBI/SWdr9mNZmO0/s400/Victorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2BPeriod%2BCorsets%2B2010%2BVSFS%2B5034.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Voila! A delicate waist cinch corset made out of impossibly shear wig lace,&nbsp;from design sketch to reality.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_iN-6epSIIk/TdboHuEpteI/AAAAAAAALBQ/AmTLDGEQooU/s1600/Victorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2BPeriod%2Bcorsets%2B2010%2BVSFS%2B4500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_iN-6epSIIk/TdboHuEpteI/AAAAAAAALBQ/AmTLDGEQooU/s640/Victorias%2BSecret%2Bcorset%2BPeriod%2Bcorsets%2B2010%2BVSFS%2B4500.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><br />Our corset is ready to ship off to the Victoria's Secret Fashion show to be part of the Heavenly Bodies magic...<br /><br />Izabel Goulart on the runway.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_PPWkBha-Mg/TdbodkpMdwI/AAAAAAAALBY/q6GPm7mqZGw/s1600/Izabel%252BGoulart%252BPajamas%252BIntimates%252BLingerie%252B-LbMG20I6kUl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_PPWkBha-Mg/TdbodkpMdwI/AAAAAAAALBY/q6GPm7mqZGw/s640/Izabel%252BGoulart%252BPajamas%252BIntimates%252BLingerie%252B-LbMG20I6kUl.jpg" width="451" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/11/victorias-secret-fashion-show-corsets.html">Click Here to see all of the Period Corsets® Corsets that graced the runway of the 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion show.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-3556200093286711168?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-44638228623950341652010-12-15T08:01:00.000-08:002011-11-21T11:48:51.828-08:00Is it&nbsp;fabric?&nbsp; Yes,&nbsp;it is a beautiful basketweave diamond patterned STRAW fabric!&nbsp; Who makes&nbsp;a corset out of straw you ask?&nbsp; Well here is the answer: Period Corsets<span style="font-size: xx-small;">®&nbsp; </span>of course, for&nbsp;the 2010 Victoria's Secert Fashion Show.<br /><br />&nbsp;Why you say? Well, &nbsp;they asked us and who are we to say one can't make a coset out of straw (or anything else you might want to use). So&nbsp; here we go (look out for wolves...)<br /><br />These are&nbsp;some helpful tips when sewing in straw:<br /><br />Step by step:<br /><br />Step #1--Study your material--this raw "fabric" likes to roll and &nbsp;fray. <br />(It is a rather stiffly woven straw matting, so what do you expect?)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SNzsJmJWRyQ/Tc5g7mDXA3I/AAAAAAAAK-Y/kZhfwbvgC5g/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SNzsJmJWRyQ/Tc5g7mDXA3I/AAAAAAAAK-Y/kZhfwbvgC5g/s400/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Step #2--Preparing sections of the roll of straw&nbsp;for cutting.&nbsp; We stabalized the straw fabric with&nbsp;&nbsp;fusible to&nbsp;our dusty rose satin&nbsp;coutil as a lining.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qz4gl76DszU/Tc5lbEsaZ3I/AAAAAAAAK-c/a2c9YA4X-pA/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%25288%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qz4gl76DszU/Tc5lbEsaZ3I/AAAAAAAAK-c/a2c9YA4X-pA/s400/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%25288%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Step #3--Freshly cut corset pieces; the raw edges are ready to fray! eeek!</div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b4cm1hWePsU/Tc5RhsAcg1I/AAAAAAAAK9c/f-FW6UvP1yY/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%25287%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b4cm1hWePsU/Tc5RhsAcg1I/AAAAAAAAK9c/f-FW6UvP1yY/s400/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%25287%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a>&nbsp; <br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Step #4--Here comes the watered glue which&nbsp;helped&nbsp;to soften and elasticize the straw when we come to the seaming...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rEEpQIToDY8/Tc5RzgOcXcI/AAAAAAAAK9o/C6Q7F6sSQMA/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252810%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rEEpQIToDY8/Tc5RzgOcXcI/AAAAAAAAK9o/C6Q7F6sSQMA/s400/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252810%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NO-q_zxTUtY/Tc5S1cBiJHI/AAAAAAAAK94/9SArn29TVqY/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252812%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NO-q_zxTUtY/Tc5S1cBiJHI/AAAAAAAAK94/9SArn29TVqY/s400/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252812%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Step #5--Sewing the satin lined bust cup&nbsp;pieces together when wet helped to keep the straw fibers from breaking... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br />Step #6--s<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDeC0T3WeMA/Tc5SuS6qiDI/AAAAAAAAK90/bZfS5pSe9sc/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252811%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDeC0T3WeMA/Tc5SuS6qiDI/AAAAAAAAK90/bZfS5pSe9sc/s400/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252811%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a>ame with the centerfront opening busk.&nbsp; Note the busk is painted with enamel to match the straw&nbsp;to perfection, not the standard&nbsp;silver. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Step #7--Preparing for bust cup insertion.&nbsp; Hello tissue paper!-- you are the friend of every costumer.&nbsp; May you help with this incredibly curved and twice turned seam--&nbsp; (Softening the fibers with the watered down glue&nbsp;will help too.)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sy9b1iVuye4/Tc5TOhoMGwI/AAAAAAAAK98/gYjzDaqPf3E/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252813%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sy9b1iVuye4/Tc5TOhoMGwI/AAAAAAAAK98/gYjzDaqPf3E/s400/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252813%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wow... there she goes, bending perfectly into shape.</div> <br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I41cTecSkpw/Tc5TVc8dMiI/AAAAAAAAK-A/KGaGLdn6s64/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252814%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I41cTecSkpw/Tc5TVc8dMiI/AAAAAAAAK-A/KGaGLdn6s64/s400/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252814%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Satin on the inside, straw on the outside.&nbsp;It holds it's own shape and barely needed any boning.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gp0l9iQkTZQ/TdFO6w1upKI/AAAAAAAAK_A/riHYA3cNRdE/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252816%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gp0l9iQkTZQ/TdFO6w1upKI/AAAAAAAAK_A/riHYA3cNRdE/s400/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252816%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Voila!...a corset made of straw.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7jecszEbT2Q/TdFQ_IFQF_I/AAAAAAAAK_E/8bg8Ag8H73o/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252815%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7jecszEbT2Q/TdFQ_IFQF_I/AAAAAAAAK_E/8bg8Ag8H73o/s400/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252815%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ak7xFaGJ4rE/TdFRdbikdTI/AAAAAAAAK_I/Vav03sYzbuw/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252817%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ak7xFaGJ4rE/TdFRdbikdTI/AAAAAAAAK_I/Vav03sYzbuw/s640/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw++%252817%2529.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-4463822862395034165?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-25884127738328501692010-11-30T22:10:00.001-08:002011-11-21T11:27:54.072-08:00Victoria's Secret designers; Todd Thomas and crew&nbsp;&nbsp;knocked it out of the park with creative design concepts:&nbsp; Tough Love, Country Girls, Heavenly Bodies...&nbsp; Apparently for the models it's all about getting their Wings.&nbsp; Don't&nbsp; forget the heels, bras and <u>CORSETS.</u><br /><br />A little peek at behind the scenes of a match made in Victoria's Secret&nbsp;&nbsp;Heaven:&nbsp; a pair of wings that match&nbsp;our straw corset ...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TPX0tKdNY4I/AAAAAAAAKGw/wu3y3ex14nQ/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+wings+wave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TPX0tKdNY4I/AAAAAAAAKGw/wu3y3ex14nQ/s320/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+wings+wave.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TPX00UYhTjI/AAAAAAAAKG0/4zY9E6Y4JeA/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+Fashion+Show+2010+corset++straw+wings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">See all all&nbsp;five corsets from opening to curtain call.&nbsp; Period Corsets grace the runway; <a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/11/victorias-secret-fashion-show-corsets.html">click here to see them all</a>.&nbsp; <a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2011/05/canvas-to-corset-how-roll-of-straw.html">For behind the seams making of this straw corset</a>&nbsp;see here!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TPX2C3AliyI/AAAAAAAAKG4/fXTZHNe7LjU/s1600/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TPX2C3AliyI/AAAAAAAAKG4/fXTZHNe7LjU/s320/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+%25284%2529.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2588412773832850169?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-30567848089457424672010-11-30T18:32:00.000-08:002011-11-21T11:48:59.986-08:00Check out ONE of the&nbsp;five corsets we made covered in straw at minute 0:22... and 1:16<br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NotVuELowjI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NotVuELowjI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhum">Click Here to see more Period Corsets® modeled by Victoria's Secret on our Youtube channel. </a><br /><br />For behind the scenes making of this incredible straw corset for Victoria's Secretin the Period Corset studio click here<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-3056784808945742467?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-56454631424960444502010-11-29T18:58:00.000-08:002011-11-21T11:49:44.952-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TPRk6XseyDI/AAAAAAAAKGg/blTdwuJacAI/s1600/Period+Corsets+Victoria%2527s+Secret+fashion+show+2010+Ready%252C+Set%252C+Runway+corset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TPRk6XseyDI/AAAAAAAAKGg/blTdwuJacAI/s200/Period+Corsets+Victoria%2527s+Secret+fashion+show+2010+Ready%252C+Set%252C+Runway+corset.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><br />Don't miss the 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show airing on CBS tomorrow night, November 30th.<br /><br />Here is a behind the scenes look at final fittings and a sneek peek of the models on the runway.<br />Can you pick out the Period Corsets® we made for the show?<br /><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/11/victorias-secret-fashion-show-corsets.html">If you can't wait until tomorrow night click here for the answer.</a><br /><br /><object height="290" width="471"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MpbguhLckGo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MpbguhLckGo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="471" height="290"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="290" width="471"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6XQ6mzrqtQY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6XQ6mzrqtQY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="471" height="290"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhum#p/a/AF2E88CCAFBE5B11/0/NotVuELowjI">For more behind the scenes visit the Period Corsets® Youtube channel.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-5645463142496044450?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-5912739178170906582010-11-16T07:01:00.000-08:002010-11-18T11:42:01.538-08:00<span style="font-size: large;">What is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61993461/c-1880s-steampunk-time-traveling">Steampunk</a>?</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TOJiX8sTGkI/AAAAAAAAKF4/_sbYYI-ALk8/s1600/Period+Corsets+Steampunk+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TOJiX8sTGkI/AAAAAAAAKF4/_sbYYI-ALk8/s400/Period+Corsets+Steampunk+.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><br />&nbsp;Yes!&nbsp;&nbsp; You ask, as do many others. Those “in the know”,&nbsp; designing a show, &nbsp;planning a costume; they all seem equally enthusiastic. &nbsp;Well&nbsp;we've done the research and this source seems to encapsulate&nbsp;the answer&nbsp;perfectly.<br /><br />Quoted from the <a href="http://steampunkscholar.blogspot.com/p/steampunk-101.html">steampunk scholar</a>: <br /><br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TOJf8BKeEGI/AAAAAAAAKFk/QET6cnA7wRU/s1600/Aesthetic02crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TOJf8BKeEGI/AAAAAAAAKFk/QET6cnA7wRU/s320/Aesthetic02crop.jpg" width="223" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;">“The Steampunk Aesthetic: </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">NeoVictorianism,</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Retro-futurism, </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Techno-fantasy</span>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Neo Victorian as: <br />‘ resembling reviving, or reminiscent of the Victorian Era’(OED)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In the Broadest sense possible</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">(In other words)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Steampunk utilizes a look and feel evocative of the period between 1890 and 1914, unencumbered by rigorous historical accuracy.”</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br />Hooray!<br /><br />Let the drama and creativity begin.<br /><br />Seattle and the west coast are a forge of steampunk culture; sculpture, jewelry, and wearable art abound. Victorian details- copper, metal, gears, from corsets to working geared complex contraptions. Founded in the aesthetic of seminal steampunk literature, from Jules Verne to the Golden Compass, there live and breathe the new ideas and artistic innovative designs of today. <br /><br />This weekend Seattle is hosting a <a href="http://www.steamcon.org/index.php">Steampunk Convention</a>.<br />And of even greater note we recommend the <a href="http://www.steampunkexhibitionball.com/about.html">Steampunk Exhibition Ball</a>&nbsp;on January 22, 2011<br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Period Corsets®,&nbsp;&nbsp;the experts of 1880's&nbsp;costuming&nbsp;and beyond:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We've done our own research, and as an inspiration to our fans, followers and&nbsp;designers, we are featuring&nbsp;this historically&nbsp;inspired steampunk revisionist ensemble.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TOJgjArlSiI/AAAAAAAAKFo/x4BKVyEGFro/s1600/Doris+Black+period+corsets+1880%2527s+steampunk+salon+sketch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TOJgjArlSiI/AAAAAAAAKFo/x4BKVyEGFro/s320/Doris+Black+period+corsets+1880%2527s+steampunk+salon+sketch.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TOJg95i53yI/AAAAAAAAKFs/Nt3yeeGLfdU/s1600/Salon+Stempunk+053+levels+corrected+background+added.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>From design sketch to reality, time travel is possbile!<br /><br />Thanks to Doris Black our designer and to the Period Corsets® shop for your gorgeous completed <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61993461/c-1880s-steampunk-time-traveling">Steampunk ensemble</a>!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TOJg95i53yI/AAAAAAAAKFs/Nt3yeeGLfdU/s1600/Salon+Stempunk+053+levels+corrected+background+added.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TOJg95i53yI/AAAAAAAAKFs/Nt3yeeGLfdU/s400/Salon+Stempunk+053+levels+corrected+background+added.jpg" width="265" /></a><br /><br />Looking for&nbsp;authentic metal and wood&nbsp;clockwork gears? Too expensive?&nbsp; Don't want to chop up old clocks?&nbsp; Period Corsets®&nbsp;innovated a new method for making&nbsp; the gears you see&nbsp;trimming this steampunk ensemble- stay tuned for more !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-591273917817090658?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-21992384232748101582010-11-12T17:04:00.000-08:002011-11-29T17:32:46.359-08:00Here is an up close look at the corsets we made in the Period Corsets® studio before we sent them to the Victoria's Secret Fashion show designers for final fittings and details.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We've paired our photos with the final look as seen on the runway. The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show airs nationwide on CBS November 30th. Don't miss it!<br /><br />See a more&nbsp;in depth&nbsp;look of the <a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/12/wig-lace-to-corset-find-out-how-period.html">making of these corsets</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3wM2KSIyI/AAAAAAAAKD8/jzWr2wUWLH0/s1600/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3wM2KSIyI/AAAAAAAAKD8/jzWr2wUWLH0/s640/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+%252812%2529.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Theo WargoGetty Images North America</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3wYO3T1-I/AAAAAAAAKEA/tSusJR3aykI/s1600/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+DSCF4838-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3wYO3T1-I/AAAAAAAAKEA/tSusJR3aykI/s640/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+DSCF4838-1.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Property of Period Corsets®</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3w0py1MII/AAAAAAAAKEE/SoRpJQHXtYE/s1600/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3w0py1MII/AAAAAAAAKEE/SoRpJQHXtYE/s640/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+%252813%2529.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Theo WargoGetty Images North America</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3xkf7ePcI/AAAAAAAAKEI/gc6CJiVEwTY/s1600/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+DSCN4500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3xkf7ePcI/AAAAAAAAKEI/gc6CJiVEwTY/s640/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+DSCN4500.JPG" width="467" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Property of Period Corsets®</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3x4uIJ4TI/AAAAAAAAKEM/872lvErt9OM/s1600/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3x4uIJ4TI/AAAAAAAAKEM/872lvErt9OM/s640/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+%25285%2529.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by: Pacificnewscoast.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3yNNbU6ZI/AAAAAAAAKEU/Xs3o_qX1a-k/s1600/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+DSCF4751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3yNNbU6ZI/AAAAAAAAKEU/Xs3o_qX1a-k/s640/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+DSCF4751.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Property of Period Corsets®</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3yA3-7M0I/AAAAAAAAKEQ/P5C5IGSnUfk/s1600/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3yA3-7M0I/AAAAAAAAKEQ/P5C5IGSnUfk/s640/Period+Corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+%25288%2529.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Theo WargoGetty Images North America</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3ySWKCy4I/AAAAAAAAKEY/FTGuVKvmda4/s1600/Period+corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+DSCN3976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TN3ySWKCy4I/AAAAAAAAKEY/FTGuVKvmda4/s640/Period+corsets+Victorias+Secret+corset+2010+VSFS+DSCN3976.JPG" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Property of Period Corsets®</td></tr></tbody></table>Here's a video of the final fittings--<br /><br />&nbsp;<br /><object height="295" style="background-image: url(&quot;http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/6XQ6mzrqtQY/hqdefault.jpg&quot;);" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6XQ6mzrqtQY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6XQ6mzrqtQY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhum#p/a/AF2E88CCAFBE5B11/0/6XQ6mzrqtQY">To see more Period Corsets on our Youtube channel click here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2199238423274810158?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-77817843191126296802010-11-11T17:06:00.000-08:002011-11-21T11:27:54.075-08:00Period Corsets® was honored to work with the designers at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show again this year. The show was filmed yesturday in NYC and airs on CBS on November 30th.<br /><br /><embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FPeriodCorsets%2Falbumid%2F5538453213883957089%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="400" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600"></embed><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(November 11, 2010 - Photo by PacificCoastNews.com) </span><br /><br />Based on Victoria's Secrets designers sketches, we make the basic shape of the corset and their creative artists complete the look: <a href="http://vsallaccess.victoriassecret.com/2010/11/09/fit-for-an-angel-2010/">Fittings at Victoria's Secret</a><br /><br />Stay tuned here for a behind the scenes look at the first steps in the making of these fabulous corsets.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-7781784319112629680?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-23536945179935157872010-10-22T08:55:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:38.987-08:00&nbsp;"OKLAHOMA!, where the wind come sweepin' down the plain"--&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;at the <a href="http://www.arenastage.org/shows-tickets/the-season/productions/oklahoma/">Arena Stage</a> this fall where&nbsp;the revival opened to<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/performing-arts/oklahoma,1071268/critic-review.html"> rave reviews</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;It runs from October 22&nbsp;through December 26th.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2010/kevin-adams-martin-pakledinaz-donyale-werle-et-al_29817.html">&nbsp;Martin Pakledinaz</a>, costume designer for the show selected a few&nbsp;Period Corsets®<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>&nbsp;styles to&nbsp;grace&nbsp;his actresses undercover.&nbsp; Mr. Pakledinaz's&nbsp;attention to the most&nbsp;minute&nbsp;details&nbsp;created new corsets that&nbsp;would be hard to distinguish from&nbsp; their vintage counterparts.&nbsp; Some of his design choices&nbsp;were to use antique brass front&nbsp;opening busks, complimenting bone channel seams tape and&nbsp;grommets that were hand painted to blend in&nbsp;with the corset fabrics. The&nbsp;fabrics he chose and sent us were&nbsp;all in the&nbsp;homespun palette of &nbsp;light creams and&nbsp;beige's. From pinstripe cotton to herring bone twill the textures added&nbsp;to each corsets distinctive&nbsp;subtle charm. &nbsp;Most of the corsets&nbsp;we made in a single layer of the fabric so they would not turn out chunky or over-built.&nbsp; It was an great privilege to work with Mr. Pakledinaz to create these&nbsp;one of a kind Period Corsets®.<br /><br />Pictured&nbsp;below are closeups of some of the exquisite detailing,&nbsp; <br /><br /><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=52&amp;osCsid=df474f1088725cd62509b06589f69904">Lilly c. 1900</a>&nbsp;corset in&nbsp;cream pinstripe cotton, contrast piping and antique brass busk<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JIsV9RV6EtfEZXrcNZUUww?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="400" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNrdAP2hx5I/AAAAAAAAJ1c/ExH4ZRkpawo/s400/Period%20Corsets%20DSCN4096.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PeriodCorsetsForOklahomaAtArenaStageDesignedByMartinPakledinaz?feat=embedwebsite">Period Corsets® for Oklahoma! at Arena Stage designed by Martin Pakledinaz</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=52">Lilly c. 1900</a> corset showing hand enameled&nbsp;grommets to match.<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ue6HI1-0YN3MfVbjxosseQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="300" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNrc7fr_bnI/AAAAAAAAJ1c/bUlwyuR6FWM/s400/Period%20Corsets%20DSCN4093.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PeriodCorsetsForOklahomaAtArenaStageDesignedByMartinPakledinaz?feat=embedwebsite">Period Corsets® for Oklahoma! at Arena Stage designed by Martin Pakledinaz</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=47">c. 1860 Julia</a> Corset in&nbsp;beige stripe cotton, seams trimmed with hand&nbsp;dyed&nbsp;prussian tape<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cYzU-NDVYmPWL9SB5ecULQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="300" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNrdFvZk2KI/AAAAAAAAJ1c/s9FtD_e1Mno/s400/Period%20Corsets%20DSCN4237.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PeriodCorsetsForOklahomaAtArenaStageDesignedByMartinPakledinaz?feat=embedwebsite">Period Corsets® for Oklahoma! at Arena Stage designed by Martin Pakledinaz</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ctable%20style=%22width:auto;%22%3E%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%3E%3Ca%20href=%22http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2-oNuD292Kcb3BIiAH9AvA?feat=embedwebsite&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://lh4.ggpht.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNrdZvofu2I/AAAAAAAAJ1c/ET80Ym6JaAU/s400/Period%20Corsets%20DSCN4223-1.JPG&quot; height=&quot;303&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right&quot;&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PeriodCorsetsForOklahomaAtArenaStageDesignedByMartinPakledinaz?feat=embedwebsite&quot;&gt;Period Corsets® for Oklahoma! at Arena Stage designed by Martin Pakledinaz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;"> </a><br /><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=50">c. 1890 Theodora</a> Corset in cream herringbone twill<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0xAuxM7IlilitKs6QBJnfw?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="300" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNrdngYo_BI/AAAAAAAAJ1c/O3E7lZc9O7M/s400/Period%20Corsets%20DSCN4250.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PeriodCorsetsForOklahomaAtArenaStageDesignedByMartinPakledinaz?feat=embedwebsite">Period Corsets® for Oklahoma! at Arena Stage designed by Martin Pakledinaz</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Left to right: c. 1900 Lilly, c. 1860 Julia, c. 1890 Theodora all in custom fabrics and detailing.<br /><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2-oNuD292Kcb3BIiAH9AvA?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="303" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNrdZvofu2I/AAAAAAAAJ1c/ET80Ym6JaAU/s400/Period%20Corsets%20DSCN4223-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PeriodCorsetsForOklahomaAtArenaStageDesignedByMartinPakledinaz?feat=embedwebsite">Period Corsets® for Oklahoma! at Arena Stage designed by Martin Pakledinaz</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />More Pictures:<br /><table style="width:194px;"><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PeriodCorsetsForOklahomaAtArenaStageDesignedByMartinPakledinaz?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNrcXC5u3YE/AAAAAAAAJ2I/4Xk8F3O39Yo/s160-c/PeriodCorsetsForOklahomaAtArenaStageDesignedByMartinPakledinaz.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PeriodCorsetsForOklahomaAtArenaStageDesignedByMartinPakledinaz?feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Period Corsets® for Oklahoma! at Arena Stage designed by Martin Pakledinaz</a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2353694517993515787?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-64152500212982112522010-10-05T17:30:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:38.988-08:00Corsets and Jockey's?----What? YES, the horse rider- no, not the&nbsp;briefs.&nbsp;Our incredibly creative customers come up with&nbsp;wonderful garments for all sorts of special events.<br /><br />This customer-- and avid fan of horse racing wanted a Period Corsets® <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=52">c. 1900 Lilly corset</a> to match the colors of her favorite Jockey's vibrant racing kit. She found the perfectly matching teal satin and pink ribbon to send us.&nbsp;She asked for a&nbsp;teal Lilly corset&nbsp;with a tidy tailored bow around her waist,&nbsp;and detailed&nbsp;with flashy gold grommets and front opening busk-- Voile' a matched pair. <br /><br />Happy to oblige! She will look just as fabulously flamboyant as her horse riding hero. <br /><br />Now let's hope he and his horse win the race.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNTA1a7lxYI/AAAAAAAAJvU/FVwiSqnEp-0/s1600/get_convo_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNTA1a7lxYI/AAAAAAAAJvU/FVwiSqnEp-0/s200/get_convo_image.jpg" width="160" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNTBDCKTUlI/AAAAAAAAJvc/nw8XahkSjUw/s1600/Period+Corsets+teal+and+pink+corset+front+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNTBDCKTUlI/AAAAAAAAJvc/nw8XahkSjUw/s200/Period+Corsets+teal+and+pink+corset+front+small.jpg" width="150" /></a> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNTA_FxfxdI/AAAAAAAAJvY/Oi8H8Ogb8fU/s1600/Period+Corsets+Teal+and+Pink+corset+back+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNTA_FxfxdI/AAAAAAAAJvY/Oi8H8Ogb8fU/s200/Period+Corsets+Teal+and+Pink+corset+back+small.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNTBLvfjJ4I/AAAAAAAAJvg/7IfJIZczzI0/s1600/Period+Corsets+teal+and+pink+sf+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNTBLvfjJ4I/AAAAAAAAJvg/7IfJIZczzI0/s200/Period+Corsets+teal+and+pink+sf+small.jpg" width="150" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-6415250021298211252?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-12428482888931931672010-10-01T10:11:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:38.990-08:00Period Corsets® teamed up with Tiger Lee, a &nbsp;fabulous&nbsp;graphic artist and wrangler of “hot pirate babes”. We provided corsets and sassy pirate ensembles for his over the top, tongue-in-cheek, annual Hot Pirate Babes Calendar. To create each months' wenchy pinup, Tiger lee paires his salty models with sexy garb, digitally re-masters the setting for a stunningly one of a kind argh-be-dar look.<br /><br />Period Corsets® has been a fan of&nbsp;Tiger Lee's&nbsp;calendars and we are so proud to be included this year. Here is a sneak peak at the 2011 calendar. <br /><br /><u>***Do you have a picture of yourself or a colleague wearing a Period Corsets garment® or ensemble</u>? Email it to Hilary at <a href="mailto:sales@periodcorsets.com">sales@periodcorsets.com</a>&nbsp; and we’ll send you a 2010 Hot Pirate Babes&nbsp;Calendar. <br /><br />Don’t miss it!-- Period Corsets® styled as Pirate wenches arrrhhh.!<br /><br /><strong>February’s wench titled “ Check Matie”</strong><br /><strong>Photo credit: Tiger Lee</strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNS4Mq9HgAI/AAAAAAAAJvM/ig0UvOp6n-s/s1600/Tiger+Lee+Period+Corests+Pirate+WEnch+.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNS4Mq9HgAI/AAAAAAAAJvM/ig0UvOp6n-s/s640/Tiger+Lee+Period+Corests+Pirate+WEnch+.bmp" width="503" /></a></div><br />Lovely model Kaaren Renfroe wears a Period Corsets® <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=44">c. 1790 &nbsp;Marie Corset</a> styled in chocolate twill with black striped trim and black cotton pleated sleeve and hip ruffles, a very short<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&amp;products_id=28"> Peasant Petticoat</a> in black cotton and a <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&amp;products_id=37">Pocket Hoop Pannier</a> styled in a jacquard cream and ecru cotton/linen blend. The horizontal boning is trimmed with black grosgrain ribbons tied in tidy bows at the out seams of each side hoop, the bottom hem edge is finished with a black cotton pleated ruffle. <br /><br />Above Sassy Period Corsets® Ensemble garments-- styled by Idolatre Clothing&nbsp; _________________________________________<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Lovely model Molly Gyp wears our Red and Gold Brocade<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/28257996/sale-corset-waist-cinch-red-and-gold"> Wench style waist cinch corset</a>.</strong><br /><strong>Photo credit: Tiger Lee</strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNS4CAen9GI/AAAAAAAAJvI/1KkPVO9s94A/s1600/Tiger+Lee+Period+Corsets+Waist+cinch+.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNS4CAen9GI/AAAAAAAAJvI/1KkPVO9s94A/s640/Tiger+Lee+Period+Corsets+Waist+cinch+.bmp" width="502" /></a> <br /><br />____________________________________<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>June’s Pirate Babe titled “ Washed Ashore”</strong><br /><strong>Photo credit: Tiger Lee</strong><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNS6UuqL5eI/AAAAAAAAJvQ/sLKR6PNWxig/s1600/tiger+lee+period+corsets+wench+.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TNS6UuqL5eI/AAAAAAAAJvQ/sLKR6PNWxig/s640/tiger+lee+period+corsets+wench+.bmp" width="503" /></a><br /><br />Lovely model Lisa Page wears a <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&amp;products_id=51&amp;osCsid=141f8175ff92f5f8c1b5361e50afcbfd">Period Corsets® Shift</a> – wetted down and tossed on the high seas she must have lost her corset--left&nbsp;on the shore&nbsp;only in our shift&nbsp;&nbsp;made in a cream bamboo/ linen blend and trimmed with cotton needle lace.<br /><br />&nbsp;Pirate Babes in Period Corsets® make wonderful Halloween costumes -- Here's to the season!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-1242848288893193167?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-75692540279680342222010-09-24T13:13:00.000-07:002010-11-12T11:19:13.446-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TKPajwFD2BI/AAAAAAAAI2U/8SFyZbeWHkg/s1600/Bombshell+Diary++Period+corsets+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TKPajwFD2BI/AAAAAAAAI2U/8SFyZbeWHkg/s320/Bombshell+Diary++Period+corsets+.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhum#p/a/AF2E88CCAFBE5B11/0/6XQ6mzrqtQY">To see more Period Corsets® in Performance on our Youtube Channel click here<br /></a><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lw2JOyf1OHE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lw2JOyf1OHE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/09/victorias-secret-models-launch.html">Click here to see Adriana, Lily and Candice's cute pink striped corsets up close and personal in our Period Corsets® Studio.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-7569254027968034222?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-41013899428751924742010-09-24T09:56:00.000-07:002010-09-24T15:43:29.058-07:00Planning to attend <a href="http://www.usitt.org/Conference.aspx">USITT</a> in Charlotte in March 2011? Have a gorgeous costume sketch that you would love to show off?<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TJ0l6DbUWcI/AAAAAAAAIxI/WfeImn-u-gg/s1600/Designer+Gayle+Baizer+narrow+road+to+the+deep+north.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TJ0l6DbUWcI/AAAAAAAAIxI/WfeImn-u-gg/s200/Designer+Gayle+Baizer+narrow+road+to+the+deep+north.jpg" width="141" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Design sketch by Gayle Baizer</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here's how it all comes together:&nbsp;Susan is presenting "Graceful Bodices: the Pattern After Draping". This <a href="http://www.usitt.org/default.aspx?PageID=7964&amp;CommissionCode=COS">session</a> is a demonstration of techniques to easily and successfully&nbsp;transfer a draped bodice to a brown-paper pattern. Susan has presented two draping demonstrations, the&nbsp;first on period skirts followed by a session on bodices two years later.&nbsp;&nbsp;This session is a follow up to those popular sessions,&nbsp;continuing the progression of&nbsp;the work of making a costume from idea to reality.<br /><br />The&nbsp;sketch by Gayle Baizer&nbsp;featured here is&nbsp;the&nbsp;example&nbsp;Susan used&nbsp; for the&nbsp;c.1850 era section of her&nbsp;Graceful Skirts session:&nbsp; how to drape&nbsp;a rectangular skirt over a&nbsp;hoop pettiooat.&nbsp;</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br />Susan would love to give you a forum to show your sketch to your collegues. She is looking for a <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=43">c. 1770</a> sketch (ice-cream cone shape), and a c<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=48">. 1880</a> sketch (long cuirass bodice) or similar time periods. If you think you have a sketch that would work, please email Susan directly at <a href="mailto:susan@periodcorsets.com">susan@periodcorsets.com</a>. <br /><br />Once Susan has reviewed the available sketches, she will decide which will work best for her presentation, and will let you know if she will be using your sketch (which will become part of the handout for the session). <br /><br />Thanks for helping out! And see you at USITT!<br /><br /><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/03/usitt-stage-expo-opens.html">Our booth from last years conference in Kansas City</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TJzYA2dXXJI/AAAAAAAAItk/wp-GO8EW7SY/s1600/DSCN1257-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TJzYA2dXXJI/AAAAAAAAItk/wp-GO8EW7SY/s320/DSCN1257-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-4101389942875192474?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-15942162544790258222010-09-15T14:01:00.000-07:002011-11-21T11:50:42.689-08:00<strong>Victoria's Secret drops some impossibly beautiful bombshells on Los Angeles-</strong> <br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1312324/Victorias-Secret-drops-impossibly-beautiful-bombshell-Los-Angeles.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Quoted from the London Daily Mail online.</span></a><br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />"When Victoria's Secret drops a bombshell the effects are sure to be felt for miles.<br />Especially when they do it with three of the hottest women in the world.<br /><br />In true form the lingerie company rolled out the beautiful big guns yesterday as they launched their new fragrance Bombshell in Los Angeles.<br /><br />Sizzling hot: Lily Aldridge, Candice Swanepoel and Adriana Lima were flawless as they promoted Victoria's Secret's new fragrance, Bombshell in Los Angeles yesterday.<br /><br /><strong><u>"Looking impossibly gorgeous",</u></strong> with huge hair and sparkling white teeth, Lily Aldridge, Candice Swanepoel and Adriana Lima posed outside the Victoria's Secret store at The Grove to promote the new fragrance.&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><u>"The models showed off their flawless figures in </u><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/09/victorias-secret-models-launch.html">pink and white candy striped satin basques</a><u>"</u></strong> and teeny black satin shorts.&nbsp; Black satin pumps helped showcase their endless legs to perfection<strong>.</strong><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TKPVOcdjBLI/AAAAAAAAI2Q/wL4WfGQY48I/s1600/victorias-secret-bombshell-Period_Corsets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TKPVOcdjBLI/AAAAAAAAI2Q/wL4WfGQY48I/s320/victorias-secret-bombshell-Period_Corsets.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br />Of the new scent, the company's head of fragrance, Mark Knitowski told press: 'Together, the sparkling fruits are balanced by sultry warmth for a fresh sensuality that is confident, sexy, glamorous and ultra-feminine. <br />Utter perfection: In true Victoria's Secret fashion neither Adriana Lima or Candice Swanepoel had a hair out of place.<br /><br />'We designed this fragrance to be instantly memorable, one of a kind. Just like a Victoria's Secret Bombshell.'<br />Victoria's Secret is known for using the most beautiful models in the world - Helena Christensen, Tyra Banks, Stephanie Seymour, Giselle, Miranda Kerr and Heidi Klum have all worked for the company at one time."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhum">To see videos of the launch on the Period Corsets® youtube channel click here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-1594216254479025822?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-22690199546664721112010-09-14T12:01:00.000-07:002011-11-21T11:50:54.116-08:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TJ0cMQveYiI/AAAAAAAAIwg/4rApybFbHJ8/s1600/Victorias_Secret_Period_Corsets_+Bombshell_+Perfume_+Corset+(41).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="315" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TJ0cMQveYiI/AAAAAAAAIwg/4rApybFbHJ8/s400/Victorias_Secret_Period_Corsets_+Bombshell_+Perfume_+Corset+(41).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: black; font: medium &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: xx-small;">&nbsp;(September 13, 2010<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>- Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images North America</span></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">)</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Victoria's Secret Bombshell models Lily Aldridge, Candice Swanepoel and Adriana Lima, model custom made </span><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">Period Corsets®</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> pink, magenta and black corsets. The venue is&nbsp; the launch of Victoria 's Secret "Bombshell" Perfume in Los Angeles, California.</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FPeriodCorsets%2Falbumid%2F5520590285361704161%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">See the corset up close&nbsp;in 360 below in our studio.</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TJ0cfZJ-JYI/AAAAAAAAIwo/KOOYG0RTGdY/s1600/DSCF4888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TJ0cfZJ-JYI/AAAAAAAAIwo/KOOYG0RTGdY/s400/DSCF4888.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TJ0ckL6pyLI/AAAAAAAAIww/x_tzG7NT7T4/s1600/DSCF4890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TJ0ckL6pyLI/AAAAAAAAIww/x_tzG7NT7T4/s400/DSCF4890.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhum#p/a/AF2E88CCAFBE5B11/1/XszGQlrvtk4"><span style="font-size: large;">Watch the bombshell photo shoot at&nbsp;the perfume&nbsp;launch on the Period Corsets® Youtube channel</span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; 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clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhum#p/a/AF2E88CCAFBE5B11/0/qaUmBwL1YNo"><span style="font-size: large;">Watch the interview at the Victoria's Secret Fragrance Launch on the Period Corsets</span><span style="font-size: medium;">®</span><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;Youtube Channel</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2269019954666472111?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-88022925967395623322010-09-09T12:13:00.000-07:002010-09-09T12:35:12.671-07:00Susan Davis, Becky Kaufman and Hilary Specht are interviewed in this video by Josephine Cheng for Seattle's King 5 Evening Magazine in April of 2003. <br /><br />Find out what it's like to make a <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=59&amp;osCsid=1a9ae57cd8b632b274ef042594a245e3">corset for Madonna</a>, and what it feels like to wear one. <br /><br /><br /><object height="288" width="470"><param name="movie" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" value="http://www.king5.com/v/?i=102390574" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.king5.com/v/?i=102390574" AllowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" height="288" wmode="transparent" width="470"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhum#p/c/AF2E88CCAFBE5B11/3/rdccTOcX7o4">See Madonna's "Sorry" Video on the Period Corsets® YouTube Channel</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8802292596739562332?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-1110837126737221512010-09-02T10:27:00.000-07:002010-09-02T10:56:06.032-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH_i46nv6LI/AAAAAAAAInk/hPJJh8LKC1c/s1600/Period+Corsets+Stage+Directions+Interview+Becky+Kaufman+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH_i46nv6LI/AAAAAAAAInk/hPJJh8LKC1c/s640/Period+Corsets+Stage+Directions+Interview+Becky+Kaufman+(2).jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2009/03/metropolitan-operas-performance-of-la.html">For more information about the Metropolitan Opera's Production of La Sonnambula ( pictured above) click here.</a></div><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/07/peek-of-period-corsets-petticoats-at.html">For a sneak peek of Period Corsets® custom Petticoats in the final curtain call of La Sonnambula click here.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-111083712673722151?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-9073673196028690072010-08-27T16:33:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:38.992-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/THMFgkL2bSI/AAAAAAAAISk/5DQb00429dI/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/THMFgkL2bSI/AAAAAAAAISk/5DQb00429dI/s640/Period+Corsets+Dita+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The video, The original Cosmopolitan story - by Cointreau staring Dita Von Teese&nbsp;was styled by Trish Summerville. She&nbsp;contacted us for the custom made-to-measure cone bra all-in-one corset pictured above.<br /><br /><br />Dita von Teese is the renowned queen of burlesque. Period Corsets® was thrilled to make Ms. Teese’s <strong><u>under-</u></strong> undergarment; the white satin cone bra she strips down to in her new video. <br /><br />Take a look at the stills below and the video.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8AHiRaryI/AAAAAAAAIjw/rduosbJ2M-4/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8AHiRaryI/AAAAAAAAIjw/rduosbJ2M-4/s400/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8AVBhrmzI/AAAAAAAAIj4/Y_fRHq30zBk/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8AVBhrmzI/AAAAAAAAIj4/Y_fRHq30zBk/s400/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8AdxM7PfI/AAAAAAAAIkA/gOWjsxyPDaU/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8AdxM7PfI/AAAAAAAAIkA/gOWjsxyPDaU/s400/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8AyHg8SRI/AAAAAAAAIkI/bvM7KVvI2sc/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+Teese+Cosmo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8AyHg8SRI/AAAAAAAAIkI/bvM7KVvI2sc/s640/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+Teese+Cosmo2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8BMG1It4I/AAAAAAAAIkY/4XqqAOwdxB0/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+Teese+Cosmo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="339" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8BMG1It4I/AAAAAAAAIkY/4XqqAOwdxB0/s640/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+Teese+Cosmo3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8BcssyKbI/AAAAAAAAIkg/35CLHCRFNpY/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8BcssyKbI/AAAAAAAAIkg/35CLHCRFNpY/s400/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8BoU7cRZI/AAAAAAAAIko/Wt9R7j6UcAY/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8BoU7cRZI/AAAAAAAAIko/Wt9R7j6UcAY/s400/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese15.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8CrBKtgcI/AAAAAAAAIlQ/x6VUcnQmekI/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8CrBKtgcI/AAAAAAAAIlQ/x6VUcnQmekI/s400/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8BwAV76KI/AAAAAAAAIkw/ScxJEWbwS_c/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8BwAV76KI/AAAAAAAAIkw/ScxJEWbwS_c/s400/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese7.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8B2C80TUI/AAAAAAAAIk4/0I3Tq2vkk6Q/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8B2C80TUI/AAAAAAAAIk4/0I3Tq2vkk6Q/s400/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8B_kF_IHI/AAAAAAAAIlA/kD8-hiQZvbY/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8B_kF_IHI/AAAAAAAAIlA/kD8-hiQZvbY/s400/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8CQYuYkNI/AAAAAAAAIlI/bkY1Oi3lKlw/s1600/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH8CQYuYkNI/AAAAAAAAIlI/bkY1Oi3lKlw/s640/Period+Corsets+Dita+von+teese17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhum#p/a/AF2E88CCAFBE5B11/0/cFM-VdO79OE">Click here to see the video on the PeriodCorsets Youtube channel.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/08/making-of-dita-von-teeses-all-in-one.html">To see the making of this cone bra all-in-one corset click here.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-907367319602869007?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-43425999169870589972010-08-23T11:41:00.000-07:002010-09-04T08:59:43.847-07:00Period&nbsp;Corsets! That ever-fascinating part of&nbsp;our attire that has&nbsp;shaped women's history.... <br /><br />For our Northwest colleauges:<br /><br />Here is a link to <a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/18/firm-foundation-for-historical-underwear/">“The Politics of Women’s Underwear: 1790-1950",</a> a lecture this weekend at the <a href="http://cchmuseum.org/">Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver</a>, Washington,&nbsp;&nbsp;Saturday August 28th, given by&nbsp;historian Rebecca Morrison-Peck.&nbsp;(sited from The Columbian newspaper).<br /><br />This lecture&nbsp;is part of the exhibit “Road to Equality: The Struggle for Women’s Rights in the Northwest” which runs through December 2011.<br /><br />See below for examples of <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a>&nbsp;corsets from the era's c. 1750&nbsp;and &nbsp;c. 1950. Our corsets are used by theatres, operas, universities and colleges, historic re-enactors--anyone and everyone&nbsp;who is interested in&nbsp;recreating a particular historical era.<br /><br />&nbsp;<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=44">c. 1790 Marie corset</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/THK-zbIE7GI/AAAAAAAAISU/FOLYqRz1LoI/s1600/Period+Corsets+1790+Corset_Marie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/THK-zbIE7GI/AAAAAAAAISU/FOLYqRz1LoI/s200/Period+Corsets+1790+Corset_Marie.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">&nbsp; </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium 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/></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=57">c. 1950 Stevie Corset</a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/THK_B-GJvcI/AAAAAAAAISc/NkeV85894EU/s1600/Period+Corsets+1950+corset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/THK_B-GJvcI/AAAAAAAAISc/NkeV85894EU/s200/Period+Corsets+1950+corset.jpg" width="143" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-4342599916987058997?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-2407621210772607312010-08-12T07:34:00.000-07:002011-12-01T10:06:10.932-08:00<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;captions=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FPeriodCorsets%2Falbumid%2F5512137364346640577%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br /><br /><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/08/original-cosmopolitan-story-by.html">To see stills from Dita&nbsp;von Teese's video click here.</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhee#p/c/AF2E88CCAFBE5B11/27/cFM-VdO79OE">To see the video on the Period Corsets Youtube channel click here.</a><br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PickANewPeriodCorsetsProduct?authuser=0&amp;feat=directlink">To vote on adding a cone bra to our Period Corsets retail line of corsets click here.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-240762121077260731?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-80684391362968667052010-07-21T09:59:00.000-07:002011-11-29T14:10:41.682-08:00Take a look at this slide show, scroll through or just press play to see behind the scenes: <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> making custom short petticoats, <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=48&amp;osCsid=36d7ca90f0adae35652a6f48fac4e941">c.1880 Alice corsets</a> in brocade silks, <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&amp;products_id=41">Bustles</a> in striped silk, bloomers,chemises and <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&amp;products_id=33">bustle pettiocoats</a>.<br /><br /><embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;captions=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FPeriodCorsets%2Falbumid%2F5511795374949404241%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks for watching!<br /><br /><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/07/santa-fe-opera-opens-tales-of-hoffmann.html">To see Ms. Wall singing in the Opera click here.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8068439136296866705?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-29634404116615046282010-07-17T06:12:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:38.993-08:00<object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dBs7Dm3l13s?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dBs7Dm3l13s?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />"Elle a fui, la tourterelle" <a href="http://www.santafeopera.org/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=3959">from "Tales of Hoffmann" at the Santa Fe Opera 2010</a><br />In a room in Crespel's house, Antonia (Erin Wall), his daughter, sits singing a plaintive love song.<br />Video compliments of the Santa Fe Opera<br /><br /><br />Constance Hoffman is the costume designer for this production. Santa Fe Opera sent Period Corsets® yards and yards of gorgeous striped taffetas and brocade silks to make the undergarments for the 18 chorus women. Santa Fe Opera's costume shop made leading lady&nbsp;Ms. Erin Wall's corset,&nbsp;which she&nbsp;wore with&nbsp;our <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Dsm1_3DebFiPadu01t8yrQ?feat=directlink">bloomers and bustle petticoat</a>. &nbsp;The women's chorus undergarments are seen on stage; each singer wears a custom <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=48&amp;osCsid=9f8d4facd13e0f4fb37c8112c92dab3d">Alice c.1880 corset</a> and <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&amp;products_id=41">bustle</a> in different coordinating silks. The c. 1880 underwear ensembles were complimented with a <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&amp;products_id=58">sleeveless chemise</a>, bloomers and short petticoat, all constructed of&nbsp;the most delicate of batiste cottons.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of the chorus's &nbsp;coordinating ensembles. It was a delight to work on this project!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH3WTTXu2vI/AAAAAAAAIe4/XTn9FZwBqvQ/s1600/Period+Corsets+Santa+Fe+Tales+of+Hoffmann+(36).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH3WTTXu2vI/AAAAAAAAIe4/XTn9FZwBqvQ/s400/Period+Corsets+Santa+Fe+Tales+of+Hoffmann+(36).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH3WkvaUdJI/AAAAAAAAIfA/rZ_WH01s00w/s1600/Period+Corsets+Santa+Fe+Tales+of+Hoffmann+(44).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH3WkvaUdJI/AAAAAAAAIfA/rZ_WH01s00w/s320/Period+Corsets+Santa+Fe+Tales+of+Hoffmann+(44).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH3Wwilq0SI/AAAAAAAAIfI/APa1a7kcV-k/s1600/Period+Corsets+Santa+Fe+Tales+of+Hoffmann+(42).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH3Wwilq0SI/AAAAAAAAIfI/APa1a7kcV-k/s320/Period+Corsets+Santa+Fe+Tales+of+Hoffmann+(42).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH3XCTme4nI/AAAAAAAAIfQ/f3TcWM7Hzow/s1600/Period+Corsets+Santa+Fe+Tales+of+Hoffmann+(22).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TH3XCTme4nI/AAAAAAAAIfQ/f3TcWM7Hzow/s320/Period+Corsets+Santa+Fe+Tales+of+Hoffmann+(22).JPG" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2010/07/period-corsets-making-c1880s.html">Click here for more behind-the-scenes making of these undergarments.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2963440411661504628?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-36172393067563877772010-07-01T15:21:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:38.995-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/THb8JJ9yKOI/AAAAAAAAITI/K_e7JgX-g4A/s1600/6a00d83451c83e69e20112791472aa28a4-400wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/THb8JJ9yKOI/AAAAAAAAITI/K_e7JgX-g4A/s320/6a00d83451c83e69e20112791472aa28a4-400wi.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br />photo:compliments of operatictypepad.com<br /><br /><br />Period Corsets® petticoats peek out when the dancers kick up their heels in the curtain call number of the Metropolitan Opera's La Sonnambula. Most of the action takes place about&nbsp;2:10 minutes into the clip!<br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HarPbspMQT4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HarPbspMQT4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />See if you can pick out the Period Corsets® petticoats used as rehearsal skirts on some of the chorus ladies. Many of our petticoats are hanging on the rack on stage left. In the final scene of act&nbsp;one, the chorus members rip petticoats off the rack and proceed to fling them across the stage in a furor. A veritable petticoat storm ensues. Quite exciting!<br /><br />Here are more clips from the Opera:<br /><br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-SM4VgpEEAc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-SM4VgpEEAc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sy9rb3cHjlo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sy9rb3cHjlo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-3617239306756387777?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-8189430542977915832010-06-30T11:41:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:38.997-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> is delighted to support the arts and education. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We recently made a donation to the Fernback Museum of Natural History in Atalnta Georgia.&nbsp;Pictured below is our pink brocade coutil Julia c. 1860 corset in&nbsp;the exhibit. Please read more&nbsp;about the Reflections of Culture Exhibition below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Quoted from the Fernbank Museum:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fernbankmuseum.org/exhibitions/permanent/roc/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="251" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TG7NMVwFU_I/AAAAAAAAISE/1WgdJwtcnsc/s320/DSCN5365.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">Reflections of Culture draws from Fernbank’s permanent collections, including the Dorothy Methvin McClatchey Collection, to showcase the fascinating similarities among cultures throughout the world and the different ways of expressing cultural information through the things people create and wear.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Reflections of Culture focuses on the most personally expressive of those objects—personal adornment. People around the world decorate their bodies with clothing, jewelry and various forms of body modification, including piercing, scarring, painting, shaping and tattooing. Personal adornment allows people to express their cultural identity and provides a particularly effective means of communicating social, political and economic information about themselves and the society in which they live.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Discover what culture is and how it is expressed through a variety of contemporary and historic objects. Artifacts are placed alongside captivating photographs, which provide a context for how the objects are worn, by whom and why. Educational interactives throughout the gallery allow visitors to further explore how personal adornment is used to express culture.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.fernbankmuseum.org/education/research_collections/McClatchey/index.aspx">Learn more about the Dorothy Methvin McClatchey Collection.</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.fernbankmuseum.org/exhibitions/permanent/roc/">Reflections of Culture Exhibition</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-818943054297791583?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-72769470188338805422010-06-11T15:56:00.001-07:002010-07-03T14:29:43.116-07:00<em>"Toile is the name of a fabric that entered the English language around the 16th century[1] from a French word meaning "linen cloth" or "canvas" — particularly cloth or canvas for painting on. The word toile in modern English has multiple meanings.&nbsp;</em><br /><em><strong>Etymology</strong></em><br /><em>Middle English toile, from French toile ("cloth"), from Old French teile, from Latin tela, ("web"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg ("to cover") (see List of Proto-Indo-European roots in Wiktionary).</em><br /><em>&nbsp;<strong>Uses:</strong> </em><strong><em>&nbsp;Test garment</em></strong><br /><em><strong>A toile is a version of a garment made by a fashion designer or dressmaker to test a pattern</strong>. They are usually made in cheap material, as multiple toiles may be made in the process of perfecting a design. Toiles may be called "muslins" in the United States."</em><br />Sited :&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toile">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toile</a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TC6bsftFZ0I/AAAAAAAAIII/wxDJzRjKnVc/s1600/Mockup+Christina+or+Nell+Corset+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TC6bsftFZ0I/AAAAAAAAIII/wxDJzRjKnVc/s200/Mockup+Christina+or+Nell+Corset+004.jpg" width="153" /></a><br /><strong>Making&nbsp;a Toile at Period Corsets®</strong><strong>:</strong>&nbsp;pictured&nbsp;left is a prototype <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&amp;products_id=39&amp;osCsid=81d53fe25ce9ca7f750187a39e223738">Kristina&nbsp;c. 1660 corset</a> and&nbsp; below, a custom corset for a client.<br /><br />The toile is the start of the&nbsp;three-dimensional garment. The&nbsp;exciting first look of the pattern in fabric,&nbsp;the designer's dreams&nbsp;manifest themselves in cloth reality. It is essential in the costuming process.&nbsp; For <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> we make toiles to ensures a custom garment fits the performer perfectly, and the&nbsp;designer reviews and adjusts the style lines as needed.&nbsp;&nbsp;Once we've made our toile, we fit it,&nbsp;and then perfect the pattern.<br /><br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TC6cHeITZwI/AAAAAAAAIIQ/xbfepGfvne4/s1600/Mockup+Period+Corsets+VSFS+Corset+2410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TC6cHeITZwI/AAAAAAAAIIQ/xbfepGfvne4/s200/Mockup+Period+Corsets+VSFS+Corset+2410.jpg" width="150" /></a>We make multiple mockups (or&nbsp;toiles) of each corset we develop for our line--it’s part of our extensive research process. We distill the shape of the period to fit the modern body and&nbsp;encapsulate the style and silhouette of an era. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Keep an eye out&nbsp;on this blog for the toiles <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> will be working on in the summer months.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-7276947018833880542?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-65135370181578308602010-06-05T18:25:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:38.998-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TC6VoJeFePI/AAAAAAAAIHw/uqYNa8xgFK8/s1600/Period+Corsets+Julia++tanielle+F4679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TC6VoJeFePI/AAAAAAAAIHw/uqYNa8xgFK8/s200/Period+Corsets+Julia++tanielle+F4679.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>Period Corsets® came to the rescue of one graduate who wanted to walk down her graduation aisle in a corset.&nbsp;Tanielle was not a theatre student or an actor. She was graduating and&nbsp;she coordinated her whole outfit based on&nbsp;one central element – her corset. <br />She called us with a corset emergency. &nbsp;The corset she ordered from another corset company was not going to work out. She needed a bright red silk corset. So we scheduled her fitting and&nbsp;made her corset just in time for the ceremony.<br /><br />It matches those roses to perfection.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TC6WGoWuHYI/AAAAAAAAIH4/S6DyASK-wFI/s1600/Period+Corsets+Tanielle+julia+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TC6WGoWuHYI/AAAAAAAAIH4/S6DyASK-wFI/s320/Period+Corsets+Tanielle+julia+(1).jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Courtesy of Tanielle</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Looking good and congratulations on your diploma!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-6513537018157830860?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-23508165015568877902010-05-31T10:09:00.000-07:002010-07-03T14:22:01.500-07:00<object height="295" style="background-image: url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/6Rv3nf7RDKk/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Rv3nf7RDKk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Rv3nf7RDKk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Meet the &nbsp;Period Corsets® Grommeter-- the Machine and the Man.</strong><br /><br />O'Rion, long-time&nbsp;Period Corsets® employee,&nbsp;demonstrates grommeting the center back panels of a corset using our mechanical foot press grommet die setter,&nbsp;otherwise know as a grommet machine and fondly referred to by our shop as... The Grommeter! <br /><br /><br />#1-- One must focus on the task at hand&nbsp;while grommeting.<br /><br />Also Take note:<br /><br />#2-- The top lever has two positions; while the lever is&nbsp;over the left side it engages<em>&nbsp;<strong>the&nbsp;cutting die.</strong></em>&nbsp; Observe as O'Rion cuts the holes in the garment.<br /><br />#3--O'Rion switches the lever to the right side engaging <em>the setting die</em>. He adds a grommet washer, followed by the garment, then the on-top grommet.&nbsp; <br /><br />#4--&nbsp;In&nbsp; orchestrated motion O'Rion&nbsp;employs the foot press&nbsp;when needed for&nbsp;each <strong><em>cutting and setting</em></strong> action.<br /><br />In&nbsp;conclusion:&nbsp; a <em>Simple, Elegant&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;Efficient</em> process, by-words for our work at Period Corsets®.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2350816501556887790?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-88239379655811048412010-05-10T16:37:00.000-07:002010-09-15T11:50:26.621-07:00<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FPeriodCorsets%2Falbumid%2F5451584889708379825%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="400" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600"></embed><br /><br />Take a look at the newest addition to our line of historic corsets.<br /><br /><br />The Louisa c. 1725 corset creates a shapely, triangular form, using 1/4" steel and spiral bones, and two layers of coutil. The corset is cut to enhance and lift the bust, and shape the waist. The waist tabs, cut in one with the corset, curve over the hips. The shoulder straps are optional, as this style was often seen without straps.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8823937965581104841?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-23425493849424936312010-05-01T15:33:00.000-07:002011-11-29T16:19:13.256-08:00<div style="border: currentColor;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TCFeM8TbsdI/AAAAAAAAIFE/dY9aZ4ULQHY/s1600/Period+Corsets+BW+french+farthingale+DSCF3525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ru="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/TCFeM8TbsdI/AAAAAAAAIFE/dY9aZ4ULQHY/s320/Period+Corsets+BW+french+farthingale+DSCF3525.JPG" width="240" /></a>Period Corsets® has taken the leap:&nbsp; we've&nbsp;launched&nbsp;our company Facebook page. Come on over and take a look. We will be posting what we are up to, including projects&nbsp;in the works, new products in development, news about productions with our garments undercover or out in the open on stage! We look forward to connecting with our wonderful fans, colleagues and clients.</div><div style="border: currentColor;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor;">This&nbsp; discussion topic on our&nbsp;Period Corsets® Facebook page was deleted by facebook, but you can take a look at the photos of the product candidates, and then place your vote here on this picasa album:</div><div style="border: currentColor;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PickANewPeriodCorsetsProduct?authuser=0&amp;feat=directlink">Vote for&nbsp;a new Period Corsets® product</a>&nbsp;!</div><div style="border: currentColor;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor;">What historic undergarment would you prefer to have made outside your&nbsp;costume shop? </div><br /><ul><li>A drum farthingale&nbsp;in the style of&nbsp;Queen Elizabeth I in all her glory? </li><li>A&nbsp;short petticoat in a gossamer batiste&nbsp;with&nbsp;delicate pin-tucks? </li><li style="border: currentColor;">A corset? Which corset era do you find yourself making over and over, that you'd prefer to be&nbsp;available in five sizes, orderable and overnighted&nbsp;from <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">www.periodcorsets.com/</a>?</li></ul><br />Visit our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/PeriodCorsets#!/PeriodCorsets?sk=questions">Facebook page</a>,&nbsp; for&nbsp;more survey's.<br /><div style="border: currentColor;"></div><div style="border: currentColor;"></div><div style="border: currentColor;">Write-in candidates welcome.</div>Happy voting!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2342549384942493631?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-76489679372742834222010-04-29T10:40:00.001-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.000-08:00<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8914661@N07/3744275194/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/3744275194_f7f311a789.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8914661@N07/3744275194/">6540_102161049505_73612574505_2244462_7277731_n</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8914661@N07/">keltie.colleen</a>.</span></div>This is one of Keltie Colleen's portfolio pictures. <br /><br />She's wearing our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=19">Lilly c. 1900</a> underbust corset made in a pink and gold lame checked fabric with a hot pink lace overlay. We made this corset for her costume for Planet Hollywood's Peep Show in March of 2009.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-7648967937274283422?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-68214147726033099772010-04-07T12:03:00.000-07:002010-04-08T11:50:41.222-07:00What is a rabbit punch?<br />Watch and see it in action. A skillful Period Corsets® employee punches 3/4" holes in a corset pattern and hangs it on the pattern rack for efficient storage. She is using a rabbit punch, which gets it's name, not surprisingly by looking a bit like a rabbit. <br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dwz0SZXOJMk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dwz0SZXOJMk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-6821414772603309977?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-20499301934570489982010-04-02T17:09:00.000-07:002010-04-07T17:33:41.172-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S70dMZhZ0cI/AAAAAAAAHLI/aAFvTgSQDEc/s1600/Period+Corsets1255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S70dMZhZ0cI/AAAAAAAAHLI/aAFvTgSQDEc/s400/Period+Corsets1255.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday was&nbsp;our last day at the USITT conference.&nbsp; We debuted&nbsp;the newest addition to our<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/862.html"> line of corsets</a>, the <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=52">c.1725 Louisa&nbsp;</a>corset.&nbsp; (See above on the form in the foreground) &nbsp;This Louisa corset is made&nbsp;with a double layer of cotton coutil and&nbsp;a white linen/cotton blend.&nbsp; The corset &nbsp;is paired with a custom length<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=21"> Peasant Petticoat</a> made in a rustic&nbsp;woven blue/grey&nbsp;&nbsp;cotton.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S70dTDPYeyI/AAAAAAAAHLQ/WfmgmIy3wTA/s1600/Period+Corsets+Skirt+Supports+USITT1213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S70dTDPYeyI/AAAAAAAAHLQ/WfmgmIy3wTA/s320/Period+Corsets+Skirt+Supports+USITT1213.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/936.html">skirt supports</a> tidy, &nbsp;hanging all in a row...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S70daxi1iOI/AAAAAAAAHLY/5N4ZLFudCh4/s1600/Period+Corsets+1260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S70daxi1iOI/AAAAAAAAHLY/5N4ZLFudCh4/s320/Period+Corsets+1260.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Emily couldn't resist taking the complete&nbsp;<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/967.html">c.1560 Salon ensemble</a> home with her! Can't wait to see her&nbsp;facing off with Mary Queen of Scots at her Renaissance Festival this summer.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S70d2vn9ZnI/AAAAAAAAHLo/xy_mbJYmFMM/s1600/Period+Corsets+1257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S70d2vn9ZnI/AAAAAAAAHLo/xy_mbJYmFMM/s320/Period+Corsets+1257.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Time to pack up. See you next year in Charlotte!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S70dgCLgCPI/AAAAAAAAHLg/SQuhx4xyETg/s1600/Period+Corsets+USITT3197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S70dgCLgCPI/AAAAAAAAHLg/SQuhx4xyETg/s200/Period+Corsets+USITT3197.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2049930193457048998?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-7696429122470935932010-04-02T15:56:00.001-07:002010-04-13T18:17:01.836-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7dSCA70V7I/AAAAAAAAHKo/g8vzPasd2xE/s1600/DSCN1265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7dSCA70V7I/AAAAAAAAHKo/g8vzPasd2xE/s320/DSCN1265.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>And....... the winner is.......<br /><br />Rebecca White from Otterbein College in Ohio. She visited our booth first thing on Thursday to&nbsp;enter our drawing, and&nbsp;won a <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets® garment</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;In our email newslettter&nbsp;reminding everyone to visit us at USITT, we invite you to drop off a business card to enter a drawing at the conference--the lucky winner picks one of our corsets, petticoats or skirt supports. You have to be&nbsp;on our newsletter list to be invited!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/907.html">Sign up from our web site so you won't miss out next year.</a><br /><br />Our lucky winnner, Rebecca chose one of our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/936.html">skirt supports</a>, a size medium <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=36">19th c. bustle</a>. She's doing a production of "A Doll's House" next year and according to Rebecca, "I really don't want to make that!" Rebecca, we are glad to help you get jump on your build!<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who visited our booth. It was wonderful to see you all!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-769642912247093593?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-8448758953649938492010-04-01T17:18:00.000-07:002010-04-29T13:47:11.506-07:00Thank you to everyone who came by our booth and tried on corsets, pettticoats and &nbsp;skirt supports. What magic to see our much labored over elegant salon ensembles come to life on the trade show floor.<br /><br />Check out this Steampunk&nbsp;Bustle ensemble in motion!<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TzpYOlvSgBQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TzpYOlvSgBQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/PeriodCorsetsUSITTFittingDayInKansasCity?feat=directlink">More pictures of our many &nbsp;fabulous fit models</a>.<br />Cheers and see you all tomorrow for the final day.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PeriodCorsets?ga_search_query=periodcorsets&amp;ga_search_type=seller_usernames">The corset girls from Seattle</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-844875895364993849?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-76897563625246394732010-03-31T21:19:00.000-07:002010-04-05T10:05:56.667-07:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QUcsh7DeI/AAAAAAAAHEw/e0dA_NTiqWU/s1600/IMG_3115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QUcsh7DeI/AAAAAAAAHEw/e0dA_NTiqWU/s200/IMG_3115.JPG" width="150" /></a>We are staying at the historic <br />Hilton President Hotel in Kansas City, MO.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QVGZ5z0XI/AAAAAAAAHE4/k3sCdMCuksI/s1600/DSCN1116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="113" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QVGZ5z0XI/AAAAAAAAHE4/k3sCdMCuksI/s200/DSCN1116.JPG" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We are only two blocks from the <br />Kansas City Convention Center<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QWpzfGixI/AAAAAAAAHFA/sjd0ahCFjJE/s1600/IMG_3107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QWpzfGixI/AAAAAAAAHFA/sjd0ahCFjJE/s200/IMG_3107.JPG" width="200" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The crowds were lined up anxious to enter the fabulous Expo Hall!!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">The booth was well attended&nbsp;by&nbsp;many corset enthusiasts.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QZ9WbL0CI/AAAAAAAAHFY/EtUDINaePa8/s1600/DSC_0280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QZ9WbL0CI/AAAAAAAAHFY/EtUDINaePa8/s400/DSC_0280.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7Qgaw5LoeI/AAAAAAAAHGQ/fmNlfMS1U50/s1600/DSC_0264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7Qgaw5LoeI/AAAAAAAAHGQ/fmNlfMS1U50/s200/DSC_0264.JPG" width="132" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QffiHv4YI/AAAAAAAAHGI/lVIS22iHJVY/s1600/DSC_0270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QffiHv4YI/AAAAAAAAHGI/lVIS22iHJVY/s200/DSC_0270.JPG" width="132" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QjBT4ZBKI/AAAAAAAAHGg/8PBIUYKf8x0/s1600/DSC_0275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QjBT4ZBKI/AAAAAAAAHGg/8PBIUYKf8x0/s200/DSC_0275.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7Qi0ftFF7I/AAAAAAAAHGY/GJ-BT5-eYjo/s1600/DSC_0254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7Qi0ftFF7I/AAAAAAAAHGY/GJ-BT5-eYjo/s200/DSC_0254.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets</a>® had a great day&nbsp;during the Stage Expo.&nbsp;</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We look foward to meeting more costumers tomorrow.</div></div><div align="right" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QbZZZJJLI/AAAAAAAAHF4/okVgAPno0Nc/s1600/IMG_3121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7QbZZZJJLI/AAAAAAAAHF4/okVgAPno0Nc/s200/IMG_3121.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div align="right" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-7689756362524639473?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-7865736866360097472010-03-30T21:09:00.000-07:002010-03-30T21:09:43.696-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7LIM6RdN6I/AAAAAAAAHEQ/40nx3mpWQhQ/s1600/IMG_3104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7LIM6RdN6I/AAAAAAAAHEQ/40nx3mpWQhQ/s320/IMG_3104.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We arrived in Kansas City at about 4 p.m.,&nbsp;after an early morning flight from Seattle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have just finished setting up our booth and are ready for our first day of the Stage Expo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are very excited to be showing off our new products!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7LKKdAZG7I/AAAAAAAAHEo/dS7overDTi0/s1600/IMG_3102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S7LKKdAZG7I/AAAAAAAAHEo/dS7overDTi0/s320/IMG_3102.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hilary is hard at work making sure our booth is lint free!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be sure to come visit us if you are in town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stay tuned....more tomorrow....!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-786573686636009747?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-49349183006676480692010-03-20T17:41:00.000-07:002010-03-23T17:44:03.115-07:00Dear Friends:<br /><br /><br />Spring has sprung and we are excited about our new products and our trip to the 50th anniversary USITT conference! <br /><br /><strong>Be Our Guest at the 50th USITT Conference &amp; Stage Expo</strong><br /><br />Period Corsets is attending the USITT Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, March 31st-April 3, 2010 at the Kansas City Convention Center. Visit our booth during the Stage Expo days, March 31st through April 2nd.<br /><br />Be our guest for the Conference Stage Expo. <a href="https://www.xpressreg.net/register/usit030/exhibitor/invite.asp?o=10058&amp;b=119655&amp;st=2">Click here to pre-register for your VIP ticket</a>.<br />You can request unlimited VIP tickets upon your arrival at the USITT registration desk-- bring your students, friends, and colleagues. The USITT Stage Expo is host to many supply companies and universities with theatre programs. It is an excellent opportunity for students to interview for graduate school and jobs in the theatre industry.<br /><br /><strong>New Products: come see them in person at USITT&nbsp;or visit our website:&nbsp;<a href="http://periodcorsets.com/">PeriodCorsets.com</a></strong><br /><br />Find us in the Expo Hall, booth #1024, where you can view our corsets, petticoats, skirt supports, and underwear. Our complete line of historic undergarments will be on display, including new products: <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=53">a bustle petticoat</a> and a <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=52">c.1725 style corset</a>. (Visit our website for a sneak preview of these items.) <br /><br /><strong>2nd Annual Dress Up Day!</strong><br /><br />Have you ever wondered what you looked like in period undergarments? Come to the Period Corsets booth on Thursday, April 1st and try on corsets, petticoats and skirt supports in a range of sizes. Take advantage of this chance to see Period Corsets silhouettes up close and personal. <br /><br /><br />USITT is a great place to network, make new friends, and reconnect with old ones. <br /><br />See you in Kansas City.<br /><br />--Your Friends at Period Corsets<br /><br />p.s. Participate in our annual drawing for a free corset! To enter, bring your business card to the Period Corsets booth by noon on Friday in Kansas City and mention this email. The drawing will be held on Friday at 2 pm. Your presence is not required to be our lucky winner!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-4934918300667648069?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-77401544612098282362010-02-28T10:30:00.000-08:002011-11-29T15:50:39.001-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39075222@N05/galleries/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/39075222@N05/galleries/</a><br /><br />Check&nbsp; out our galleries.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-7740154461209828236?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-2874340573974674722010-02-21T12:34:00.000-08:002010-04-30T09:38:47.988-07:00Obsolete fashion indeed!-- just ask any Shakespearean performer.<br /><br />Check it out,&nbsp; the comments&nbsp;and polls are&nbsp;entertaining plus <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets</a> are&nbsp;featured.<br /><a href="http://blog.modcloth.com/category/obsolete-fashion">Mod Cloth Blog- obsolete fashion</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S9ngVq-KDGI/AAAAAAAAHsY/w9abw1JWOH8/s1600/PS_1660_corset_petticoat_0312+Period+Corsets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S9ngVq-KDGI/AAAAAAAAHsY/w9abw1JWOH8/s320/PS_1660_corset_petticoat_0312+Period+Corsets.jpg" tt="true" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=35">c.1660 Period Silhouette</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-287434057397467472?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-88465443343580694092010-02-02T13:18:00.000-08:002011-11-29T15:50:39.003-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johncornicello/5810332078/" title="IMG_4096.jpg by johncornicello, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4096.jpg" height="620" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3413/5810332078_9b9f6d44b9_z.jpg" width="413" /></a><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cornicello/2116019195/">IMG_4096.jpg</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/cornicello/">John Cornicello</a>. model: Katie</span><br /><br />Katie is wearing&nbsp; our&nbsp;<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=20">c. 1905 Mae Corset</a>&nbsp;with removable straps, flatlined in red silk dupioni. It is paired with our basic black cotton <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=21">Peasant Petticoat</a>.<br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8846544334358069409?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-49487008169133613582010-01-15T14:58:00.000-08:002011-11-29T15:50:39.004-08:00<div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beckys79/3874242117/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3874242117_b8751a6bc4.jpg" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; border-left: #000000 2px solid; border-right: #000000 2px solid; border-top: #000000 2px solid;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beckys79/3874242117/">Drizella and Anastasia</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/beckys79/">rebecca.shannon</a>.</span></div><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: left;">The Lady Tremain and Cinderella's evil stepsisters'&nbsp;skirts are supported&nbsp;&nbsp;by&nbsp;wearing our<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=49"> Full Pannier</a> under their dresses.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-4948700816913361358?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-53099994984309776462010-01-05T14:57:00.001-08:002011-11-29T15:50:39.006-08:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S6ujHFAnBwI/AAAAAAAAHEA/jbkr-wL2-_0/s1600/Period+Corsets+1890+Theodora+Corset+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S6ujHFAnBwI/AAAAAAAAHEA/jbkr-wL2-_0/s200/Period+Corsets+1890+Theodora+Corset+.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S6ui7vPHNqI/AAAAAAAAHD4/U6A1vC2YKF8/s1600/Period+Corsets+Petticoat_Late_19th_SB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S6ui7vPHNqI/AAAAAAAAHD4/U6A1vC2YKF8/s200/Period+Corsets+Petticoat_Late_19th_SB.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S6ujT5Vuy3I/AAAAAAAAHEI/_9MO_MG36TE/s1600/Period+Corsets+Mae+1905+Corset+SF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S6ujT5Vuy3I/AAAAAAAAHEI/_9MO_MG36TE/s200/Period+Corsets+Mae+1905+Corset+SF.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo by Joan Marcus</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S6uaUDQVFKI/AAAAAAAAHDw/wBL9yxgJ7UQ/s1600/night-3_jpg_550x550_q85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S6uaUDQVFKI/AAAAAAAAHDw/wBL9yxgJ7UQ/s320/night-3_jpg_550x550_q85.jpg" /></a>Period Corsets® <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=22">Late 19th c. Petticoats</a>, <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=20">Mae c. 1905</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=18">Theodora&nbsp; c. 1890</a> corsets are undercover in Broadway's Revival of Stephen Sondheim's&nbsp; "A Little Night Music" Starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Angela Lansbury. Opening December 13, 2009 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Read the New York Times review and more:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">&nbsp;<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S6uaNh25nzI/AAAAAAAAHDo/_lLQXMsQZ3k/s1600/night-6_jpg_550x550_q85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S6uaNh25nzI/AAAAAAAAHDo/_lLQXMsQZ3k/s200/night-6_jpg_550x550_q85.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/theater/reviews/14little.html">New York Times Review</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/27338/">Epoch Times Review</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.broadway.com/shows/little-night-music/">About the show</a></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid45030616001?bctid=47078114001">Video interview with the actors</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones</span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo by Joan Marcus </span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-5309999498430977646?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-35721487026623569642009-12-31T15:19:00.000-08:002011-11-29T15:50:39.007-08:00A large percentage of Period Corsets® clients are in the education community; large university’s, small liberal arts colleges, community colleges, conservatories of music, dance and theatre just to name a few.<br /><br />How do they use Period Corsets® line of historic undergarments, besides keeping them in their costume stocks for performances?<br /><br />Since <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets® garments</a> cover the historic eras from <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=48">c. 1560</a> to <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=50">c. 1950</a> , they are a great hands-on way of teaching about history. As well as being a lesson in&nbsp;the history of costume, these garments come in handy in acting and movement classes. (There is nothing like trying on a corset to convince you of the wonderful freedoms we have gained in our modern era, only having to wear spandex and “Spanx”.)<br /><br />Both men and women in the movement and acting classes try them on and get to feel first hand how it was "back in the old days". Depending on the era and style of the corset,&nbsp;you could be extremely to slightly restricted in your range of motion. <br /><br /><a href="http://ccpa.roosevelt.edu/theatre.php">Roosevelt University</a> added to their collection of Period Corsets® this year for their movement class. They wanted to be able to compare and contrast different era’s ranging from 17th to the 19th centuries. They chose our basic hourglass shape lightly boned <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=17">c. 1860 Julia corset</a> and the more heavily boned, with off the shoulder straps<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=35"> c. 1660 Kristina corset</a>. <br /><br />Both of these corset styles impact&nbsp;how a performer walks, stands, sits, and dances,&nbsp;including&nbsp;posture and arm movement.&nbsp;In each of these styles, the torso is well supported by the boning, which demands an erect posture. The c. 1860 Julia also supports the lower back, giving a distinct look when sitting down. With the shoulder straps in the&nbsp;c. 1660 Kristina,&nbsp;the elbows can only be raised to shoulder height, and certainly cannot be raised over&nbsp;the head.<br /><br />It is an invaluable experience for&nbsp;someone training for a&nbsp;performance career to&nbsp;have the opportunity to&nbsp;move&nbsp;in&nbsp;historic-inspired garments. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1262733597491">Roosevelt University</a><br /><a href="http://ccpa.roosevelt.edu/TheatreBrochure/index.html">The Theatre Conservatory 2009-10 Season</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S0PsbzoheGI/AAAAAAAAGdU/aftTQ8FmfRQ/s1600-h/Roosevelt+CCPA+-++Period+Corsets+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/S0PsbzoheGI/AAAAAAAAGdU/aftTQ8FmfRQ/s320/Roosevelt+CCPA+-++Period+Corsets+.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-3572148702662356964?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-78663545780795553402009-12-10T15:24:00.000-08:002011-11-29T15:50:39.009-08:00<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlojG9JCfc8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlojG9JCfc8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-7866354578079555340?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-50566337594303597582009-11-30T19:54:00.000-08:002011-11-21T11:36:54.993-08:00<div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxgwEH8cqcI/AAAAAAAAGQE/cZuC4Aq6mx0/s1600-h/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+fergie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" er="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxgwEH8cqcI/AAAAAAAAGQE/cZuC4Aq6mx0/s320/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+fergie.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSQl6yaFWI/AAAAAAAAGM4/Y1ZmUfhhNYA/s1600/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+fergie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSQl6yaFWI/AAAAAAAAGM4/Y1ZmUfhhNYA/s1600/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+fergie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span ap="" decrow="" jason="" photo="" style="color: black;"><br /></span></a></div>&nbsp;Making custom <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> for our clients is a wonderfully collaborative process from beginning to end.<br /><br />This is exactly what we did with the designers of the&nbsp;2009-10 Victoria's Secret Fashion show this fall.<br /><br />We make all of our garments here in our studio in Seattle. Although Seattle may seem far from the Armory in NYC where the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show took place. Period Corsets® kept in close contact with the designers and stylists on the show to make certain our corset contributions on the runway went off without a hitch (or ON as the case may be) .<br /><br />Now I will take you step by step through the making of Fergie’s custom corset; the central piece of her green silk corset gown.<br /><br />It all starts with a call from the stylist or designer of a show&nbsp; who is&nbsp;looking for a corset. They usually have in mind one of our&nbsp;<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/862.html">styles of corsets from the Period Corsets® website&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;or they've&nbsp;picked one of our&nbsp;styles, but&nbsp;they'd like&nbsp;a few design&nbsp;changes.<br /><br /><div style="border: currentColor;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSSwQGg_EI/AAAAAAAAGNg/TGFpx4D5GW0/s1600/DSCF4289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSSwQGg_EI/AAAAAAAAGNg/TGFpx4D5GW0/s200/DSCF4289.JPG" yr="true" /></a>#1 They send us their fabric. For Fergie's corset the Victoria's Secret designers chose a beautiful&nbsp;shimmering emerald/forest green silk taffeta. Perfect for Fergie! After&nbsp;the fabric's&nbsp;pressed and rolled we check in the custom project details...</div><div style="border: currentColor;"><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSOklJ75-I/AAAAAAAAGLQ/Ka_KztHiorU/s1600/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009DSCF4285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSOklJ75-I/AAAAAAAAGLQ/Ka_KztHiorU/s200/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009DSCF4285.JPG" yr="true" /></a><br />#2 We swatch the fabric to our custom form and confirm every&nbsp;detail yet again. This ensures that what our designer wants is communicated consistently to our&nbsp;whole shop from coordintor to patternmaker, cutter and stitcher.&nbsp;Is there a pattern alteration in style? Which size do we start with? &nbsp;Is&nbsp;the corset flatlined? What&nbsp;fashion fabric? Which coutil do we line the corset with&nbsp;?&nbsp; Is there trim detailing....<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSRBY82EOI/AAAAAAAAGNA/XXkPCQwRu8U/s1600/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+DSCF4211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSRBY82EOI/AAAAAAAAGNA/XXkPCQwRu8U/s200/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+DSCF4211.JPG" yr="true" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSP82ex6_I/AAAAAAAAGMw/iIF4aP6Oklo/s1600/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009DSCF4219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSP82ex6_I/AAAAAAAAGMw/iIF4aP6Oklo/s200/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009DSCF4219.JPG" yr="true" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;">#3 If there are no pattern changes to our Period Corsets® style,&nbsp; it goes straight to the cutter. Victoria's Secret chose our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=19">c 1900 Lilly corset</a>&nbsp; for Fergie.&nbsp;Already&nbsp;pressed and rolled; we cut out and lined their lustrous green silk to our black jaquard coutil.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px;">#4 Off to the&nbsp;sticher, who follows all details as directed by the notes. We compare our performers measurements to the size of the corset for&nbsp; a perfect fit.&nbsp; We even include easy alteration points at the side seam for our clients last minute changes if the need arises. <br /><div style="border: currentColor;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSRsUgxP2I/AAAAAAAAGNI/fq9PUqsV41w/s1600/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+DSCF4215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSRsUgxP2I/AAAAAAAAGNI/fq9PUqsV41w/s200/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+DSCF4215.JPG" yr="true" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSR2XGNY2I/AAAAAAAAGNQ/91IDw6xKtdM/s1600/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+DSCF4248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSR2XGNY2I/AAAAAAAAGNQ/91IDw6xKtdM/s200/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+DSCF4248.JPG" yr="true" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSR-JVqsgI/AAAAAAAAGNY/vd3IrleNEA4/s1600/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+++SCF4257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSR-JVqsgI/AAAAAAAAGNY/vd3IrleNEA4/s200/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+++SCF4257.JPG" yr="true" /></a> </div><div style="border: currentColor;"><br /></div>#5 Sewing seams, pressing, clipping, turning, grading, bagging out, topstitching. Now&nbsp;in with the boning! &nbsp;Shaping and molding the fabric pieces into the final garment takes skill. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="border: currentColor;">#6 It's Done! Just a quick test fitting. It works!</div><div style="border: currentColor;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />#7 We take our final measurements of the corset&nbsp;and a last look for quality control.&nbsp; It's ready to ship out: &nbsp;overnight, ground or anything in between, whatever our client prefers. <br />&nbsp; <br />This one's&nbsp;off to&nbsp;New York City. Period Corsets® part is done.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;The designers and wardrobe department on the&nbsp;Victoria's Secret Fashion show take it from here. Sometimes the stylists will add trims, or an over-layer of lace or fabric, even whole costumes over it so you won’t be able to see the corset. They may have just&nbsp;wanted the shape our corset lends.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; <br />Whatever the design dictaes, they work their magic to create the elaborate, winged fanciful and fantastic underwear ensembles that you will see on the runway.<br /><br />&nbsp;In &nbsp;Fergie's case&nbsp;they styled it into a gorgeous flowing green corest gown. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxVr4BhBlsI/AAAAAAAAGNo/cjxTvrBokbQ/s1600/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+fergie+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxVr4BhBlsI/AAAAAAAAGNo/cjxTvrBokbQ/s640/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+fergie+2.jpg" yr="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo credit: Jason DeCrow/AP</span></div>&nbsp; <br />Tune in tonight on CBS at 10pm EST/PT to see Period Corsets®&nbsp;on the runway and for Fergie's performance in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34952028">Period Corsets® Lilly Corset</a>!<br /><br />Who else will be wearing &nbsp;Period Corsets® on the runway tonight?&nbsp; (Hint:&nbsp; Marisa,&nbsp;Allesandra,&nbsp;and Lindsay.) <a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2009/11/victorias-secret-fashion-show-corsets.html">Click here for a sneak peak.</a><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxSQl6yaFWI/AAAAAAAAGM4/Y1ZmUfhhNYA/s320/Victorias+Secret++Period+corsets+VSFS+2009+fergie.jpg" yr="true" /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo credit: Jason DeCrow/AP</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-5056633759430359758?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-21900161439578025362009-11-23T11:28:00.000-08:002011-11-21T11:24:55.272-08:00According to the Associated Press :<br />"...Compared to previous years, the overall collection didn't seem as skimpy, ..."&nbsp; Of&nbsp;course! They are wearing Period Corsets®.<br /><br />Quoted from the article below: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j2fHh_w2dzuIO0RcndTHOoRea8gAD9C3CE500">Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show</a>&nbsp; <br />By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL (AP)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2190016143957802536?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-24093793207318294062009-11-20T17:49:00.000-08:002011-11-29T15:50:39.011-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes Period Corsets® fans, you heard correctly. We made corsets for the 2009-10 Victoria’s Secret Fashion show, which will be airing on December 1st on CBS at 10 pm EST. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SwdGo0L-OlI/AAAAAAAAGCI/dSVbXNLBzik/s1600/Victorias+Secret+Period+Corsets+VSFS+2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SwdGo0L-OlI/AAAAAAAAGCI/dSVbXNLBzik/s320/Victorias+Secret+Period+Corsets+VSFS+2009.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br /></div><br />&nbsp;Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas is wearing&nbsp;Period Corsets®&nbsp;<a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=19">c.&nbsp; 1900 Lilly corset</a> in a glowing green gown of silk taffeta.<br /><br />&nbsp;Don't miss&nbsp;Fergie in performace! <br /><a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2009/11/behind-scenes-making-fergies-green-silk.html">Check out the making of Fergie's corset.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Credit: Jason DeCrow/AP</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SwdFB6F1M6I/AAAAAAAAGBw/ubH3rk9vSRM/s1600/Marisa+Miller+Period+Corsets+VSFS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SwdFB6F1M6I/AAAAAAAAGBw/ubH3rk9vSRM/s320/Marisa+Miller+Period+Corsets+VSFS.JPG" yr="true" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Marisa Miller strikes&nbsp;a pose in&nbsp;Period Corsets® <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=19">Lilly Corset c. 1900</a> made in a red lame’ fabric with black lace overlay.<br /><br />&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; <span style="font-size: x-small;">photo credit: Jason DeCrow/AP</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SwdF1okwDaI/AAAAAAAAGB4/cW02SnA5o4o/s1600/VSFS+Period+Corsets+2009+Victorias+Secret+124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SwdF1okwDaI/AAAAAAAAGB4/cW02SnA5o4o/s320/VSFS+Period+Corsets+2009+Victorias+Secret+124.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br /></div>&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alessandra Ambrosio graces the runway in&nbsp;Period Corsets® <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=41">Alice c. 1880 corset</a> custom patterned with an underbust design. The designer Todd Thomas picked an exquisite vintage silver fabric. <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Credit: Jason Kempin/ Getty Images</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxWGB5aTVcI/AAAAAAAAGNw/iPwO1OalL8g/s1600/Period+corsets++Victorias+Secret++VSFS+2009+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxWGB5aTVcI/AAAAAAAAGNw/iPwO1OalL8g/s320/Period+corsets++Victorias+Secret++VSFS+2009+.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />Lindsay Ellignson portrays little red riding hood in the fairytale inspired portion of the show. Look closely&nbsp;and you will see&nbsp;she is wearing a Period Corsets® corset; &nbsp;our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=43">Madonna corset</a> made in a luxurious wool plaid.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo credit: Jason Kempin/Getty images</span><br />For Period Corsets® behind the scenes at the 2009-10 Victoria's Secret Fashion show <a href="http://periodcorsets.blogspot.com/2009/11/behind-scenes-making-fergies-green-silk.html">click here</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Final curtain call! &nbsp;Marisa and Alessandra rock Period Corsets®<br /><span style="font-size: small;">(Lindsay too- not-pictured)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxYcFLdb7SI/AAAAAAAAGPg/RVk8o3FJGuk/s1600-h/Period+corsets+victoria-secret+VSFS+2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxYcFLdb7SI/AAAAAAAAGPg/RVk8o3FJGuk/s400/Period+corsets+victoria-secret+VSFS+2009.jpg" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo credit: Jason Kempin/Getty image</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2409379320731829406?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-39712725918636996352009-11-19T10:06:00.000-08:002009-12-01T22:22:37.091-08:00There were many, many talented artists, coordinaters,&nbsp; dressers, designers, pattern makers, assistants involved with the production of the Victoria's Secret&nbsp;&nbsp;Fashion Show 2009. &nbsp;I have abridged the credits from the show to&nbsp;show only the&nbsp;first two pages and the pages that include our garments.<br /><br />Here they are, Period Corsets® featured in the credits.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxX3gyh6v4I/AAAAAAAAGO4/vb35-BbDtpM/s1600-h/Period+corsets+credit+VSFS+Program+Victorias+Secret+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" er="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxX3gyh6v4I/AAAAAAAAGO4/vb35-BbDtpM/s640/Period+corsets+credit+VSFS+Program+Victorias+Secret+1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxX3zewXNTI/AAAAAAAAGPA/pOfWlWe6WeQ/s1600-h/Period+corsets+credit+VSFS+Program+Victorias+Secret++2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" er="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxX3zewXNTI/AAAAAAAAGPA/pOfWlWe6WeQ/s640/Period+corsets+credit+VSFS+Program+Victorias+Secret++2.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Run of Show models credits: &nbsp;In order of apperance (&nbsp;abridged)<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxX0hSIFiyI/AAAAAAAAGOI/2ad6w62Pbyo/s1600-h/Period+corsets+credit+VSFS+Program+Victorias+Secret+Lindsay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" er="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxX0hSIFiyI/AAAAAAAAGOI/2ad6w62Pbyo/s320/Period+corsets+credit+VSFS+Program+Victorias+Secret+Lindsay.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxX1eaUv8NI/AAAAAAAAGOg/c9fR5XceFXc/s1600-h/Period+corsets+VSFS+Program+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" er="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SxX1eaUv8NI/AAAAAAAAGOg/c9fR5XceFXc/s400/Period+corsets+VSFS+Program+Cover.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-3971272591863699635?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-18854671061486690552009-10-15T21:57:00.000-07:002009-10-27T22:02:02.883-07:00<div>The garments in your costume stock, including coats, trousers, bodices, skirts, shirts and blouses, (not to mention corsets, petticoats, skirt supports, and other undergarments…) are an invaluable resource for your costume shop. At first, an item is made for a specific character in a specific show. But with any luck, that same item will have a life long into the future, being used in a variety of productions and worn by a variety of sizes. Of course every costume can’t be used for every show…the era, the color, and size of the piece need to be just right…almost... Where am I going with this? One of my favorite topics: constructing costumes for future alterations. <br /><br />Consider this: a costume can cost anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand dollars (totaling materials and supplies, labor, plus any fabric modification such as dyeing and distressing, not to mention the designer’s fees and all the craft items and accessories that complete the look). Adding up the value of all the costumes, whether for a large opera or a small play makes it clear that costumes should be viewed as an investment, not just in the current production but for use in the future as well. This ongoing use of our costume stocks is the best kind of “recycling” and part of being responsible to our budgets. Opera companies in particular know this and construct costumes with future use in mind. Productions are remounted several times over the course of a decade, sometimes two, and in the construction process allowances are made for the future of a costume by constructing it with alterations in mind.<br /><br />No costume can fit every size person, but almost every costume can be altered to fit a person who is two to three inches larger, smaller, taller, or shorter than the original wearer. The first step is to determine the best alteration points, and then make it easy to access the seam allowance. (You will find this technique in all Period Corsets® garments as we want our customers to have flexibility in altering and re-using our items in your stock, whether through an easy-to-alter side seam, or extra tucks in the length of a petticoat). By including extra allowance and establishing consistent alteration points, you can make garments that can be used over and over for a range of sizes, both for your theatre company and as part of a rental stock serving the larger theater community in your area. <br /><br />Here are some basics on the best places to alter garments (future blogs will give more details and specifics). <br /><br /><strong>Altering circumferences:</strong><br />The side seam is the best alteration point in garments for the torso (bodices, doublets, coats, and vests). By altering a garment from the side seams, you keep the balance of the garment intact. The front and back shoulder widths maintain the same relationship to the body of the garment, as do the sleeves. When the body is altered, the sleeves must be altered the same amount; each sleeve needs to be let out or taken in the same amount as each side seam. Leave the same amount of seam allowances in the sleeves and the side seams.<br /><br />Garments for the lower half of the body (skirts, trousers, petticoats) are best altered at the center back. Fullness in period skirts and breeches can usually be let out or taken in at the center back without throwing off the balance of the garment. The side seam of these garments can sometimes be a good alteration point if it is accessible (trousers with side seam pockets are not easily alterable at the side seam, but some styles of “peasant” breeches are easy to construct with side-seam alteration points). Leave the same amount of allowance on each side of center back of these garments. <br /><br /><strong>Lengthening garments:</strong> <br />Garments for the upper body, for example a bodice, can sometimes be lengthened from the shoulder, but only if the armscye and neckline allow. In many cases, the neckline is finished into a collar making alteration very difficult if not impossible. Vests, if constructed without the back neck “strap” continuing from the front, are easy to lengthen from the shoulder. Also, these garments can be lengthened from the hem, depending on the shape and how it is finished. A bodice with a shaped hem, finished with piping or binding is usually unalterable, as are breeches finished into a shaped knee-band.<br /><br />It is relatively easy to leave additional length in hems of trousers, skirts, and dresses for lengthening. Leave an even amount of hem allowance in these garments. <br /><br /><strong>Difficult places to alter:</strong> <br />While most garments can have some degree of alterability, some parts of garments are very difficult to alter. Armscyes in a well-fitting coat must be trimmed under the arm and at the front curve to allow for movement, and so cannot be altered (not in a temporary way). Also, seam allowance left across the shoulders can be constricting to the wearer. Collars and facings often make necklines unalterable as they must be completely trimmed and clipped to sit properly. Tailored and lined garments have their own challenge—mostly because of the amount of handwork involved, but also because pocket openings often interfere with the alterability of seams and darts.<br /><br /><strong>Look to the future, but remember the present:</strong><br />While the goal is to construct costumes with the future in mind, this must be secondary to the initial use of the garment, so don’t be disappointed if you are unable to construct a garment for every possible future alteration. Also, use some common sense in your choices: if you are making a coat for a gentleman who is 6’4”, don’t be concerned about leaving much length—it is unlikely that someone 6’6” will be next to wear it. Likewise if you are making a bodice for a woman with a 24” waist, do try to leave as much seam allowance in the side seams without distorting the finished garment; the next wearer will likely not be that tiny. But the costumes in the “average” range, meaning most of the costumes you construct, will likely be used and re-used most often, so leave allowances to alter these garment a few inches smaller or larger, shorter or longer than the original size, for use in your upcoming productions. <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-1885467106148669055?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-13355911617589682562009-10-02T10:44:00.000-07:002009-10-05T19:14:29.543-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZBaPen7ZI/AAAAAAAAF4Y/x1i4DvIa1zc/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+34+Chemise+BW+.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 167px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388065923282759058" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZBaPen7ZI/AAAAAAAAF4Y/x1i4DvIa1zc/s200/Period+Corsets+34+Chemise+BW+.JPG" /></a> What do people wear under their corsets? A <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/864.html">chemise</a>, of course. Early on, we added the <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=26">Short </a>and <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=25">Three-quarter length </a>sleeve chemises to our line of undergarments. The <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=34">Sleeveless chemise </a>followed shortly after. The most recent addition is the <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=46">Romantic Chemise</a>. The extreme fullness in the sleeves compliments those romantic Tudor, Elizabethan and Renaissance styles. And finally, we have our basic full length <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=47">Shift</a> for that simple medieval look.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZBQGoST8I/AAAAAAAAF4Q/LjiJjcBOR5c/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Sleevless+Chemise+bw.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 152px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388065749108674498" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZBQGoST8I/AAAAAAAAF4Q/LjiJjcBOR5c/s200/Period+Corsets+Sleevless+Chemise+bw.JPG" /></a> Regarding period correctness: our chemises were developed with basic shapes in mind so they can be worn with a range of eras. For easy adjustability, the necklines in all styles have an elastic drawstring which can be tied tightly for a more demure neckline or loosened completely for an off-the-shoulder, more revealing look. A chemise adds a finished look to the period silhouette of an undergarment ensemble. When worn under a corset it helps decrease the number washings the corset might need during the run of a show, thus adding to the longevity of the corset.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZA7gmAN2I/AAAAAAAAF4I/F0BvcYPd-l8/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Short+sleeve+Chemise+bw.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 166px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388065395301168994" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZA7gmAN2I/AAAAAAAAF4I/F0BvcYPd-l8/s200/Period+Corsets+Short+sleeve+Chemise+bw.jpg" /></a>Our stock chemises are made from a fine 100% cotton Batiste, available in either white or black. But don’t stop there! As with our corsets, petticoats and skirt supports, think of our chemises as a blank slate for the basis of your design or your custom fabric. Pictured below are examples of how our chemises have been styled in custom fabrics.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a wonderful example of what a little, or more accurately, what a lot of lace can do to our simple short-sleeve chemise. Pictured below is a chemise with a two inch wide lace insert on the sleeve hems, and a six inch wide gathered ruffle, creating this classic 18th century look. The neckline also has a slightly wider lace trim.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZHLVrcobI/AAAAAAAAF5g/GeswejBqqY8/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+1560+Romantic+Chemise.JPG"></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388071625821628930" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZGmLF1qgI/AAAAAAAAF5A/PonxBga8K4Y/s320/Period+Corsets+Short+sleeve+Chemise+Marie+Antoinette.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZGzPlGZ0I/AAAAAAAAF5I/8S8bmlV2M6E/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+1790+Silhouette+Linen+chemise.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 155px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388071850364790594" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZGzPlGZ0I/AAAAAAAAF5I/8S8bmlV2M6E/s320/Period+Corsets+1790+Silhouette+Linen+chemise.jpg" /></a><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 164px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388071931395700146" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZG39cX9bI/AAAAAAAAF5Q/e4tNPbtUdXY/s320/Period+Corsets+1790+Silhouette.jpg" />Compare our stock Shift on the right to a custom styled Shift on the left made in a creamy bamboo/linen blend, with 2"wide cotton accent trim at the neckline, sleeves, and hem.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZGJBp0ssI/AAAAAAAAF44/1xQ-wAsRWsM/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+1790+Silhouette+Linen+chemise.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZFvqd5q9I/AAAAAAAAF4g/cWAv4tASEKk/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+1560+Romantic+Chemise.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 183px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388070689351248850" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZFvqd5q9I/AAAAAAAAF4g/cWAv4tASEKk/s200/Period+Corsets+1560+Romantic+Chemise.JPG" /></a>This Romantic chemise, made in a shiny satin, becomes a rich addition to this Tudor ensemble.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-1335591161758968256?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-10462034018471864392009-09-21T07:11:00.000-07:002009-10-27T22:03:09.850-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsIWi3DoxQI/AAAAAAAAF24/5QIwdcTgCIU/s1600-h/Little+Man.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386892892439102722" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsIWi3DoxQI/AAAAAAAAF24/5QIwdcTgCIU/s200/Little+Man.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 112px;" /></a> Before we were Period Corsets by Kaufman-Davis Studio, we were plain ol’ Kaufman-Davis Studio, an independent costume house located here in Seattle, Washington. Our customers were both local and national, and we made custom costumes of all shapes and sizes. While we constructed both men’s and women’s costumes (and even costumes for monkeys if that’s what was needed), one of our specialties was tailoring, a skill that both Becky and Susan, co-owners of the business, learned while working in other costume shops.<br /><br />Some of our favorite projects involved tailoring multiples of things, where we could really fine-tune a technique in a set of costumes. Santa Fe Opera’s “Ermione” required an “army” of civil-war era uniforms for the chorus. At designer Isabella Bywater’s request, we tailored them from a rich dark blue English cotton moleskin, finished off with rows of shiny buttons.<br /><br />Another favorite project was a set of uniforms in non-matching colors for New York City Opera. Designer John Conklin chose the identical silhouette for all the characters in the opera “Macbeth”, a single-breasted tunic with stand collar, but each character was unique, in woolens ranging from pale gray to a deep aubergine. We loved the coats so much that a photo of one became part of our “logo”, incorporated into our letterhead, business cards, and postcards.<br /><br />We have a long-time interest in sharing what we know—we often hire staff for a good match with our shop, then train for the skills needed to do the work successfully. Becky has taught pattern-making in an apparel design program, and currently teaches pattern alterations, art quilting, and use of Bernina machines classes. Susan has co-taught two tailoring master classes, held at Utah Shakespearean Festival, and presented on draping and costume construction, all through USITT.<br /><br />We know that while our main mission at Period Corsets® is to establish period silhouettes, we want to help you construct high-quality costumes for all your performers. If everyone looks good, the show benefits—and we want to help you make this happen.<br /><br />All this to say: don’t be surprised to see the topics of tailoring and costume construction in upcoming blogs!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-1046203401847186439?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-82560468909691594422009-09-04T14:20:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.012-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqggNHABrsI/AAAAAAAAF0Y/7B9cvmX5Up8/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Petticoat+Late19th+c+SF.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379585164483604162" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqggNHABrsI/AAAAAAAAF0Y/7B9cvmX5Up8/s320/Period+Corsets+Petticoat+Late19th+c+SF.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 211px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqggHoVciMI/AAAAAAAAF0Q/ijhkmVoYv30/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Petticoat+Late+19th+c_SB.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379585070352599234" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqggHoVciMI/AAAAAAAAF0Q/ijhkmVoYv30/s320/Period+Corsets+Petticoat+Late+19th+c_SB.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 320px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 211px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">How&nbsp;the Period Corsets<span style="font-size: medium;">®</span>&nbsp; Late 19th Century Petticoat came about:</span></strong><br /><br />When we started <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> , we were focused, as the name implies, on corsets and nothing but corsets. After continued requests for coordinating garments, we decided to expand our line to include petticoats, skirt supports, chemises and bloomers. We designed each additional item with the others in mind: each size and silhouette to fit perfectly together. Our goal is to be able to offer the complete period silhouette for all our corset time periods.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=22">Late 19th Century Petticoat </a>was the first addition to our growing line of historic corsets. It was originally designed to go with the <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=18">c. 1890 Theodora Corset</a>; worn over our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=36">19th c. Bustle </a>the hem of the petticoat falls evenly to the floor and when worn alone the hem has a gentle sweep in the back. This petticoat compliments the <a href="http://http//www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=41">c. 1880 Alice corset </a>and the <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=20">c. 1905 Mae Corset </a>as well. Wear it with our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=27">19th c. Bustle pad </a>and the Mae corset and you’ve captured the signature S-curve of the Gibson Girl silhouette of the Edwardian era . It is an extremely versatile petticoat to keep in your costume stock because it is so successful with all these era’s silhouettes.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">How we achieved this classic Late 19th c shape with our patterning:</span></strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sqge6fO1rxI/AAAAAAAAFzo/tR_uG7AYDXw/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Bustle+Petti+Over.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379583745059041042" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sqge6fO1rxI/AAAAAAAAFzo/tR_uG7AYDXw/s320/Period+Corsets+Bustle+Petti+Over.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 211px;" /></a><br />This petticoat is relatively flat in the front, with slight fullness in the back. It is cut in three panels, with the tradition of “bias-to-straight” on the side front seams. For those of you unfamiliar with this expression, petticoat and skirt shapes of this time period use a pattern technique as follows: the center front gore is cut with the straight grain at center front, the next gore is cut with the straight grain parallel to the front side of the gore, the bias seam on the back side, and so on. Using the grain in this fashion pushes the fullness towards the back of the skirt. In fuller skirts of this time period, the final gore might switch grains so center back would be on straight-grain, and the two further side-back seams would be bias-to-bias.<br /><br />Our petticoat includes side front darts for some shaping over the hip. Also, true to our “let’s make this useful in a costume stock” techniques, we developed a waist band that incorporates the flexibility of a drawstring (across the back of the waistband) <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sqgelo1dfwI/AAAAAAAAFzg/_z2SxoayQi4/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+1905+Mae+Salon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379583386859699970" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sqgelo1dfwI/AAAAAAAAFzg/_z2SxoayQi4/s320/Period+Corsets+1905+Mae+Salon.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 179px;" /></a>with the security of a flat waistband (across the front to side back). That way, our size ranges of small, medium, large, etc., still work, but the shape is held in place on the waistband.<br /><br />The petticoat has a ruffle at the hem, which finishes in a slight sweep on the floor—about four inches. And in keeping with our usual “easy-to-alter” philosophy, the petticoat is constructed with two one-inch tucks that can be let out for taller women, or made deeper for shorter lengths.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">How we customize the Late 19th century petticoat to our designers needs:</span></strong><br /><strong>For The Metropolitaon Opera's "Lucia Du Lammermoor"</strong> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqgdLXBCUBI/AAAAAAAAFzY/i7FPhziz7OI/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Met+Opera+Late+19th+c+Petticoats.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379581835888185362" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqgdLXBCUBI/AAAAAAAAFzY/i7FPhziz7OI/s320/Period+Corsets+Met+Opera+Late+19th+c+Petticoats.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 154px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Petticoats pictured above in shades of grey</span><br />Our stock Late 19th century Petticoat is made in a medium weight polished poly/cotton blend. We keep it in stock in white, off-white and black. But, there are a myriad of colors available in the same quality. Some of our clients have taken advantage of this color selection opportunity.<br />When the Metropolitan Opera was building the costumes for "Lucia Du Lammermoor", they wanted our petticoats in something more than our plain black polished cotton...something to compliment the tone of the opera. Maybe suggesting the dark and dreary palette of the rainy Scottish Moors, they picked out a range of very subtle tones of grey.<br /><br /><strong>For The Public Theatre:</strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqgdEfVb5kI/AAAAAAAAFzQ/LqjAoqi8WPo/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Petticoat+Public+Theatre+Closeup.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379581717862147650" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqgdEfVb5kI/AAAAAAAAFzQ/LqjAoqi8WPo/s200/Period+Corsets+Petticoat+Public+Theatre+Closeup.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 152px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 200px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sqgc9UGZtSI/AAAAAAAAFzI/3s3T8U7avXk/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Petticoat+Public+Theatre.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379581594587215138" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sqgc9UGZtSI/AAAAAAAAFzI/3s3T8U7avXk/s320/Period+Corsets+Petticoat+Public+Theatre.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 230px;" /></a> The Late 19th Century Petticoat also lends itself well to almost any fashion fabric. Our designer clients send us fabric of their choice. In contrast to Lucia’s dark feel The New York Shakespeare, Public Theatre sent us a beautifully lightweight embroidered stripe eyelet cotton. It turned out wonderfully delicate and airy for summer Shakespeare in the park.<br /><strong>For A Theatre For New Audience:</strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqgcwlkQ8oI/AAAAAAAAFzA/gR5vHSLNWZI/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Caitlin+Ward+Theatre+for+a+New+Audience.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379581375937573506" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqgcwlkQ8oI/AAAAAAAAFzA/gR5vHSLNWZI/s320/Period+Corsets+Caitlin+Ward+Theatre+for+a+New+Audience.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 194px;" /></a>Whatever the designer wants! Early on one of our designer clients Elizabeth Caitlin Ward paired the petticoat with great success to our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=17">c. 1860 Julia corset</a>. We made both of the items to match in her choice of hot pink shantung silk. She had us leave the ruffle off of the bottom of the petticoat, yet keep the tucks. She achieved a vibrant new look.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8256046890969159442?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-3473930284576075112009-08-29T09:36:00.000-07:002009-09-02T18:07:53.816-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SplZ21bLAjI/AAAAAAAAFss/bOGIhezZ9YM/s1600-h/Email+Size+Salon06_Corset_Pannier_Petticoat_1770d.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 106px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375426428832252466" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SplZ21bLAjI/AAAAAAAAFss/bOGIhezZ9YM/s320/Email+Size+Salon06_Corset_Pannier_Petticoat_1770d.jpg" /></a> <div align="center">We’ve opened an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7563181">Etsy Store</a>!<br /><br />Since 1996 we have made custom costumes, historic corsets and fancy underwear ensembles. In 2001 we focused our talents exclusively on <a href="http://periodcorsets.com/">“Period Corsets®: Your Complete Source for Historic Undergarments”</a>. Today we’ve come full circle and are offering distinctive costumes and garments made-to-order at our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7563181&amp;ga_search_query=periodcorsets&amp;ga_search_type=seller_usernames">Etsy store</a>. On Etsy you will find fanciful corsets and petticoats using our classic period shapes, high quality standards, and our trademark clean construction techniques that our customers are used to. </div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 211px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375426423314650034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SplZ2g3rE7I/AAAAAAAAFsk/efX23CUxshU/s320/Image90.JPG" />You’ll find one-of-a-kind garments and ensembles, each fabric lovingly picked for its resonance with the historic period and superior quality. If you are looking at our circa 1660 Cavalier ensemble and the colors start to hum in your mind—that’s when we know we’ve achieved the harmony of style, shape and color to which we aspire. You might also find some whimsy tossed in for good measure (perhaps something for your inner pirate wench). We’ll also be offering supply remnants and other unique items. If you aren’t familiar with Etsy, now’s the time to check it out. Etsy is “…a place to buy and sell all things handmade”. There are many ways to search for treasures including by category (over thirty to choose from), color, or location. Etsy is an online treasure of handmade goods.<br /><br />See you on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7563181">Etsy</a>! </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-347393028457607511?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-27532829505165535972009-08-01T13:55:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.014-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Ssop_bWdJvI/AAAAAAAAF8Q/_Wpoq5ApWkE/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+1890+Theodora.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Ssop_bWdJvI/AAAAAAAAF8Q/_Wpoq5ApWkE/s320/Period+Corsets+1890+Theodora.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389166073752659698" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Long before the <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=41">c. 1880 Alice corset</a>--with its super-seductive curves--stole the late 19th century spotlight there was the <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=18">c. 1890 Theodora</a>. We developed this corset in tandem with the <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=17">c. 1860 Julia</a>, the first two products in our line.<br /><br />We were inspired by the number of plays written in this time period--it made sense to us to start our chronology of historic, true-to-the-period, line of corsets here. The Theo, as we fondly call it, and the Julia really <strong>are</strong> the foundation of our company. We started stocking three sizes, then added more to solve those inevitable "corset emergencies". This is how <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> came into being.<br /><br />Since 1997, the Theodora in its most basic white cotton coutil has assisted regional theatres, universities, and opera companies in creating a late nineteenth century shape. This corset is part of costume stocks around the country--you have probably run into one! Over the years the Theodora has also been the subject of many custom requests, as you can see below.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5kVd2vzTI/AAAAAAAAFp0/1D67DtQM4As/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Glimmerglass+Opera+le+Etoile+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363334526199123250" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5kVd2vzTI/AAAAAAAAFp0/1D67DtQM4As/s320/Period+Corsets+Glimmerglass+Opera+le+Etoile+blog.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Our first custom request came from Glimmerglass Opera in 2001, with costume designer Constance Hoffman's work for “Le Etoile”. The chorus women needed black satin corsets, a central element for act two. At our customer's request, the corsets were custom patterned for each singer. We added a center front opening busk and flat-lined the coutil to the most unforgiving black satin fabric. The finished outfits are striking, paired with bright silk bloomers and matching neck ruffles.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5vqXumB6I/AAAAAAAAFp8/JOqDAx8SXME/s1600-h/period+corsets+the+misssing+evan+rachel+wood.bmp"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363346979959474082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5vqXumB6I/AAAAAAAAFp8/JOqDAx8SXME/s320/period+corsets+the+misssing+evan+rachel+wood.bmp" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />One of our next projects was for the film “The Missing”, starring Cate Blanchett. But a young and unknown actress at the time, Evan Rachel Wood, was the lucky performer who wore a custom flat-lined Theodora corset. Costume designer Julie Weiss had us work with her assistant Tom McKinley to achieve the exact look and fit they needed. In film there is always a quick turn-around and this production was no exception. We received the fashion fabric one day, and we made and shipped the corset the next day. The end product was very demure, made of light cotton cream twill with a sweet sage green leaf pattern.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5bgpZ-9cI/AAAAAAAAFps/a_TfcfA8X4I/s1600-h/MV5BMTM4MzI4MDM1M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDY4MzM3__V1__SX264_SY400_.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 211px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363324822673618370" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5bgpZ-9cI/AAAAAAAAFps/a_TfcfA8X4I/s320/MV5BMTM4MzI4MDM1M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDY4MzM3__V1__SX264_SY400_.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Alma Garrett, the town heiress in the HBO mini-series “Deadwood” was the next character whose presence graced the small screen in our Theodora corset. Katherine Jane Bryant was awarded an Emmy for her costume design for this series. Here is a classic <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets® </a>undercover story--to achieve the correct silhouette, Alma wore our comfortable plain black cotton Theodora corset under all of her beautiful costumes. But in the bedroom scene with the town sheriff she wears a different frilly corset provided by the wardrobe department. Sometimes <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> does the main work and other corsets get the glory!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5U2EhLzmI/AAAAAAAAFpk/kS8B1n5frx0/s1600-h/Period+corsets+The+underpants.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363317494147436130" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5U2EhLzmI/AAAAAAAAFpk/kS8B1n5frx0/s320/Period+corsets+The+underpants.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Arizona Theatre Company requested a custom Theo for a new play called “The Underpants”. The basic Theodora wasn’t quite right--costume designer David Murin was interested in a more dramatic lower hemline. We shorted the corsets three inches at side seams and maintained the length in the center front and the back--we nicknamed it the French-cut Theo. The corset was made of beautiful white fine Indian cotton with ¼ tucks woven in to the weft. It took some extra time to make sure we kept every piece perfectly on grain but the final product was worth it--very sweet! </span><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5Uaj-sTwI/AAAAAAAAFpc/0e2Swk-xpIk/s1600-h/Period+Corsets++supermodel+theo.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363317021556363010" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5Uaj-sTwI/AAAAAAAAFpc/0e2Swk-xpIk/s320/Period+Corsets++supermodel+theo.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />Where do Victoria’s Secret models go for their corsets? <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> of course! At least one model did...she wanted to look like the bride in “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. As you can imagine, most super models are a far different shape from a curvy Victorian lady. This model was no exception, slight around, with a long torso. We constructed her custom white satin Theo three inches taller than our normal size (which fits most up to a 17" nape-to-waist); bust and hip were reduced to be closer to the waist size; we also raised the neckline so it could be easily worn without a chemise. Shown here on a not-so-long waisted (nor super-) model you can see the finished product.<br /><br /><br />Lastly and most recently we did a quick project for one of our best clients, the Guthrie Theatre. They have a large collection of <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®</a> in their collection. The drapers know and love the c. 1880 Alice corset. They were lobbying to use the Alice in their upcoming production of “The Importance of Being Ernest”. After much discussion, the costume designer was more interested in the Theodora corset--a shape she knew and had used before. Ultimately, parts of both corsets were blended: the final corset had the basic Theodora shape with an Alice-shaped bottom edge.<br /><br />Here is a comparison of the final custom corset in black satin and our stock white coutil c. 1890 Theo.<br /></p></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5UKzdzs6I/AAAAAAAAFpU/DZTCY6tDKN4/s1600-h/Period+corsets+guthrie+short+theo.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363316750835495842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sm5UKzdzs6I/AAAAAAAAFpU/DZTCY6tDKN4/s320/Period+corsets+guthrie+short+theo.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The c. 1890 Theodora, as you can see, works in all sorts of settings, whether in its stock cotton-coutil as an undercover shape, or in custom-fabric worn as the main garment. The fitted and shapely waist, a hallmark of this era, retains its grace throughout.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2753282950516553597?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-87953897139409077232009-07-18T09:31:00.000-07:002009-07-20T14:37:28.238-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SmTjA7X8oYI/AAAAAAAAFgU/lRVz6DeDc70/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+rulers.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360659061555372418" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SmTjA7X8oYI/AAAAAAAAFgU/lRVz6DeDc70/s320/Period+Corsets+rulers.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Did you ever wonder why a foot was a foot and an inch an inch? We have, and we've been looking around for more information. Imperial measures have a rich history. The INCH comes from the Latin “unicia” meaning one-twelfth, but the size was first set by King David I of Scotland. He stated, about 1150, that an “ynch” should be the same width as a man’s thumb at the base of his nail. The length of an inch was redefined by Edward I of England in the 13th century as the length of three grains of barley, dry and round, placed end-to-end.<br /><br />A FOOT in many cultures is based on the average feet of the population. A foot from Northern England was about 10 inches long, whereas a Roman foot was just over 11.5 inches. The Polish had the largest foot measuring 14 inches. The YARD began as the distance from nose to out stretched fingertip of King Henry I who ruled between 1100 and 1135. Those of us working regularly with fabric still use a similar length to roughly measure a piece of fabric. The work “yard” is derived from an Old English word meaning twig or straight branch.<br /><br />(special thanks to R. I. Davis, our favorite tailor and a wealth of information.)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8795389713940907723?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-24926370282948279892009-07-04T17:39:00.000-07:002009-09-05T08:58:50.631-07:00<div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp_0qFyclRI/AAAAAAAAFyA/XU6BNbhuWgc/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+(1).JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377285484049110290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp_0qFyclRI/AAAAAAAAFyA/XU6BNbhuWgc/s200/Period+Corsets+(1).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" 20href="'http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coutil?qsrc=">coutil</a>><strong>COUTIL:</strong> cou⋅til/kuˈtil, -ˈtɪl/ [koo-teel, -til] –noun a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill. </div><br /><br /><div>Origin: 1850–55; <> </div><br /><br /><div> </div><br /><div><br />Coutil, also spelled coutille, is a fabric that has been used in corset making since the fabrics origin. The reversing angle of the twill wales contributes to it’s toughness. It is a perfect match for use with steel or whalebone. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqKJsajJp4I/AAAAAAAAFyQ/4RPEUOXti-8/s1600-h/coutil_natural_a.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 188px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 177px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378012301167798146" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SqKJsajJp4I/AAAAAAAAFyQ/4RPEUOXti-8/s200/coutil_natural_a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>At Period Corsets® we make our stock corsets in 100% cotton Natural Coutil, an unbleached fabric. We always pre-wash the fabric before we make the corset; this pre-shrinks the cotton so our corsets are ready to be worn and washed or dyed to any color of the rainbow.<br /><br />In the early days of Period Corsets, we offered corsets in White Coutil only—our signature color. We quickly realized our clients wanted other colors, so we added options like black, peach, and pink. Two years ago we changed all our stock corsets from White to Natural. The Natural Coutil is not bleached, so it does not go through the same chemical processes that white coutil does. (It also has the added benefit of being milled in the USA.) The cotton fibers used in this coutil look like they just came off the plant, as natural as it comes.<br /><br />Natural Coutil fits well with our customers needs--it’s still easily dye-able and doesn’t show stains as quickly as White. Since our corsets are used show after show, day after day, and stay in costume shops stock for years, it’s nice to have corsets that hold up well and maybe supports just a little our endeavor to keeping the earth a bit cleaner too.<br />Sometimes we go even further on sunny days and dry our coutil in the sun--whatever we can do to reduce our carbon footprint! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377286995807583618" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp_2CFhwPYI/AAAAAAAAFyI/TZS6postvLI/s320/Period+Corsets+Coutil.JPG" /> But whether the corset shows or the corset is truly underwear, a basic coutil fabric--herringbone weave, usually cotton--works best as the base. Coutil is strong yet flexible and can be used in either one layer or two, with a fashion fabric top-layer for a more decorative corset. </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2492637028294827989?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-82209788443320806812009-07-01T10:29:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.016-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp8XzcDc7RI/AAAAAAAAFxA/f7mWrn21uMM/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Judith+1770.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 246px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377042652575100178" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp8XzcDc7RI/AAAAAAAAFxA/f7mWrn21uMM/s320/Period+Corsets+Judith+1770.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SmIHkA22GiI/AAAAAAAAFfQ/u7D0GKJzmNI/s1600-h/Salon_Corset_Pannier_Petticoat_1770d.jpg"></a>The <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=14">c. 1770 Judith corset </a>was added to our line early on, the fourth addition. This corset is the classic mid- to late-eighteenth century shape—what we call the “ice cream cone”. This corset is designed to moderately compress the torso, flattening and rounding the silhouette from bust to waist. The main feature of the Judith is the look of the bust, with all the curve showing above the corset, the bust swelling provocatively over the neckline; the corset flattens and pushes up the bust into the neckline. Interestingly, a larger-busted woman often needs additional support in this style of corset, and a smaller-busted woman usually does not. A banana-shaped pad (“bust banana”) is sewn horizontally into the corset about one inch below the full-bust line from side-to-side. The bust is supported by the pad and is discouraged from falling down into the corset.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp8ZHM1I29I/AAAAAAAAFxI/sIjPad7vNRA/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+1770+Ensemble.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377044091597544402" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp8ZHM1I29I/AAAAAAAAFxI/sIjPad7vNRA/s320/Period+Corsets+1770+Ensemble.jpg" /></a>Unlike the corsets of one hundred years later, the waist doesn’t need much compression to look small in this era—the wide, full skirts, held out by panniers or pads, accomplish this quite easily.</div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">One of our first custom Judith corset projects was for a PBS Mini-series<br /><a href="http://www.thewarthatmadeamerica.org/">"The War that Made America"</a>, with costumes designed by Virginia Johnson. Pictured below is the finished product. This custom Judith corset has a higher back, waist tabs, straps that are are not removable and they come around the shoulder. It is made in a heavy brocade satin dot coutil.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6cn4qU4YI/AAAAAAAAFI0/tN8xTKudwmg/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+The+War+that+Made+Amercia+1770+front.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382016774103426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6cn4qU4YI/AAAAAAAAFI0/tN8xTKudwmg/s200/Period+Corsets+The+War+that+Made+Amercia+1770+front.JPG" /></a><br /><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 169px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345381956715871090" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6ckY7U-3I/AAAAAAAAFIs/u92EDHkLQHg/s200/Period+Corsets+The+War+that+Made+Amercia+1770+back+.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6csxBLKMI/AAAAAAAAFI8/SXbFTYu8MIs/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+The+War+that+Made+America+1770+side.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 140px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382100621797570" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6csxBLKMI/AAAAAAAAFI8/SXbFTYu8MIs/s200/Period+Corsets+The+War+that+Made+America+1770+side.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Ms. Johnson, the designer needed three of these custom corsets for the women in her documentary film about the French and Indian War. The corsets would be seen in the film so she wanted them to look right for her design. She loved the conical shape of our Judith c.1770, but she wanted to have more of a bodice feel. So we added the a full, high back with off-the-shoulder straps. She sent us three different kinds of brocade coutil to use for the final corsets. The tabs are purely decorative and were sewn on after the edge of the corset was finished.<br /><br /><br />Ms. Johnson's wardrobe department distressed the corsets for a more authentic look, shown in the scene below. After her abduction, the character Sarah Jemison assimilated into the Native American culture. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sl6L2NBko3I/AAAAAAAAFdo/fZMdpPvf43M/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+in+the+War+that+made+america+scene.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358874369942922098" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sl6L2NBko3I/AAAAAAAAFdo/fZMdpPvf43M/s400/Period+Corsets+in+the+War+that+made+america+scene.bmp" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sl3yLhqVkDI/AAAAAAAAFdI/I7D4-vFshQ8/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+in++the+War+that+made+America.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358705411469185074" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sl3yLhqVkDI/AAAAAAAAFdI/I7D4-vFshQ8/s400/Period+Corsets+in++the+War+that+made+America.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This screen shot shows the corset in its finished state, completely distressed. The captive had been traveling on foot and sleeping in the woods for weeks in her corset rather than doning it ready-made and sparkling-new just out the box from <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets</a>! Ahh...the magic of costuming for film. </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8220978844332080681?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-18704124089551251462009-06-21T10:12:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.017-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp9ebmSwQ5I/AAAAAAAAFx4/k2kGiebZTjE/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+in+True+Blood+blog.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377120308332348306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp9ebmSwQ5I/AAAAAAAAFx4/k2kGiebZTjE/s320/Period+Corsets+in+True+Blood+blog.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Vampires wear <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/">Period Corsets®! </a>At least this one does featured here in this screen shot from Season One Episode 5 of HBO's hit series "True Blood". This is a flashback to 1864 when the protagonist William Compton was made into a vampire.<br /><br />Her hapless victim, pictured here in the lower right corner was half-starved ( so apparently was she) and on his way back to his family at the end of the civil war. He came upon her home requested food and shelter, but he got more than he bargained for.<br /><br />This demure female vampire is wearing our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=41">Alice corset</a> in cream Brocade Coutil. The wardrobe department needed two just in case they needed to reshoot the scene. Spilled vampire blood is not so easy to remove from costumes in a hurry.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-1870412408955125146?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-82537572276183448802009-06-15T14:21:00.000-07:002011-11-21T11:24:55.327-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/EGYgW9X5N9OxALIPeX5edoyjmA4euBxgORK9DqKSaqk?feat=blogger" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SsZl-IYWF2I/AAAAAAAAF58/5mgtHRNSKxg/s640/498107.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/32571554/rockabilly-corset-girl">See more pictures of this costume ensemble on our Etsy website</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Model Mandy Apple wears our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=50">Stevie c. 1950</a> corset in black satin with polka dot trim and our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=51">Mid 20th c. Petticoat</a> in a red cotton polka dot, and tulle underlayer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Credits:</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Period Corsets garments styled by: Idolatre Clothing</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Model, Mandy Apple</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hair: Marrs+Elite</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Makeup: Amy Villainous</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo: Craig Thomson</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-8253757227618344880?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-33089095857189256802009-06-09T13:10:00.001-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.019-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6Ua98VNgI/AAAAAAAAFIU/ypse4zu32W8/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Kristina+SF+c.+1660+.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 243px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345372998760478210" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6Ua98VNgI/AAAAAAAAFIU/ypse4zu32W8/s320/Period+Corsets+Kristina+SF+c.+1660+.jpg" /></a> When we launched our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=35">c.1660 Kristina</a> corset four years ago, we were both excited and hesitant. The Kristina is our most complex corset pattern and construction, needing extensive development time; the corset has complicated seaming, and more than twice as many bones as our other styles. We were delighted to see that this shape was one that many of you were looking for, and soon the Kristina surpassed the <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=17">c.1860 Julia </a>as our best selling corsets. The popular <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=14">c.1770 Judith </a>corset, the next corset in our chronology, is a bit more straight-forward in style, being the classic "ice-cream cone" shape of the mid- to late-eighteenth century.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="right">Since launching the Kristina, we've been asked to explore the variations on the conical shape, incorporating elements from both seventeenth and eighteenth century styles for periods between the two or for a unique artistic vision. </div><br /><br />This has resulted in a some creative and beautiful custom corsets......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">For Glimmerglass Opera </span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Cole Porters <em>Kiss Me Kate</em><br />Anka Lupes' costume design: </span></strong><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6Qq_BnKgI/AAAAAAAAFHU/VJLMtSN9JPs/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Glimmerglass+Opera+Kristina+c.1660.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 212px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345368875882457602" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6Qq_BnKgI/AAAAAAAAFHU/VJLMtSN9JPs/s320/Period+Corsets+Glimmerglass+Opera+Kristina+c.1660.JPG" /></a> This corset was used in Glimmerglass Opera 2008 season for Cole Porters "Kiss me Kate" set in a non-specific era. We were asked to create this corset as a straight up hybrid of our Judith c. 1770 and Kristina c. 1660 (without tabs) in our basic stock white cotton Coutil. They also wanted the addition of a (non-period correct) CF opening metal busk--they are so useful and it was the look they were going for, so we did it! Notice the Kristina shape throughout the torso, softer fuller bust than the flattened bust of the Judith. The neckline front and back including the narrow removable over the top of the shoulder straps are like the Judith c. 1770.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="right"><a href="http://www.glimmerglass.org/press/gallery1noflash.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">In the performance of "Kiss Me Kate" at Glimmerglass Opera </span></a></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345368346815336722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6QMMGLkRI/AAAAAAAAFHM/cZd4M9doh7c/s320/Period+Corsets+for+Glimmerglass+KMK.jpg" /> <span style="font-size:85%;">David Larsen (center) as Bill Calhoun/Lucentio and members of the Glimmerglass Opera Chorus Photo: Cory Weaver/Glimmerglass Opera.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>For Goodspeed Opera<br />Gilbert and Sullivan's <em>Pirates of Penzance<br /></em>David Woolard's costume design:</strong></span></p><p align="left"><strong></strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6PUWH5P5I/AAAAAAAAFHE/hqJIdygXarI/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Corset+for+Goodspeed+Opera+.JPG"><em><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 225px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345367387434205074" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6PUWH5P5I/AAAAAAAAFHE/hqJIdygXarI/s320/Period+Corsets+Corset+for+Goodspeed+Opera+.JPG" /></strong></em></a><em><strong> </strong></em>David Woolard requested the Kristina/Judith hybrid shape; this time with the signature Kristina tabs, (no busk) and flat-lined to custom fashion fabrics. He sent us six distinctive pastel patterned brocades for Mabel and all her sisters corsets. They wore them under their costumes for most of the operetta, but you can see a glimpse of the corsets pictured below. This is the scene where the sisters relax by the seaside after "Scaling rough and rugged passes climb[ed] the hardy little lasses till the bright sea shore they gain."<br /></p><br /><br /><div align="right"><em><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6OddIMHgI/AAAAAAAAFG8/frBuFFhXlx8/s1600-h/Goodspeed+Woolard+Pirates+Period+Corsets+2.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345366444421684738" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6OddIMHgI/AAAAAAAAFG8/frBuFFhXlx8/s320/Goodspeed+Woolard+Pirates+Period+Corsets+2.bmp" /></strong></em></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Photo Courtesy of David Woolard</span><br /></div><p><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Lincoln Center Festival 2005</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>My Life as a Fairytale</em> </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Elizabeth Caitlin Ward 's costume design:</span> </strong></p><p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_C2ggJrdN-hXFH_k2xGq7w?feat=directlink"><span style="font-size:85%;">photo courtesy Period Corsets</span></a></p><p><strong><em><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SmT0EjAiZlI/AAAAAAAAFgc/9z-NWGnyRg4/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+ECW+kristina+blog+.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360677815431882322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SmT0EjAiZlI/AAAAAAAAFgc/9z-NWGnyRg4/s320/Period+Corsets+ECW+kristina+blog+.jpg" /></a></em></strong>This is an amazing example of a designer using a Period Corsets<span style="font-size:78%;">® </span>shape without alteration. By adding unusal fabrics and creative construction techniques we achieved something completely new and unique. Ms. Ward chose the shape of our stock c. 1660's Kristina (without tabs). We made a multi-layer corset, using our custom corset flatlining process. The base color is the steel grey silk shantung provided by the designer with an over-layer of plastic window screening mesh. If you look closely you can see the spiral steel bones between the layers as per her design request!<strong><em><br /></em></strong></p><strong><em></em></strong><br /><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Pictured here in performace to great effect.</span><strong><em></p></em></strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345366097657754610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6OJRVOc_I/AAAAAAAAFG0/FP-BwrplNrA/s320/Designer+Elizabeth+Caitlin+Ward+fairytale9_lg.jpg" /><br /><div align="right"><a href="http://www.caitlinward.com/portfolio/children/fairytale.shtml"><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Catilin Ward</span> </a><br /></div><p align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>For the Roundabout Theatre Company<br /><em>Les Liasions Dangereuses</em><br />Katrina Lindsay's costume design:</strong></span></p><p align="left"><em><strong><br /></strong></em><em><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 241px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345365304520631666" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si6NbGqmZXI/AAAAAAAAFGc/GPUuMUUl61w/s320/Period+Corsets+Les+Liaisons+Dangereuses+.JPG" /></strong></em>This corset is an example of a cross between our Kristina c.1660 corset and a corset from a client's own stock. Ms Lindsay, the designer, wanted the final product to have the versatility our corsets offer: alteration points in the side seam and the strap shoulder seam. She wanted to recreate the shape of the existing corset, and maintain the heavily boned look and varying agles of the bone lines in each panel. This is hard to do and have a side seam! So we put the alteration point in the side back, and added straps. For the final corsets we used the client's custom beige brocade coutil.</p><br /><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si7bX2bmFmI/AAAAAAAAFJ8/ziqikgx9lVw/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+LLD+Sample.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 179px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345451010530088546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si7bX2bmFmI/AAAAAAAAFJ8/ziqikgx9lVw/s200/Period+Corsets+LLD+Sample.JPG" /></a> </p><p align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si7USOXtiXI/AAAAAAAAFJs/OEQXrm7sWtE/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+LLD.JPG"></a></p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si7USOXtiXI/AAAAAAAAFJs/OEQXrm7sWtE/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+LLD.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345443217295640946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Si7USOXtiXI/AAAAAAAAFJs/OEQXrm7sWtE/s320/Period+Corsets+LLD.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p>To complete the 18th century look we made our pocket hoop panniers out of the same brocade. </p><p>It gives us great pleasure to work with designers to create just the look they want for their productions. </p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-3308909585718925680?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-22774358452750824022009-05-22T16:38:00.000-07:002010-09-09T12:38:26.976-07:00Here at <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/883.html">Period Corsets®</a> we have a wide and deep variety of talents. With this breadth of knowledge we have created our line of historic period undergarments; we research, test patterns, and streamline our construction methods. When we put our products into production, we continue to perfect and update them. In short we pour our love and skill into our work. Over our 12 years in business we have had many wonderful personalities contribute to our success: patternmakers, cutters, first hands, stitchers….and today we are happy to introduce to you one of our favorite personalities:<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SihpqCgyi2I/AAAAAAAAE3U/kqdIhUxMa5I/s1600-h/Stufffing+Machine+Period+Corsets+.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343637128824916834" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SihpqCgyi2I/AAAAAAAAE3U/kqdIhUxMa5I/s320/Stufffing+Machine+Period+Corsets+.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 158px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />“Phil”—our Industrial Stuffing Machine.<br />Phil saves us time and money, and comes to the rescue every time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As costumers know bustle pads and bum rolls come in all shapes and sizes. But when they come in large quantities to stuff by hand, Phil is our favorite friend.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343638636430898802" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SihrByyENnI/AAAAAAAAE3c/tSQnhBDhVFY/s320/DSCF3659.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; width: 320px;" /><br />I am speaking tongue in cheek as we prize our flesh-and-blood employees over our metal counterparts. Yet costumers worth their salt know how important it is to have the right tools and machines for the job at hand. At Period Corsets® we specialize in the ever-exciting pursuit of finding and employing the perfect tool for the job—whether it’s honing the technique of constructing a corset or using the right size needle for stitching a certain fabric or stuffing bum pads with alacrity. Creating the highest quality products is part of our mission. <br />We hope you enjoy meeting "Phil" as much as we enjoyed introducing him!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">"Phil" and employee in action stuffing a <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=39">17th C. Bum roll</a></span><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=39"> </a><br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-f8de50a31e914ca3" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v18.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df8de50a31e914ca3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331381811%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D57C0BF19FCB0A550B8E1854186A3CD06FA1F8029.5337534439804AE816B005D399A0834D0EB5AE01%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df8de50a31e914ca3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DzupqBGyFUiUWLMWLIB4z_eDUSsU&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v18.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df8de50a31e914ca3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331381811%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D57C0BF19FCB0A550B8E1854186A3CD06FA1F8029.5337534439804AE816B005D399A0834D0EB5AE01%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df8de50a31e914ca3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DzupqBGyFUiUWLMWLIB4z_eDUSsU&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodcorsets?feature=mhum#p/a/u/2/qVXp-GASZQo">See this video on the Period Corsets Youtube channel.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2277435845275082402?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-78388482572341023852009-05-15T10:45:00.000-07:002009-07-20T15:27:31.019-07:00One of the most common questions we are asked is: “where do you get your patterns?” And the answer is: “we make them ourselves.” As all of you costume-makers know, commercial patterns are relatively “modern”, coming into use in the mid- to late-nineteenth century. For earlier time periods, there are few if any records of what pattern shapes for period garments looked like. What do remain are some garments, primarily belonging to the wealthy; the further back in time you go, the fewer extant pieces there are.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340265772880610306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/ShxvbS65xAI/AAAAAAAAExc/1WTSDyVRFig/s320/Period+Corsets.jpg" /><br />Luckily for those of us with a passion for costume history, historic garments in museum collections have been documented beautifully in photographs (the Taschen “Fashion” book of the Kyoto Costume Institute collection). Other garments have had their style lines and details drawn out in a scale fashion (Janet Arnold’s wonderful series of books, for example). There are also paintings in museums and art books--portraits and group tableaus from various time periods. All of these sources serve as our inspirations when we are developing the historic-inspired undergarments in our line.<br /><br /><br />There is no one source that we draw from, but rather a combination of inspirations, as well as our background as theatre costume technicians. (In the case of late 19th century corset styles—like the <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=18">c. 1890 Theo </a>and <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=20">c. 1905 Mae</a>--we also own a small collection of period corsets that have inspired us.)<br /><br /><br />Once we’ve gathered our visual inspirations, Susan creates a pattern for the first sample. Our goal is not to recreate any one specific garment (although we can, and have, for clients requesting a very particular custom garment)—our goal rather is to capture the essence and flavor of a time period. As we study the first sample garment, we are looking at both the shape the garment created on the woman’s form, as well as the seam placement, comparing them with our inspiration material. We work and re-work the seams, fine-tuning the fit and shape, often making three and four samples, before arriving at the final pattern for a style. We know we have succeeded when you, our customers, look at a shape and respond: “the Gibson Girl!” or “it’s Marie Antoinette!”<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-7838848257234102385?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-48287938247548742222009-05-01T15:11:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.023-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SfjVo0z5XRI/AAAAAAAAEtA/Cp8y7n3DjRw/s1600-h/Corset_Lilly_SF.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330245056340778258" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SfjVo0z5XRI/AAAAAAAAEtA/Cp8y7n3DjRw/s400/Corset_Lilly_SF.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 264px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;"> In celebration of Spring we are featuring our&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=19"><span style="font-size: 85%;"> Lilly c.1900 corset</span></a><span style="font-size: 85%;"> for the month of May.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">The Lilly corset is inspired by the corsets designed for "ladies of action" at the turn of the century. During this time period, women increased their participation in sports and adventure activities. A shorter corset such as this style enabled them to better ride horses, play tennis, and travel to exotic lands while still keeping a gentle-but-firm shaped waistline. This corset is used by customers wanting a distinct waist shape, while maintaining a more natural line in the bust and hip. </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.scad.edu/performing-arts/index.cfm"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Savannah College of Art and Design</span></a><span style="font-size: 85%;"> dancers wore this style of corset with our chemises and bloomers in a piece called <a href="http://www.scad.edu/performing-arts/video.cfm">"The Crossing"</a> (an excerpt from their dance is on their web site in the video montage of performances). </span><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330243503987076674" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SfjUOd17rkI/AAAAAAAAEsw/_Byd2dVNdaU/s400/IMG_5595.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> </div><br /><div><span style="font-size: 78%;">photo courtesty of Dawn Testa; </span><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/PeriodCorsets/TheCrossingADancePerformanceAtSavannahCollegeOfArtAndDesign?feat=directlink"><span style="font-size: 78%;">More Photos</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">Teatro Zinzanni, a cirque/comedy/cabaret performance with venues in Seattle and San Francisco, asked for our Lilly flat-lined to a beautiful wide striped silk, paired with our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=49">Full Pannier </a>in matching fabric.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: 85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330252915571149026" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SfjcySubyOI/AAAAAAAAEvM/IOGVc5Xazys/s400/Sushi+lunch+008blog.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 269px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> </div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Pop-star Madonna wore a modified shorter version in her </span><a href="http://music.aol.com/video/sorry/madonna/1463333"><span style="font-size: 85%;">"Sorry" video</span></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">; her request was for a corset in custom-dyed lavender satin coutil--danceable!</span></div><br /><br /><div><u><span style="color: blue;"></span></u><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330244804975628146" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SfjVaMZxj3I/AAAAAAAAEs4/VL3xIQe8wzs/s400/sorry_video_official_hq2news.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osjXxRz-rPg"><span style="font-size: 78%;">Behind the scenes of the "Sorry" Video</span></a> </div><div><span style="font-size: 78%;"><a href="http://www.madonnalicious.com/features/periodcorsets.html">Madonnalicious.com interview with Period Corsets®</a></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Whether you are seeking a period-accurate line from the 1900's, or wanting a curvy waist for any occasion, the Lilly is the style for you. Its verstility demonstrates why the Lilly was and continues to be a popular style.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-4828793824754874222?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-75443006331929883592009-04-13T11:20:00.000-07:002009-09-02T20:42:36.532-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/ShwihoxPUTI/AAAAAAAAEw8/fjRFVKOaY3Y/s1600-h/Dowager+corset+c.+1870+.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340181219429536050" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/ShwihoxPUTI/AAAAAAAAEw8/fjRFVKOaY3Y/s320/Dowager+corset+c.+1870+.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><strong>Client’s Question:</strong><br />“This might be an odd question, but I’ve noticed that a lot of old vintage corsets have this hook type metal fitting in the front near front busk opening . What is that for?”<br /><br /><strong>Period Corsets Answers:</strong><br />“The metal hook you are referring to is called a winch. It possibly came into fashion when modern factories made corsets for the working woman. It was an innovation that allowed a woman to tighten up her corset more easily by herself without a dresser. As she pulled the laces tight she would cross them in the back and bring them around to the front. She could wrap the lace loops around the winch to hold them taught so that they would not give while she wiggled the corset tighter. (Something like a cleat for sailors pulling in a line or being on belay for a rock climber.) She could tie it off on the winch and let the laces hang down without creating a big knot at the waist, as the winch was located somewhere below the waist line. During the day the laces might loosen as she worked. But the winch also allowed her to adjust the tension of the laces throughout the work day."</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338067383994968530" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/ShSgAOIeadI/AAAAAAAAEvs/3Wuly0zjfTY/s400/Vintage+Corset+hook+winch+blog.JPG" /> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-7544300633192988359?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-61021212355120044912009-04-06T08:30:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.024-08:00<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322395764068228914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sdzyv4dUnzI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/rlcNdqaytWw/s320/954_Met-Opera90940.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Metropolitan Opera announced its upcoming 2009-10 season in the New York Times Sunday edition, April 5th. Period Corsets® adds drama to the death defying heights in this new staging of Puccini's classic opera. Karita Mattila, as Tosca wears our <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/865.html?store_products_id=20">c. 1905 Mae Corset </a>and <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=22">Late 19th c. Petticoat</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/season/production.aspx?id=10372"><span style="font-size:78%;">The Met's new production opens September 21st, James Levin conducting</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo by Brigitte Lacombe, courtesy of The Met.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp851yrv4YI/AAAAAAAAFxw/Yqz64XkP2dk/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+In+New+York+times+The+Met+.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 187px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377080076404777346" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp851yrv4YI/AAAAAAAAFxw/Yqz64XkP2dk/s320/Period+Corsets+In+New+York+times+The+Met+.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Full page spread in the Sunday New York Times<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SrunnIlji7I/AAAAAAAAF2A/X2TAekt_Ufw/s1600-h/Period+Corsets+Met+NYCstreetphoto.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385082070213299122" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SrunnIlji7I/AAAAAAAAF2A/X2TAekt_Ufw/s320/Period+Corsets+Met+NYCstreetphoto.jpg" /></a>Period Corsets®<br />on the streets of New York City.<br />( Love the taxi cab in the reflection!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo by Jay SchwartzCoffey</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-6102121235512004491?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-6829038510348399532009-04-03T11:58:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.026-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sd0GbhDUyGI/AAAAAAAAEcY/nKqiK87hI3E/s1600-h/Dog+in+the+Manger0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322417404420343906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sd0GbhDUyGI/AAAAAAAAEcY/nKqiK87hI3E/s320/Dog+in+the+Manger0001.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Period Corsets® supplies a complete period silhouette ready for overnight delivery so you can: </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>*get a jump on your build </div><p>*go straight into rehearsal</p><p>* wear in the performance<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">That's just what the </span><a href="http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/index.aspx"><span style="font-size:85%;">Shakespeare Theatre Company </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">did for their production of </span><a href="http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/plays/details.aspx?id=147&amp;source=l"><span style="font-size:85%;">"Dog in the Manger". </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Miriam Silverman (center photo) wears our </span><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/892.html?store_products_id=38"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cone farthingale</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></p><div><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Photos By Scott Suchman</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-682903851034839953?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-20022611286745967142009-03-31T18:26:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.027-08:00Ford's Theatre celebrated the grand reopening of their theatre, and the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth with a new play, <a href="http://www.fordstheatre.org/index.php?q=home/performances-events/event-calendar/theatre-performances/-world-premiere-heavens-are-hung-black" target="_blank">"The Heaven's Are Hung in Black"</a>. Costume Designer <a href="http://www.wadelaboissonniere.com/" target="_blank">Wade Laboissonniere's</a> period costumes were called "transporting elements" in the Washington Post review. The women's dresses are supported by 1860s era Julia <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/862.html">Corsets</a>, <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/936.html">Hoops</a>, and <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/863.html">Ruffled Petticoats</a>.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 211px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377056423727205938" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/Sp8kVBl-DjI/AAAAAAAAFxQ/asfI5wc8SRM/s320/Period+Corsets+Ensemble+1860.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/_IMAGES/PS_Corset_Hoop_Petticoat_1860.jpg">Period Corsets c. 1860 ensemble<br /></a><br /><br />Period Corsets are political! In honor of hosting the final presidential debate, Hofstra University celebrated <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/nyregion/long-island/05actli.html?_r=2&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=hofstra&amp;st=cse&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=slogin" target="_blank">Democracy in Performance</a> with a day of living history. Cheryl McCarron's costume designs include c. 1860s <a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/862.html">Julia corsets</a> (undercover, of course).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-2002261128674596714?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Period Corsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946096740718504836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547148214729352453.post-59139512748502853982009-03-15T09:49:00.000-07:002011-11-29T15:50:39.031-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SdJK1GzZPWI/AAAAAAAAELE/I7OWtL2KoVI/s1600-h/Met_La_Sonnambula.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 190px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319396386097675618" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SdJK1GzZPWI/AAAAAAAAELE/I7OWtL2KoVI/s320/Met_La_Sonnambula.jpg" /></a> April 1st, 2009 at 7 pm<br />Attend the performance!<br /><a href="http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_next.aspx"><span style="font-size:78%;">find a theater near you</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SfCpTw2z4YI/AAAAAAAAEfw/b7KoRtYGbWY/s1600-h/DSCF3061.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 116px; HEIGHT: 168px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327944516176699778" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAc5Z78-wc0/SfCpTw2z4YI/AAAAAAAAEfw/b7KoRtYGbWY/s320/DSCF3061.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The chorus and ballet women wear these petticoats which we custom-made in our Seattle workroom in the final scene of the opera.<br /><br /><strong>An intro to "The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD"</strong><br />In the past year or so, the Metropolitan Opera has been broadcasting its productions throughout the US in movie theatres--the goal is to bring opera to a wider audience. The latest broadcast is "La Sonnambula". Period Corsets® is very much honored to have featured garments in this performance.<br /><a href="http://broadwayworld.com/article/Dessay_And_Florez_Star_In_LA_SONNAMBULA_Opening_32_20090302"><span style="font-size:78%;">more about La Sonnabula in HD</span> </a><br /><a href="http://www.periodcorsets.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Period Corsets Home</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547148214729352453-5913951274850285398?l=periodcorsets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>