Corset Blog Posts — authentic corsets

Excited for Whitby Steampunk Weekend With just over a month to go, I am getting super excited for Steampunk weekend in Whitby next month. I've ordered my roll banner, I have some new stock to showcase and sell and will be arriving with a bunch of gothic style jumpers too. My children are coming with me as it falls during half term, so it's going to be a real family affair - how fun to expose them to the exciting world of steampunk. I can't take credit for these images, I pulled them from the steampunk weekend site - aren't...

What Do I Mean By Natural Waist? When measuring for a corset, it's your natural waist measurement that is the most important. Not your bust... your waist. However, not just your waist, your natural waist at that. By natural waist, i mean NO breathing in when you measure. Oh and all measurements should be in inches. But I hate my natural waist measurement i hear you say Seriously, most women hate their natural waist measurement. Here's the beauty of it though, every single one of my corsets is steel boned. That means they will cinch your waist in by several...

Measuring for a Corset Measuring for a corset is easy ladies and gents, let's not make it any harder than it needs to be. The only equipment you'll need when measuring for a corset is a tape measure. Not a builders one, a flexible one.  Ladies Measuring for a Corset Whether you think you have a waist line or not, we actually do all have a waist line. We have a little bit on the side that dips in (even if you don't think you have) and that is where you want your tape measure to sit. Place it there...