I had originally hoped to write a single article about corset lacing, but as my draft waxed on, I quickly realized there are too many facets of the topic to do justice in a single piece. Lacing is widely recognized as the signature, defining feature of a corset. Though that’s a gross oversimplification of a garment that is truly a feat of engineering, it is true that much of a corset’s structure, […]
I know I’m a bit late to the party on this one, but a few weeks ago an article came out on Huffington Post about how shapewear squeezes your organs and is Bad For You. This post is not as analytical as some of my previous. It is largely, if not purely, anecdotal, and of course everyone’s experience will be different. Still, before we all react as alarmists because a […]
I’m not much for New Year’s Resolutions. Actually, I’ve been hearing that a lot lately, which makes me wonder: who out there is one for New Year’s Resolutions? But I digress. I do like the idea of using the new year as an excuse to enact a change with oneself, but I don’t usually set specific goals. Last year, I nested cozily (though that wasn’t specifically the goal); this year, I would […]
Ava Corsetry is a new lingerie brand out of the UK, and, as the name suggests, the designer Danielle Cowan specializes in corsets. However, she also has some perfectly lovely pieces of lingerie sprinkled among this first collection, and you may even recognize the sheer half slip from Catherine’s report on Mode City Paris from earlier this year. While I’ll always love a good corset, I have to admit the […]
When discussing corsets, the word “squishy” inevitably comes up. Though outside the corseting community, the word is used as as a euphemism for being full-figured (or as a reference to Finding Nemo…), when talking corsets it has a rather different connotation. “Squishy,” or, “compressible,” if one wishes to be delicate about it, refers to the body’s natural ability to be reshaped by a corset. In other words, when it comes to corsets, […]
