> > I am asked to make experiments with a romantic era corset - for a man! > So far I only found information in "Waisted Efforts", but I am sure > there are other sources somewhere else. Any recommendations or things > to consider when lacing a man? >
I have been called upon to make a few of these in my time, both for fetish clients (modified female and dressy male types) and for historical clients (mid- late 1800s) as well as male girdles for wear under modern clothing. Your question is pretty general for the moment: What do you mean by "romantic era"? Generally, you need to decide the waist height for the period you are looking at and ensure the tapering is suitable to get that look; I have made them 12 panels around and 16 panels around, high-chest to just below the waist, lacing to the back. I could not find any patterns but was lucky enough to see one in a private collection and have a few pics to go from...sorry to say, you are going to have to drape with trial and error then devise your pattern from that! If I can send you some of the pics offlist, let me know, -C. ------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
