Custom-made Pink & Snakeskin underbust corset

The finished back of the pink and snakeskin PVC underbust corset on my dressform.

Back in 2020 I made a pink PVC hobble skirt for a friend, and with the leftovers I also made a circle skirt for myself as well.  There were still a few scraps left over which I hung on to… just in case. (Although I give most of my leftover fabric to a friend who sews doll clothes, things like PVC I usually keep because moderate sized scraps often come in handy.)

Well, I hadn’t seen my friend in several months, but then they were coming to visit in late January, so I figured I’d try to “whip up” a corset for them, using the hot pink PVC leftovers as exposed (decorative, not functional) bone casings.

I originally planned on using a black PVC for the main body of the corset, but when I was going through my stash, all of my plain black PVC fabrics were really too thin to use for a corset – or too soft to handle the wear that the lacing would cause.

However, I had this black and super-dark silver snakeskin PVC (from a Medusa costume I did years and years ago) – and I had lots of it… enough for a corset for a friend, as well as one for myself if I still wanted to make another. Together with the pink PVC, it looked really neat, so I started drafting…

Throwback Thursday: J-Rock neck corset

J-Rock inspired neck corset / collar

Today’s Throwback Thursday is a J-rock inspired neck corset or collar. I made this a number of years ago, so I don’t have any in-progress photos.  Like my Visual Kei mouth masks, this was inspired by Japanese street fashion.

To make this, I ended up actually draping the pattern, to get a skin-tight fit over complex curves.

The neck corset is made of black satin, lined in black cotton for comfort, and is trimmed with black lace at the lower edge.

The neck corset / collar is topstitched with purple thread, and closes in the back with snaps – unlike another neck corset I’ve made, the fit is not adjustable.

Back snaps on the J-Rock inspired neck corset / collar

Throwback Thursday: Black and white floral cincher

Black and white floral brocade cincher

I’m calling this a Throwback Thursday because this is actually a corset I made a while ago (so I don’t have any work-in-progress photos either). I made this to sell, back when I was hoping to get commissions for custom work (I’m not looking to do custom work anymore).

A bit about this corset:

 

This is a shaped underbust plus-size cincher made from black and white floral brocade. This corset is made with three-layer construction, but has no waist stay.

Throwback Thursday: Red snakeskin corset

Close up on the red PVC snakeskin corset

I’m calling this a Throwback Thursday because this is actually a corset I made a while ago (so I don’t have any work-in-progress photos either). I made this to sell, back when I was hoping to get commissions for custom work (I’m not looking to do custom work anymore).

A bit about this corset:

The outer fabric of this underbust corset is a red snakeskin PVC. The top edge is trimmed with a leopard-print grosgrain ribbon, while the lower edge is trimmed with black poly-cotton bias tape.

This is an overbust modern Victorian corset, but an early design of mine, with a less dramatic shape than many of my other corsets.

Accessories for sale!

On December 2nd I’ll be attending the Calgary Centre for Sex Positive Culture’s Xmas Market, vending my corsets along with a few other items.  If you’re in Calgary – consider coming! Learn more about the Centre here.

In this post I’ll share some of the other items I’ll have for sale at the market.
My sales at the market will be CASH ONLY.

(Please note, if you’re outside of Calgary or won’t be able to attend the market, I’m happy to make other arrangements if you’d like to purchase a corset. Prices do not include Paypal fees or shipping/handling.)

J-Rock Inspired Neck Corset / Collar

J-Rock inspired neck corset / collar

Black satin shaped neck corset / collar inspired by Japanese street fashion. (Visual kei / J-Rock)
Lined in black cotton for comfort.
Trimmed with black lace at lower edge.
Topstitched with purple.
Back snap, fit is not adjustable.
New, never worn.

Closed measurement 16.5”

Price: $25.00 Canadian