1890s corset

It has been awhile since my last post, largely because I have spent the last two months working on a new Victorian wardrobe for myself. I have had plans to make an early 1870’s gown and under…

🍀 This PDF Pattern is for an 1890s Corset, digitized from the Symington Corset Pattern Collection 🍀 UPDATE: 04/11/2024 Pattern prints out at full scale in Paper Sizes: A4: 21 x 29.7 cm (14 Pages) US Letter: 8.5 x 11 inch (14 Pages) MULTIPLE WAIST SIZES: 22.5 - 38.5 inch (57.2 - 97.8cm) Busk Length: 12 inch This corset is a midbust and features a front busk closure as well as metal grommets. It can be made from one layer, two layers (like in the sample photos), mesh, or any variation you…

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A couple of years ago I made a short foray from 18th century costume making into Victorian corset making. While I love the result, the corset unfortunately turned out a bit too large so I never got around posting about it or making anything else from this period. However, a while back one of my friends allowed me to take photos of the corset while she tried it on so I finally get to show it to you. The pattern for this corset is the "ref P" style from Atelier Sylphe. I made only a couple of…

Marking: [imprint] "Dr. Warner's Caroline Health/None genuine without this stamp/Patented May 14, 1889/Long Waist"[label] (on box) "La Reine du Boudoir/F.P./San Vous Je Ne Suis Rien"

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Josephina Spruill - 01/17/19 The functionality of the corset dates back centuries from today. Worn as an undergarment, this piece helped to shape the figures of women fashionably. This garment along with the bustle helped to set the basic structure of how women were to look fashionable with minor consequences.

More than 100 years ago, Victorian corsets were practically required for women - to emphasize certain parts of the body, and to minimize others. Here's a look back to what ladies back then were wearing!

Left: grey cotton long line corset worn over one piece cami-knickers, and additional bustle pad tied around waist, c. 1895. Right: Yellow and white striped...