Crotty & Richards | Corset | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Simplicity 2890 corset was the first corset I ever made, nearly 10 years ago. That first version was always a smidge too tight (I made...

Because I have previously tried only the corset types with shaped panels or with a hip basque I have been very curious to give a proper gusseted Victorian corset a try. And because in my opinion 1870's was the last decade before the colorful and luxurious corsets really took over, I wanted this one to look practical and utilitarian. I chose drab coutil because that was one of the most common colors of it's day for an everyday corset. It's a single layer corset with seams sewn as shown here…

National Underwear Day—This fashionable woman in the 1860s is wearing a chemise and drawers, a corset was gusseted and boned to give a full bust and hips and small waist, a hoop skirt supported a wide skirt, and several smoothing petticoats would also be added. Are you feeling cooler now?

Woven corset by Charles Bayer, Britain, London, 1879-85

Pattern Description:1860’s Gored Corset sewing pattern, individually sized. These patterns are based very closely on historical extant corsets and patents, but the draft is our own, adapted t…

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... moved the organs up and down inside the body, and pushed the breasts high. The improved metals of the busks and grommets made very tight cinching possible to intentionally shape the body, aiming

Historic Pattern Database Downloadable Corset Patterns Reverse-engineered from pieces on display in “Becoming Gendered: Garment as Gender Artifact” We are excited to share with you a brand new resource from the John L. Wehle Gallery at Genesee Country Village & Museum: free, downloadable patterns for pieces on display and in our collection! Keep scrolling to […]