To corset or not to corset?

[msmcknittington]

I've been thinking, with the plaid fabric is still on my dummy and me looking at it every day, that maybe I could drape the bodice over modern undergarments and then be able to wear it with jeans and a skirt.

Now, I may be smoking crack on this one, by simple virtue of the fact that the silhouette of modern undergarments is completely different from a corseted silhouette. A corset gives you a raised bustline and a smaller waist and a smoother line from waist to hips. A modern silhouette is . . . bulgier. But can it be done? Can a Victorian garment be made without a corset and then transition to modern wear?

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I'm probably smoking crack.

Comments

[crazycatlady76.livejournal.com]

Could you fit it with one of those cheapy fun-time type corset/bustier things? It would give you the curvier, smoother line without the constriction and weight of a victorian corset. Or maybe it would give you the worst of all possible worlds. I dunno.

[crazycatlady76.livejournal.com]

Or you could wear a girdle. I can ask my grandma where she buys hers.

Ow, quit hitting me.

Seriously, you could probably wear a Spanx-type shaper. I think I've seen ones that come to right under the boobage, which would help...boost the chest, trim the waist, and give a smooth line.

[msmcknittington.livejournal.com]

I have trouble with the fun-time bustiers, because I do have large breasts, and they seem to fail for anything over a modest C-cup. Once you start spending the money to have one with boning strong enough not to buckle, you might as well wear a corset anyway.

I do have a panty girdle (is there a more ridiculous phrase than panty girdle?) which I wore for the wedding, and certainly smoothed my belly out. Hmm.

I think why I'm having trouble deciding if I should do this or not is that I have a strong hourglass figure naturally, though you would never think I was wearing a corset.

[crazycatlady76.livejournal.com]

Oh. Stoopit boobies. I suppose you could look for one of those smoosh-em-up-to-your-chin bras to wear with you panty girdle. (And no, there's no more ridiculous phrase in the English language.)

[devikat.livejournal.com]

You know, you could just bone the bodice...