Hello, Michael,
I recommend that you look into Laughing Moon Mercantile patterns (
www.lafnmoon.com ). Joanne has an excellent mid-Victorian corset
pattern with both hip and bust gores. Sometimes, though, as in my
case, the corsetier had to remove the hip gores to get a better
fit. The main fitting issue with me is the fact that I am very
short-waisted; something that will not be solved with gores. Joanne
has her patterns very nicely graded, but corsets always require
individual fittings since no two female bodies are shaped the same,
even if the two wear the "same" size.
Joan
At 02:15 AM 3/24/2011, you wrote:
Good morning everyone!
I'm doing some research into corsets, and thought it best to start on here
where many of you already have research. While I know a lot regarding
corsets, I have two main focuses.
The first is regarding corset patterns. I am hoping to develop a corset
pattern and thus would like to be able to have as many corset patterns to
base it off of as I can. While any corset pattern works, I am specifically
hoping to find Victorian era corset patterns with hip and/or bust gores.
From the many companies out there currently selling commercial pattersn,
there are few who focus on corsets with gores. I am looking at trying to
simplify the process of grading for different sizes, and believe that there
might be a way to accomplish this with gored patterns. So if any of you have
or know of patterns that I can get, please direct me in that direction!
(Remember copyright laws and direct me to where I can find things, rather
than just copy and paste.)
Second, the little research I've done so far indicates that during the
Victorian eras, there were many corset patterns that used gores - yet many
of the current commercial patterns focus on those without. Is there a reason
for this that anyone might be aware of? Is it easier to fit without gores?
Are gored patterns more difficult to make up? Any help in this direction is
also a huge plus!
Please don't shy away, the more I can accumulate, the better my final
pattern shall be once it is ready! Thanks in advance!
Michael Deibert
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