Sorry, hit the send button too soon! Elastic panels could help bit perhaps adapting the style would be better. A mesh or sports corset might provide enough give while also providing enough support for the period.
Lastly, would be a style that would not need a corset. Perhaps the light boning of the dress bodice would be enough? Michael Deibert OAS AAS LLS Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 21, 2013, at 3:04, Maggie Koenig <hhalb94...@aol.com> wrote: > > I've costumed singers and dancers before and if you take their chest > measurements with them at rest and them at a full breath there can be a > rather large difference. Their corsets are likely made for a resting breath > measurement so it is restricting them from taking as deep a breath as they > are used to when they play. Actual performers in the Victorian era were > corseted their entire lives and were trained to get the needed deep breaths > while corseted. > > What you will need to do is either find a dress style that can work without > the corset or you will want to create a corset that incorporates elastic > panels and/or elastic instead of a woven lacing string. The elastic will > stretch as they breath and move allowing them their full range. > > Maggie Koenig > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 21, 2013, at 1:58 AM, Aylwen Gardiner-Garden <aylwe...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I get told by musicians that they can't breathe - wind players and singers >> can't get enough breath. >> Cheers, >> Aylwen >> >> >>> On 21 October 2013 16:42, Kim Baird <kba...@cableone.net> wrote: >>> >>> It's perfectly possible to sit in a Victorian corset. Victorians did it all >>> the time. It does have to fit correctly, however. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On >>> Behalf Of Aylwen Gardiner-Garden >>> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 11:55 PM >>> To: Historical Costume >>> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Boning and corsets for musicians >>> >>> I'm thinking about Victorian fashion here. Are there any pictures of women >>> sitting down playing music? I've seen women corsetted when standing up >>> playing the violin, but how did they manage playing the piano? Or are my >>> musicians complaining too much? >>> I'm right at the beginning in my research so far. >>> Many thanks, >>> Aylwen >>> >>> >>> On 21 October 2013 15:48, Elizabeth Jones >>> <elizabethrjones2...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Aylwen, >>>> What have you tried so far? If we know what's already been tried there >>>> won't need to be any re-inventing of the wheel. For anything pre-1600 >>>> you are fairly safe to skip boning for anyone who isn't extremely high >>>> fashion (and musicians paid to perform for a ball definitely weren't >>>> high fashion) Elizabeth >>>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Aylwen Gardiner-Garden >>>> <aylwe...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Dear Friends >>>>> Our dance group prides itself on wearing historically correct gowns >>>>> and undergarments for our dance performances, but it is not >>>>> comfortable for >>>> our >>>>> pianist and other musicians. I am exploring ways I can bone the >>>>> bodices >>>> of >>>>> the gowns and still give sitting-down musicians breathing space - >>>>> but >>>> still >>>>> have the garments look close-to-accurate. Can anyone offer me any >>> advice? >>>>> We costume from 1450 through to 1900 - all styles along the way. >>>>> Many thanks, >>>>> Aylwen >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> h-costume mailing list >>>> h-costume@mail.indra.com >>>> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Aylwen Gardiner-Garden* >>> * >>> * >>> * >>> * >>> >>> *Jane Austen Festival Australia <http://www.janeaustenfestival.com.au> * >>> *Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy< >>> http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/> >>> * >>> *John Gardiner-Garden's Historic Dance book >>> series<http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/earthlydelights> >>> * >>> _______________________________________________ >>> h-costume mailing list >>> h-costume@mail.indra.com >>> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> h-costume mailing list >>> h-costume@mail.indra.com >>> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> >> >> >> -- >> *Aylwen Gardiner-Garden* >> * >> * >> * >> * >> >> *Jane Austen Festival Australia <http://www.janeaustenfestival.com.au> * >> *Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy<http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/> >> * >> *John Gardiner-Garden's Historic Dance book >> series<http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/earthlydelights> >> * >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
