Originally posted April 8, 2010. Concept sketch #1 for a wedding gown for ~tuffycuddles. The inspiration is drawn from her own concept sketch, various fashion images, and a mash-up between punk rock and traditional elegance. Fun! Quick and dirty sketch with graphite on paper. Oogle at my anatomical flaws!
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Originally posted April 8, 2010. Colored pencil on black paper, 9″x12″.Photo referenced pet portrait.~6 hours of work I never have gotten the name of the dog, but it’s a beautiful terrier. I was given a large number of very good photos to reference, but chose the head shot due to the small size of the
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Originally posted February 14, 2010. It’s worth noting that the modeled photos I hoped for never happened, so these are the only photos of this garment. Fabric: Silk backed with corset coutilBoning: 1/4″ flat spring steel bonesBow: Silk cover fabricBusk: 9″ metal straight busk This is a fabric-based Edwardian ribbon corset. Each of the “ribbons”
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Originally posted on February 3, 2010. Commissioned basic Edwardian long-line corset. A long-line corset is one that completely covers the hips, and is longer in front than a busk can comfortably go. This is as short as a long-line corset can be, but they can also extend as far as the knees, and are designed
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Originally posted on December 17, 2009. Commissioned custom steampunk underbust corset. Core is two layers of corset coutil, boned with 1/4″ and 1/2″ wide spring steel flats. Busk is 8″ long. The buckles and edging are leather. The cover is a last-minute choice upholstery brocade. The first cover the customer chose didn’t work as well
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Originally posted on December 16, 2009. Commissioned mesh underbust corset. This corset is made using a heavy-duty sport mesh. The boning channels are coutil, and ribbon is used to support the body of the corset. The busk is 8″ long.
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Originally posted on December 14, 2009. The corset is made from two core layers of coutil, with a dupioni silk cover. The contrast stitching and flossing was made with upholstery thread. The boning is 1/4″ and 1/2″ wide spring-steel flats. The busk is a 10″ busk with a backing bone. Edging is bias-cut contrast silk
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Originally posted on November 24, 2009. Commissioned underbust corset for *mizzd-stock, followup to the concept sketch posted below. It’s made from two layers of corset coutil, tea-stained. The boning is 1/4″ spring steel flats, it has a metal busk, and a busk backing. The two hearts are dupioni silk, hand-sewn to the corset with 100%
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Originally posted on November 23, 2009. Commissioned tight-lacing underbust corset.It’s made from two layers of black cotton coutil, boned with spring steel flats.
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Originally posted on November 10, 2009. Commissioned reversible waist cincher corset The core is two layers of coutil, boned with 1/2″ and 1/4″ wide spring-steel flats. Cover materials are both crepe satin. Edging is double-satin ribbon.
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