Overbust corsets are non-conical, non-bra overbust corsets popular for modern wear. Historic periods of use range throughout the Victorian and Edwardian, and include all manner of piecing styles involving panels and gores.
This is a bespoke sweetheart overbust corset. It has red dupioni silk cover material, contrast black stitching, flossing, lacing panel, lace edging, and split metal busk.
Red Silk Overbust with Black Flossing
Core: Two layers of corset coutil
Cover: Dark red dupioni silk
Flossing: Black buttonhole thread
Edging: Black dupioni silk bias tape
Lace: Black slightly stretchy lace
Boning (1st Version): 38 1/4" flat spring steel bones
Boning (2nd Version): 6 1/4" flat spring steel bones, 22 1/4" spiral steel bones
Piecing: 8 panels per side
Busk: 16" metal straight double busk
There are two versions of this corset. The first one had some oddities with the draft that meant it would not fit on a human body, so it will be staying in my personal collection as an example of flossing.
As long as I was remaking the corset, the customer requested slightly more waist reduction, and I moved the waistline down to her natural waistline so it would be more comfortable and create more dramatic curves. To accommodate the altered shape, I changed the boning pattern from double-bone pattern to a single-bone pattern. I also used spiral boning for most of the body, instead of spring steel flats. The lace and the backing bone for the busk are salvaged from the first corset.
