tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post2168563349219278007..comments2024-03-15T00:13:39.272-07:00Comments on Bridges on the Body: a corset that will never be worn 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-50044196196551314712012-04-08T02:21:32.249-07:002012-04-08T02:21:32.249-07:00I was thinking the same....asymmetrical corset for...I was thinking the same....asymmetrical corset for an asymmetrical body-->scoliosis---> perfect!!<br />I dunno in the 16th c., but nowadays if you have scoliosis you just cannot wear a corset if it's not custom made (it's quite painful)so you can pay for a 'tailored' corset if u have the money, or you just try to sew it yourself (so that it's not symmetrical but it looks symmetrical on one's body).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-21488928791997381462012-02-27T14:46:44.929-08:002012-02-27T14:46:44.929-08:00There was a time when everything was technically c...There was a time when everything was technically custom made for the individual. I've dressed very well constructed period garments that have one shoulder quite a bit higher than the other so they were fit to an irregular figure. Padding would have disguised asymmetry too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-91641160227502687382012-02-27T13:57:20.541-08:002012-02-27T13:57:20.541-08:00It occurs to me to wonder . . . what did women wit...It occurs to me to wonder . . . what did women with, say, severe scoliosis do, especially if they couldn't afford custom-made? <br />There's a high probability that bodices (sorry, "bodies) in the early 16th century were neither boned nor tight-laced, as the fashionable silhouette seems to have been to flatten the bosom, but as soon as whalebone started to be used - !!Sandyhttp://www.vacuumcookery.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-2464360900396094532012-02-13T04:49:59.825-08:002012-02-13T04:49:59.825-08:00It's not for a real body. I just took a patter...It's not for a real body. I just took a pattern and started playing with it, exaggerating some curves and reducing others to see what would happen,Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-25969083670468326792012-02-12T11:27:53.400-08:002012-02-12T11:27:53.400-08:00What are the measurements or proportions of this g...What are the measurements or proportions of this ghost client?ELMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817176315345520436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-59052641979964407492011-11-28T04:44:30.768-08:002011-11-28T04:44:30.768-08:00Twinnings English Breakfast tea!Twinnings English Breakfast tea!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-21886169637649875522011-11-28T02:28:07.822-08:002011-11-28T02:28:07.822-08:00What did you dye the cortil with?What did you dye the cortil with?HandMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006908197336506916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-68252865478146608022011-11-25T18:51:49.038-08:002011-11-25T18:51:49.038-08:00Thanks Kat!Thanks Kat!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-9046313140979592832011-11-23T15:59:33.318-08:002011-11-23T15:59:33.318-08:00It is absolutly lovely! The symetry of the stitche...It is absolutly lovely! The symetry of the stitched chevron combines really well with the asymetry of the figure. Well done for making a corset art.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312097891494369762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-53061301494405392212011-11-23T06:19:48.966-08:002011-11-23T06:19:48.966-08:00Your right Erin, it does look normal from the othe...Your right Erin, it does look normal from the other 3/4 angle. I found myself circling it and watching the curves change, mesmerizing is a good description. <br /><br />Thanks Summer! I can certainly see how this could be read as a commentary on the constant changing of the ideal form. I had been looking at images from the Mutter Museum and the Burns Archive. There is often a dignity in those images of bodies gone wrong and I wanted to capture that, to make something off that you wanted to keep looking at.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-13800424697674341092011-11-22T12:32:17.841-08:002011-11-22T12:32:17.841-08:00I love it! A commentary on the changing ideal for...I love it! A commentary on the changing ideal form?Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800522660951414782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-3526729283815347002011-11-22T11:22:21.027-08:002011-11-22T11:22:21.027-08:00It must be mesmorising to view in real life, (like...It must be mesmorising to view in real life, (like a painting where the eyes follow you around the room)- I would anticipate it would also look as equally normal from the other 3/4 view - and so becomes an optical illusion - very thought provoking, Jo, and beautifully executed!Vande Historic Costuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916879165404283495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-69554669951795579982011-11-22T10:04:55.826-08:002011-11-22T10:04:55.826-08:00Beautiful yet strange was what I was after after A...Beautiful yet strange was what I was after after Anonymous.<br /><br />Ladywihemine, I kept thinking what it? What if a corset were made that highlighted the irregularities of a figure? Could I make one that exaggerated the imperfections and still have it be beautiful? I like to think that I did. <br /><br />Ingrid, I was going to title this post jolie laide. Not that I read your comment perfect/imperfect would have worked too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-6194518032747939292011-11-22T07:38:10.331-08:002011-11-22T07:38:10.331-08:00It is stunning. The imperfection makes it strangel...It is stunning. The imperfection makes it strangely perfect.Ingrid Midahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609389355426171504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-22955596567694927892011-11-22T05:49:50.055-08:002011-11-22T05:49:50.055-08:00That corset would probably fit me...my left boob i...That corset would probably fit me...my left boob is miles bigger than my right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-5755711110805571592011-11-22T04:59:16.710-08:002011-11-22T04:59:16.710-08:00This is really interesting. Beautiful, yet strang...This is really interesting. Beautiful, yet strange.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com