A tribute to the Corsetiere

March 10, 2008 8:17 PM

Corsets - a very comprehensive collection of information about foundation garments. The site is generously illustrated, so it may be NSFW.
posted by tellurian (15 comments total)

I'll be saving this for... uhh... later viewing... yeah, thats right.
posted by Del Far at 8:24 PM on March 10, 2008

Not safe for work? Of corsets not safe for work!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 8:44 PM on March 10, 2008 [8 favorites]

Hahaha, nice Flapjax, normally I hate wordplay like that, but this time I laughed
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posted by Del Far at 8:47 PM on March 10, 2008

Yeah, NSFW in a Sears catalog kind of way.

Not my cuppa tea, but damn that is one comprehensive corset website.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 8:59 PM on March 10, 2008

That's some old school engineering. Steel & whalebone, indeed.
posted by porpoise at 9:06 PM on March 10, 2008

I like the way they arranged the big block of links to be in an exaggerated coke bottle shape.
posted by kersplunk at 9:25 PM on March 10, 2008

Unusual Boning

heh.
posted by andythebean at 9:32 PM on March 10, 2008 [2 favorites]

whaaat the fuuuuuuuuuuuuu
posted by stresstwig at 9:35 PM on March 10, 2008

STILLL LOLLIGHNads
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:53 AM on March 11, 2008

Most of this site's (admirable) research is devoted to 20th century girdles. For the old-school stuff, go here (completely SFW)

To see what corsetmakers get up to these days, go here (mostly SFW; occasionally notsomuch)
posted by Pallas Athena at 1:02 AM on March 11, 2008 [1 favorite]

You could lose an eye on one of these.
posted by wsg at 1:14 AM on March 11, 2008

I didn't click on all the links....was Spook mentioned anywhere?
posted by Oriole Adams at 1:42 AM on March 11, 2008

Saved for viewing later. A lot of my female friends (and girlfriend) love corsets.
posted by slimepuppy at 2:29 AM on March 11, 2008

Somehow you never forget those Sears catelogues from when you were a kid.
posted by ghostdog at 9:57 AM on March 11, 2008

And there's always Staylace, which has a ton of content in a circa 1997 design.
posted by jeffkramer at 4:40 PM on March 11, 2008