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txironhead -> RE: When it comes to corsets.... (4/26/2011 3:34:59 PM)
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I have done a LOT of research on this, as the ex was very into corsets. She was plus size, and finding a good, slimming corset was a challenge. She had a few from Hot Topic, but those definitely were "just for show". I tore the lacing clean out of one helping her one time.
Then, lo and behold, I found the answer. If you get the chance, got to a Renaissance Fair. Not only are they lots of fun, even if you're not into that kind of thing, but there are many, many interesting vendors. There were three separate vendors selling REAL corsets, two of which sold nothing but corsets. They even custom made corsets, you could be sized, try on a few to find the style and design you liked, pick out your fabric (OR leather) choices, and they would have it within a few weeks at the Fair or would ship it. Steel boning was used in 90% of them, and they would tell you up front if it wasn't steel. Huge selection of fabrics, suedes, lace, leathers, you name it. Some even had chain-mail accents. And having such a large inventory to look through, my (then) wife found several she liked. Depending on materiel, construction and detail, they ranged from $80 for an "underclothing" basic to several hundred for an intricate piece.
Not only is a Renaissance Fair good for corsets, but at the annual one near Houston there are also several vendors selling quality knives and swords, leather whips, belts, even bondage gear is openly sold there, chainmail, old-fashioned handcuffs and "irons", belly-dancer outfits (think harem slave), all kinds of incredible things.
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