Making the Comfiest & Curviest Victorian Corset (despite my mistakes)

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I've been needing a good Victorian corset for about a year now, and I've finally gotten around to sewing myself a lovely, curvy, comfy corset that gives me a great waist reduction and helps amplify and create those gorgeous Victorian curves and proportions.
Corset making scares me if I'm being perfectly honest. It stresses me out because if something is wrong with the pattern - the damn thing can be terribly uncomfortable. Luckily, the corset pattern I'm using is from my friend Chrissy, and she is a genius at patterning corsets.
So in this video, I'm going to walk you through how I sewed my corset, the things I liked about my work, my mistakes (and there are a few, some of them are super dumb too if I'm being honest...), and testing out the finished product for the first time in front of you all.
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Royal Worcester Corset, c. 1880, Met museum: www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
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Corset, 1870s, Met Museum, www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
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@SewBiased 3 года назад

I'm an opera singer, and we wear corsets on stage all the time. And we can still breathe and sing loud enough to fill a 5,000 person concert hall. So if actresses can't be heard 4 feet away from a camera, I don't think the corset is the problem.

@ArankA006 3 года назад

Hahaha this had me laughing :P Yeah, they have a tendency to put actresses in corsets that are reeeeaaally not the right shape (for the era AND for the person) and then lace it extremely tight. I think/hope for you, they want to make sure it fits right and is comfortable. Poor movie-industry :(

@merindymorgenson3184 3 года назад

👏👏👏👏

@juliaplale4188 3 года назад

Yes! And, the actresses who complain the most are ones who didn't come up doing theatre at all. Their only experience is TV or movies where there are body mics, boom mics, and then ADR sessions to re-record any lines that were missed. They don't have the experience of filling a room with their "naked" voices.

@Risaala 3 года назад

Also, as someone who did theater in my youth (and got to do 3 workshops with Patsy Rodenberg!!) Isn't the only way to breathe "from your diaphragm"? I mean, if your diaphragm doesn't move, you aren't getting enough breath and that's worrisome, whatever you're doing.

@sumaphelia 3 года назад

Thank you! I judge high school thespian costume presentations and when the students justify design choices with corset myths, I always use opera singers as counter examples. Glad to hear it from the horse's mouth, so to speak ☺️

@loganguttschow1136 3 года назад

Me: “Omg I need this pattern.” Abby: “It’s not for sale.” Me goes and cries in the corner.

@maschinka_ 3 года назад

same, that made me sad

@TheDarlingLuna 3 года назад

so much same, it's perfect

@L1SSU1N 2 года назад

Is there any other similar corset pattern out there?

@eddydelapradera 2 года назад

@@L1SSU1N if you're still looking, you should check Aranea Black Sylvia corset pattern

@audrab.589 3 года назад

I wear corsets to my singing lessons (at my teacher’s recommendation), where I breathe from my diaphragm. And use a spirometer (device that measures lung capacity) in my singing lessons. My lung capacity doesn’t change with or without a corset (even when I reduce my waist 2 inches). I loosely lace for my singing lessons to build my muscles, the purpose of the corset being for me to feel the positioning of my rib cage.

@davidblum7125 3 года назад

Well, if this doesn’t answer my question in one. Thanks.

@abbyroy8430 3 года назад

Amazing!!!

@susanboyd6592 2 года назад

This is an excellent idea. I wish I had thought of that during college (voice major)

@zayaweight9579 3 года назад

Interesting thing I just realized, medieval steel breastplates were very often very narrow at the natural waist & very convex in the chest & sometimes hip area. The waist had to be narrow to support the weight of the armor partially on your hips as opposed to your shoulders, especially if you had mail armor underneath. The tapering at the waist & widening elsewhere also allowed for better movement. Armor frequently had a roughly hourglass shape similar to corsets. Maximilian armour has one of the most exaggerated horseless shapes I’m aware of. The shape was there for entirely practical reasons as well as for fashion. People had to actually be able to fight for their life in said armor but also wanted to look fabulous & fashionable. Idk. Just thought it was an interesting comparison I’ve never seen anyone mention before. 🤷‍♂️

@AbbyCox 3 года назад

👁👄👁 This. Is. Amazing.

@TheMetatronGirl 3 года назад

🤯🤯🤯

@edelinet 3 года назад

I live for comments like this.

@VanK782 3 года назад

That's a fascinating observation

@bonniehyden962 3 года назад

After reading that comment...I can almost imagine a husband watching his wife get out of her stays...and then the two of them having a conversation on how he could translate her "underwear" to his armor! LOL ...makes total sense!

@melissacornelius7885 3 года назад

In the behind the scenes from Mary Shelley (2017) the actresses talk about how the stays (yes, they used the correct term!) weren't uncomfortable and how they helped their posture so they could embody the roles. It was refreshing.

@Fanny-pf7oz 3 года назад

Your corset is the exact type of corset that I want - just tight on the waist and the rest of it is just structure and padding. And voila! There you go - an hourglass shape! Teaches people that you really do not need to be unhappy about NOT having an hourglass body shape naturally, because you can fake it with a corset and dressing for that shape. No dieting or cosmetic surgery necessary. How neat is that?! The Victorian people and I assume people in even earlier eras were certainly smart.

@fruzsimih7214 3 года назад

This is what Abby made me understand in another video: that women in earlier times didn't need to 'shape' their bodies (not even by shaving their legs), because they made their clothes do the shaping for them.

@YanickaQuilt 3 года назад

Yes!!! It's sad how our own body became the "corset" and frankly I think there is freedom in wearing a corset.

@peachesandcream8753 3 года назад

@@fruzsimih7214 Women did shave their legs though all throughout history. Shaving for women isn't new.

@PolarBear-rc4ks 3 года назад

@@peachesandcream8753 but wasn't it popularised in the early 20th century in order to widen the razor market and make more money?

@peachesandcream8753 3 года назад

@@PolarBear-rc4ks Widening the razor market does not mean women didn't shave before then. The safety razor was invented during the world wars for easy shaving for men but the straight razor was still used too. Women would have shaved with a straight razor, or using the edge of a shell, but there were also depilatory creams and waxes available too as well as just plucking the hairs out which was also a popular method. In the Victorian era there are many recipes for depilatory creams and the ideal was to look like a marble statue (i.e. free from all hair). Celtic Britons, as referenced from the Romans, were hairless from the neck down and there are many other cultures who did the same thing.

@eviescotia 3 года назад

I used to make corsets for stage actors and the diaphragm argument *literally never occured to me* because *stage actors* would wear our corsets while projecting to the back of the audience 😏 Also, I often use "I can make corsets" as a demonstration/meter of my sewing skills and everytime someone gets incredibly excited and asks me to teach them, I have flashbacks of cutting metal boning, needles breaking on boning, fiddling with bias tape, and fitting them so many times 😑I always try to impress upon people how much more work it is than they might think 😅

@addiemiller9677 3 года назад

I have started my first corset a couple months ago, I dont have all that much sewing experience but I'm giving it a go... I haven't sewn for a couple weeks (cause I had to start school) but the mock up I'm working on is being so mean!!! It doesn't want to fit together correctly, and is kinda frustrating! I always thought that corset would be super hard, and they are, but they are hard in ways that I was not expecting... like the sewing itself is fairly simple, but the pattern adjustments that I have had to make have been SUPER rough!

@eviescotia 3 года назад

@@addiemiller9677 yep. It's also incredibly easy to lay the pieces out wrong, pin the pieces wrong, so one side upside down and the other side right side up--my best advice is to constantly triple check everything you do by laying the entire project out in front of you so you can see it all at once

@nidomhnail2849 3 года назад

Making the comfiest and curviest corset requires a drill and some engineering skills/intuition to create a structure (yes, a structure) that shapes but does not constrains. Corsets and other undergarments are products based on engineering fundamentals. Science. Some may joke and not take the science of undergarments seriously - others understand but can only write about it in a sarcastic way (see "A Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown" by Charles Seim (a structural engineer) Journal of Improbable Research). BTW, the dress has a built-in corset. Abby's video points out that a painful corset worn by an actor is either an ill-fitting garment or a marketing ploy. I do not understand why these actors allow marketing to turn them into memes to ridicule.

@Delgen1951 3 года назад

It is in the contract. To help permaote the movie,

@ravenwillowhart4501 3 года назад

Ah yes, the old (Quoting from Pirates of the Caribbean) "I can't breathe." *Sigh* I have two essentially fashion corsets of the type often sold at Renaissance Festivals. They are both underbust and have steel boning. Granted, they are not specifically made to my measurements. However, I would like the world to know that not only can I breathe in both, my posture is better, I feel secure and safe (as someone else mentioned), and I can still sing. In fact there are musicians at these festivals who wear corsets and not only sing, but are moving all over the stage and voila - not fainting right and left. If I had the financial wherewithal I would seriously consider trading in my 21st century bras (ick) for corsets to wear every day. I am a fairly "squishy" (oh heck - to be real - I'm a plus sized wench past her mid-fifties) specimen and honestly I love how a corset shapes and molds me into that lovely hourglass. After seeing this gorgeous corset Abby I only had one thought "I want one." If I can ever ditch my sewing machine phobia - who knows. Thanks for continuing to take the wind out of the myth of "evil corsets will ruin the female body."

@Fyreflyy1 3 года назад

I completely agree about trading out bras for corsets! I'm trying to get up the courage to make a regency short stays/corset to see if I can replace bras with it. With my back pain, I would trade to corsets if I had the money to either buy or make them.

@PsychoKat90 3 года назад

Saaaaame I'm also working up the courage/skill to make something to replace my bras!

@bethtrumm9784 3 года назад

She was also tightlaced, which has been established. It's not a thing...

@wwirelesswwizard 3 года назад

A few years ago, I got a good quality one from Orchard Corset that I really like wearing (granted, it's an underbust corset) for under $80. Also, there are some good, lower-priced, reputable sellers on Etsy that I've been looking into that sell overbusts for around the same price. (Plus a good corset, when properly cared for, will last a lot longer than a bra, so you don't have to cycle through them so much. This is another reason I'm hunting for a good overbust.)

@MrsYasha1984 3 года назад

I've made myself an 18th ct stays, and it really replaced my bras. Such great back support for work of any kind, and best boob support so far. I really like my victorian corset, but I love! The stays

@annaysbryd 3 года назад

The actors not being able to breath in corest because of how they breathe is so silly to me, Opera singers wear corest and are able to act and sing extremely powerfully without dying.

@catrinlewis939 3 года назад

Even when the libretto calls for them to "die"!

@sewingsoprano 3 года назад

Yep! I'm an opera singer, I can sing in a corset and I never died...

@ragnkja 3 года назад

@@catrinlewis939 Do you mean that the character they’re playing literally dies or do you mean the euphemistic sense? 😁 Either way, the corset clearly doesn’t negatively impact their ability to sing.

@ragnkja 3 года назад

Consider what women typically wore when operatic singing was originally developed as a style. If you can’t sing the Queen of the Night’s second aria while wearing 1790s stays, it’s not because of the stays.

@catrinlewis939 3 года назад

@@ragnkja By "literally" do you mean as part of tragic plot? In that case, yes, that. Singers of characters like Violetta in La Traviata or Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, who expire onstage and have to keep singing to the end. In stays or corsets. Bent over or lying down. They do it. All the time. Without griping to the press.

@dismurrart6648 3 года назад

I have a theory that the other reason actresses will talk about how uncomfortable corsets are is because then even though they are very used to wearing corsets they can act like it was so much harder toomics there acting look that much better and more amazing and all of this and they can be like wow look how much she committed for the role and the sacrifice she made

@KMMHealy 3 года назад

I’m addition film actors are often on set for 12-16 hour days in costume. If you’re wearing a corset made by a costumer not proficient with corsetry (or made by a costumer forced to design a corset for silhouette over comfort) for 16 hours at a time also without seasoning... that’ll hurt.

@dismurrart6648 3 года назад

@@babablacksheepdog actresses wear corsets all the time. Those gorgeous strapless dresses from high end designers usually need some corsetry involved and thats from a celeb stylist friend. I do agree that im sure Many a bad corset and unseasoned corset has happened but I genuinely don't believe that that's the end all be all. Its complicated bc actors often are afraid of being seen as divas and they will suffer if you let them but ime, us costumers will do a lot to protect our actors

@cecelia996 3 года назад

@@babablacksheepdog I'm currently going to school for costuming and all my professors are people who have worked in film and theater, many of them as designers and have worked with well know actors. All of my teacher are trained in history and even the guest speakers we get have history knowledge so we are being taught to keep that historical look for when we graduate and work in film, its not the designers fault most of the time, its the director and higher ups who veto ideas. We are doing a production of Into the Woods and our designer for the show wants coreset as they go with the look he wants for the show but the director of the show has flat out told him no due to her not wanting to put strain on the actors when we all know if they get it early enough in rehearsal they will be fine. I do not think it is an after though of the designer, it might not be factored into budget so they have to get an off the rack on instead of making one. There might be a few cases here and there of designers not factoring it in but its's simply not the case a lot of the time and it's a sign of a bad designer if they do make these mistakes

@button4631 3 года назад

They also usually don't wear anything under their corsets, which is like wearing stilettos you've not broken in and are a half size too small with no blister protection for 16 hrs

@ElizabethJones-pv3sj 3 года назад

@@babablacksheepdog Its also worth noting that it is harder to make a corset fit a very thin person (which is the vast majority of Hollywood actresses as that's what every non-period role requires), if there isn't much to squish you're going to have to use padding to get the right silhouette but 1. most people don't know that corsets can and should be padded and 2. Even if the costume designer/costume maker knows about padding the obsession with thinness in contemporary culture may mean that anything that makes an actress look larger in any dimension could be rejected by any number of people higher up the chain including directors, the actress herself and/or her publicist (depending on how much star power she has) leaving the costume department with the only option left of trying to make the waist smaller when there's just not much to squish away.

@k_golly_g 3 года назад

I love all sewing that involves drills, mallets, and handy tools. For me it takes it from simply sewing to creation. It's alive and it looks great!

@AbbyCox 3 года назад

Thank you! 🥰

@fionafiona1146 3 года назад

Shoe making too?

@shadowsun5704 3 года назад

I find it easier to breathe when I have something to push against? Especially singing.

@AbbyCox 3 года назад

Exactly!

@leechowning2712 3 года назад

Almost every power opera singer I know would and do swear by their corsetry.

@ragnkja 3 года назад

@@leechowning2712 That’s not all that surprising when you consider what the original performers of the “codifying works” of opera would be wearing. Operatic female singing was developed by and for women wearing stays or corsets.

@katherinemorelle7115 3 года назад

Agreed! I find it so much easier to belt and to hold my notes when wearing a corset. Also, my spine doesn’t work, like much at all, and a corset keeps me upright, which also helps rather a lot with singing. It’s much more difficult to sing lying down, let me tell you!

@cheekyghost2284 3 года назад

Agreed! Corsets are so comfortable & beneficial for singing. I don't perform as well without one.

@rhiannon1833 3 года назад

Like in Bridgerton when they somehow tightlaced a regency corset... which literally HOW. ALSO OMG THAT CORSET IS WONDERFUL GOALS YAAS.

@meamela9820 3 года назад

When you mentioned one could do it in demin fabrics it just struck me that THIS is my upcycling project for all old jeans in my stash! Sturdy cotton is as made for structural garments as this (especially in a history bounding context).

@marthahawkinson-michau9611 3 года назад

Ooohhh!!!! I love it 😻. I have a stash of old jeans also. They used to be my husbands, but he’s really really good at ripping his pants. I should soooooo make a corset out of them. The lower legs on his pants never take the same heavy beating as the parts he always rips, so it should be usable fabric. Also, he’s definitely “big boned”, so it’s a lot of fabric sitting around. To quote Sir Mix A lot: I like big butts, and I cannot lie.

@Barblooms 3 года назад

I made a set of stays from old jeans and covered it with a more attractive fabric. My only regret is not lining it to hide the denim. Just FYI.

@elleclarke4640 3 года назад

This is a great idea. However, I saw this post and my brain said "jean corset? jorset."

@creepydoll2872 3 года назад

Yes!

@rcamels3042 3 года назад

meamela during the beginning of quarantine in April, I wanted to make a pair of stays, but all the shops were closed. So I looked through my stash and closet, and cut up some old jeans, and voila! New pair of stays!

@abbypayne4496 3 года назад

As an ~amateur~ opera singer, I like singing in a corset. The support to the abdomen makes it almost easier to breath deeply through the diaphragm and push out those big phrases and cadenzas. Anyone who says corsets make it harder to breath is either too tightly laced or wearing a really bad corset.

@augustburning3045 3 года назад

Corset construction is so interesting! Thanks for sharing! Re: actresses, I have to wonder how many of them are complaining because they were put in hastily-made, poorly-fitted corsets.

@ragnkja 3 года назад

And not given the proper undergarments, but made to wear said ill-fitting corset against bare skin.

@augustburning3045 3 года назад

@@ragnkja That one we know happens! I'm sure there is some publicity involved but I hate to outright dismiss what is, basically, people complaining about their working conditions. Maybe the problem is low quality, uncomfortable costuming and not the fact that people are speaking about it?

@ragnkja 3 года назад

@@augustburning3045 Especially since it’s a screen-actress problem but not as much a stage-actress one (at least not at the professional level). Stage actresses obviously wear shifts under their corsets, since all skin-layer garments are washed after every show and the people who work in theatre wardrobe departments know that they’d much rather wash a shift than a corset. The corsets are also made specifically for the wearer (unless they happen to have a good fit on hand from a previous cast member) and end up being well-seasoned, probably before they even get to preview shows.

@marthahawkinson-michau9611 3 года назад

@@ragnkja what always bothers me is that these movie’s should have the budget to provide properly fitted corsets to their actresses. I can’t honestly believe it to be that much cheaper to not have properly fitted corsets. I have a different theory about why they so often show them wearing their corsets on bare skin: it makes for a nice, sexy scene or two.

@katherinemorelle7115 3 года назад

@@marthahawkinson-michau9611 but surely they could still wear a shift under for every other scene? I get that for the corset specific scenes they want it to look “sexy”, but for the scenes where they’re wearing clothes on top, they could still wear a shift. And I agree- I also think they’re likely using cheap, modern corsets, and trying to get a Victorian shape simply by lacing down- which can’t happen because modern corsets just aren’t made that way. As Abby pointed out, a lot of them are just tubes with boning. So they’re ill-made, poorly fitting, not the right shape, they’re likely not wearing a shift, they don’t get time to season, AND they’re right laced to within an inch of their lives. Add that to the way actors like people to know of every way that they “suffered for their craft” in order to get as much credit as possible, and that’s how you end up with “uh, my organs shifted!”

@lindsayosterhoff2459 3 года назад

I've worn corsets daily for years (they are AMAZING for chronic back issues). I'm more functional in one than without one. Fun fact. I dress for comfort. I live in nightgowns and robes. I'm homebound due to unrelated health issues. I'd never wear a corset if it weren't truly VERY comfortable. Wearing one lessens my pain and that allows me to take less medications. THEY ARE AMAZING! Well fitting corsets do not cause pain, breathing problems, or anything else. I love the curve at the waist to hip area on this. I tend to go for underbusts though. Now I've got to find something like that without being an overbust. This is gorgeous!

@venlakirahvi 3 года назад

I've literally started wearing my old Victorian-inspired corset to the horse yard (meaning several hours of different types of strenuous physical activity). It's so much more comfortable than modern sport bras, AND gives better support. I can breathe in a perfectly normal manner (I was also taught breathing technique back when I did classical singing).

@ragnkja 3 года назад

The vast majority of classical female vocal parts were written for singers wearing corsets or stays, so of course they’re singable while wearing a corset or pair of stays.

@ragnkja 3 года назад

If you can’t sing opera while wearing a corset or stays, it’s because you can’t sing opera. Anna Gottlieb and Josepha Hofer would have been wearing stays when they performed as Pamina and the Queen of the Night in the original production of _Die Zauberflöte,_ Fanny Salvini-Donatelli would have been wearing either a corset or stays as Violetta in _La Traviata_ (premiered in 1853, but set in around 1700 in the first productions), and so on.

@bettievw 3 года назад

I actually sing opera, and it's really common to wear corsets, even waist cinching ones, on stage

@TheAgeofFabulous 3 года назад

I’m so glad Sir Mix-a-Lot made a brief, albeit necessary, appearance in this video. because all the people with back need to be represented!!

@AbbyCox 3 года назад

It felt good to finally have a chance to throw in some Sir Mix-a-lot, I didn't have that song memorized in college for nothing... 😂

@stevezytveld6585 3 года назад

@@AbbyCox The next CoCoVId needs to have a karaoke room... - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

@mllemelocoton8272 3 года назад

I need a corset in my life! Let’s say it loud and clear they are more comfy than modern stupid bras!!! BRAS ARE STUPID!

@kat3times 3 года назад

Amen to that!

@gwendavis1623 3 года назад

I have a 60 M bust and can't find a bra that fits & doesn't torture me. Thinking a corset might be the answer. And I do need to correct my posture.

@kat3times 3 года назад

@@gwendavis1623 yeah it very well might be. And it would really take the pressure off your back because the corset would support the girls in a really great way because it would involve your whole torso not just your back c: i suplort you

@addiemiller9677 3 года назад

Yeah, I made a mock up of a corset the other day, the actual corset isnt done yet... but I found even the mock way more comfortable!

@lilygriffin703 3 года назад

In order to be comfortable and not spend a ton of money, I have taken to getting stretchy tank tops that are 3 sizes too small. They work as a type of sports bra, and I can even sleep in them comfortably. But I'd still rather wear a corset like the one shown here when out in public, so I don't feel so sloppy.

@sannepedersen3649 3 года назад

Edna glasses! I live for them! And channelling Edna is a must for any sewists!

@ReisigSeeds 3 года назад

My grandmother had glasses just like that in the late 1970s. (Gotta love a classic frame!) She also had a brunette bob haircut. You brought back good memories, Abby. Thank you.

@ruthmeow4262 3 года назад

My first thought on seeing the hips on that corset, it is going to make some great support for those bustle skirts.

@maggiekedves 3 года назад

Ha you just made me realize I should shoot for a Victorian corset, already have the built in Victorian tummy pouch 🤣 one fear that kept me from attempting to make a corset - beside sewing skills - how it wouldn't fit me due to pouch. Glory hallelujah. Gorgeous curves can't wait to see what goes on top 🤩

@Keeperoffyre 3 года назад

i don't care what media says about corsets. i have always wanted one. pretty sure i would get way more support for these mountains on my chests. also, that corset looks very nice! mad props to folks who can actually sew! (and even use a sewing machine lol)

@Chibihugs 3 года назад

I absolutely lost it when Abby breathed from her diaphragm. 💙Yass, queen debunk the nonsensical corset myths.

@nicolakunz231 3 года назад

Clickbait marketing has so much to answer for. Singing in a corset aids your projection by giving the diaphragm additional support. I was watching the movie/corset rant and had Dearest Bernadette yelling about shifts under corsets in my head the whole time. You two desperately need to do a dual corset rant and just flood the interwebs with all the tea!

@Hair8Metal8Karen 3 года назад

I've been commenting links to Karolina, Bernadette, Abby and even Jessica Kellgren-Fozard on every "but corsets are evil" post I see.

@annie4424 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this - especially showing how much space you have in your bust and hip. I started making a Symington corset this weekend and the first mock-up was a disaster. (Seriously. I couldn’t put my arms down because the top stuck out so much!) This helped me to see which parts really aren’t too big and where I can adjust the shape of the garment to better match the proportions of the era. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!

@AbbyCox 3 года назад

You're welcome! I tried a symington pattern, and without any alterations (so the initial mockup) the bust gussets were at my lower rib cage 😂 their patterns can be really tricky to work with.

@badurbangorgeous7843 3 года назад

„This is me breathing from my diaphragm“ yeah it’s an actual thing, now one has to suffer suffocation from a corset 👏

@SuperMrsMar 3 года назад

Has anyone tried carrying a toddler while wearing a corset? OMG, game changer! It was like she was sitting in a saddle (and I was the horse, lol). She was able to grip better which kept her from slipping down, which kept me from putting too much strain on my arm and, of course, the corset absorbed her weight so my back didn't hurt and she felt much lighter! As many children as women had back then, this would have been a HUGE advantage!

@jacquelineosburn5429 3 года назад

The corset/diaphragm speech was utterly amazing omg

@larissalcg5063 3 года назад

When you said "And you know what the media loves?" my first thought was "Opressed women in the past."

@lyndabethcave3835 3 года назад

Totally with you on the reason why we don't hear actors talk about how comfy their corsets are. Honestly I think the whole "I couldn't breathe in my corset" clickbait actor thing is a symptom of a deeper problem, the idea that suffering for art makes it more valuable. Or that pain and overwork = dedication. Like, look at all the actors who get Oscars for starving themselves for roles. One of my goals is to direct a short film (or feature) while wearing a corset to help put that myth to rest once for all.

@AlexaFaie 3 года назад

A lot of them are poorly fitted though (look that way on screen) so could have been a bit uncomfortable. They're often not made custom, only to some measurements the agency provides for the models (often glamour measurements or things like cup size, but no actual numbers). Add to this that filming hours are very long, sets are notorious for not providing plenty of water or food options. Often the food is at a set time & you have to eat as much as you can quickly before filming resumes (whilst having people suggest it would be better if you didn't have anything), but in a corset its more comfortable to eat small regular portions not one big load. I can't remember who it was, but one actress was quoted commenting about them making her soup to eat as it was easier to eat quickly & didn't cause her any bloating issues and then the media went to town on the whole "actress forced to survive on liquid diet for corset role". When it was actually an example of them doing their best not being bad! So I think some of it is just the media twisting things from what the actresses say, and some of it could well be down to poor fitting items.

@TheMetatronGirl 3 года назад

1. It’s gorgeous and looks amazing! 2. Your fur babies are always fantastic entertainment. My doggo cannot allow me to do anything without attempting to “assist.” By assist, I mean sprawl on top of my lap or my project until I have lavished enough love and attention upon him to his satisfaction. 3. I can’t wait to see what’s coming!!! I may or may not have squeed like a little kid and done a happy dance at the *wink wink nudge nudge*. I also can’t resist a Monty Python reference. 4. Chrissy should sell her corset patterns as a side gig...Just saying. That, or sell her designs to a corset company. Could you imagine a collaboration with Red Threaded? I think we’d all go nuts for them. I practically drooled over her Madame X corset. I think she’d make a pretty penny! Obviously that’s just a suggestion based off my sheer admiration for her talent. Lots of love to you and yours, and have a wonderful week!

@AbbyCox 3 года назад

1. Thank you! 2. The only reason I can really get any sewing done is because the dogs are *not* allowed in the sewing room (cause they're both stupid and will try to eat pins/needles...scraps of fabric...bits of fuzz...etc.) 😂😂 3. Yessss! 😎😎😎 4. We were chatting last night and I was like, "Are you ready to have people bug you for that pattern, cause it's going to happen." and she started to laugh. I think she's going to do an IG post on how she patterned the corset (it's based off of a 1878 patent) and the different versions she's made of it. So hopefully we'll have more information soon! 😍

@mllemelocoton8272 3 года назад

We all need her patterns!!!!!

@lieselemay 3 года назад

Cord hooks! Brilliant. I have always struggled with the extra cording, always end up shoving it under the corset.

@andie_pants 3 года назад

From my wife lady14bug: Abby Cox is my feminist corset icon!

@veronicabeattie1744 3 года назад

“The more that I wear this and the more I’m talking to you guys...” I was so waiting for that sentence to continue “...the more it gets covered in dog hairs” 🙄😊

@StephanieCanada 3 года назад

Gee, media loves clickbait?! NEVER!!! (HUGE amounts of side eye). Love this video.

@zebraskin 3 года назад

I was getting my own flashbacks when you where doing the binding. Oh the joy of holding on to your seat while trying to make things work on a short time restraint. I use to do burlesque and often while traveling to a show I was always finishing new costume pieces (or fixing other people's costumes). Fun stuff

@debra333 3 года назад

The way a light was bouncing off the screen on my phone whilst watching your introduction appeared as if you were wearing a crown and, gotta say, it really looked great on you!! (Sentence length attributed to reading Victor Hugo of late...)

@thomaspsanzi8947 2 года назад

"Abby Do You Dob You Design & Make Revolutionary War Uniforms?"

@espurrlady3397 3 года назад

Great video, Abby! I really loved your bit in the Pride and Prejudice video about actresses and their corsets, I was crying with laughter. Also, I loved the whole video, but the bit of myth busting at the end was great. As Bernadette has done videos on, corsets when fitted well can be super comfy and even used to help people with scoliosis so their backs feel better, and it makes me so annoyed when people are like, "But corsets made people faint." No. They. Did. Not. Also, loved, loved, lovvvvved all the footage of your dogs! What cuties!!!

@isabelperry4097 3 года назад

I would like to note that even in a modern waist-training corset, I can breathe from my diaphragm, and also my life-long asthma is improved. :)

@jenninstitches 3 года назад

Serious Enda Mode vibes here... and that grommet pour make me snort because who doesn't do that? A regency and victorian corset are on my 2021 list of to-dos and .... we shall see.

@kikizalewski 3 года назад

The shape on this is GLORIOUS, and I live for your lil puppers so much good chaotic energy

@Eden3315 3 года назад

I’m obsessed 😍 I’m personally reaching corset myths and posture improvement. As a master’s student working on my thesis I find your content so important and informative I hope more people will get to understand the benefits and truth behind this amazing garment ❤️ And as a fashion designer, seamstress and pattern maker for the past 14 years I believe our clothing has a big impact on our lives, Heath and wellness. Thank you for what you do, making historical fashion fun, funny and admirable

@lourdesgallegos7508 2 года назад

Watching your videos is like talking to my sisters… I feel so engaged because you stop to talk to your animals just like most of us with animals would do… I love your style! Also, your depth of knowledge on historical fashion is wondrous and I am learning so much from you!

@adedow1333 3 года назад

Now I need one. Dangit. I want it because I haz the curves and I also sing opera. Now I need a gown based on the Sissie portrait (the one with the spangles, ya know). It's totally phantom of the opera meets la traviata but still. Narrow waist, big skirt, opera = life is fabulous!

@misspeach3755 3 года назад

The other day I noticed that my hip bones hurt from wearing jeans (belts make it worse). Imagine how much weight Victorian ladies had to carry around with all the layers of skirts they usually wore. Corsets do make a lot of sense, not only from an aesthetical point of view.

@laurahill9643 3 года назад

i cAnT brEathE wIth mY dIaPhrAm! Yeah, yeah, yeah. Y'know professional opera singers wore corsets while performing, and mics didn't exist, right?

@ragnkja 3 года назад

How do they think all the operatic roles written for women in the 17th and 18th centuries were originally performed?

@AnnieChieDesigns 3 года назад

Watching this while working on a corset (and with that a corset video) myself. Love that!

@angelanice 3 года назад

I hope your corset making is going well, I can't wait to see it!

@AnnieChieDesigns 3 года назад

@@angelanice it is thank you! It's nearly done at this point c:

@ChrisSeaB 3 года назад

I love when I see other people talk to their dogs like they are little people who will actually answer them like I do.🤣🐕🐕🤣

@azuleds 3 года назад

I wear corsets and sometimes yes they are uncomfortable but most of the time they are so comfortable better than anything else that you would use to keep your stomach in and they’re so cute they have amazing style I love them so much

@RR-yh6vr 4 месяца назад

Listening to you make your 1880s corset while I cut the first toile pattern pieces for Redthreaded 1880's pattern (first ever diy corset). You have no idea how much this helps me, while also reminding me to rein in my perfectionism with this project. Thank you for the tips and encouragement!

@TheAngelofBlood 3 года назад

sewing things, goofy pups, a history lesson and the justified rants of a fellow sass queen. I am here for all of it!! 😍❤️

@thelacedangel 3 года назад

You nailed it! Also, I put mine on today and did a bunch of side bends, twists, and bend all the way to the floor to touch my toes. If I wasn't so out of shape, I'd go do an obstacle course in it.

@wiggle_duck9063 3 года назад

Holy curvature, Batman! I'm grateful you addressed the construction pitfalls you hit on the road to this lovely corset; reminds me that perfectionism is not the be all and end all. Also. Dogs. So cute. So snuggly. So bad for film continuity. But so worth it.

@WhisperedMoon 3 года назад

This was so fun to watch! I'm so happy the corset turned out well. The twill tape looks great with the fabric you chose. Can't wait to see what you have planned this year! :D

@annieknight71 7 месяцев назад

I love your dog who sits on your lap. He/she is adorable.

@jeniferc798 3 года назад

My observation about those who complain about corsets.... as long as it fits right... it because it’s causing them to stand up straight. And if you have spent your whole life sloughing then yes... yes it will be uncomfortable and hurt.

@ragnkja 3 года назад

That would explain why singers don’t complain about corsets. In fact, it’s something I’ve heard singers say *in favour* of corsets.

@guinevere1165 3 года назад

I genuinely appreciate the diaphragm demonstration because I was afraid of that part of corsetry

@aroger2486 3 года назад

Omg yes! I love the corset. It looks great on you! I can't wait to see what you have in store for this year. I love watching your videos.

@WelshIrishLady 3 года назад

You always make me smile and I needed that today. Thanks, Abby and furballs!

@emmathompson7706 3 года назад

This corset looks terrific! I also really appreciate you talking about how comfy corsets can be as it gives me confidence that I can try to wear one. Bravo!

@SewlockHolmes 3 года назад

Thanks to your in depth explanation throughout this past year on corsets, their history, proper ways to wear them, etc., I've learned a lot and even changed a few friends' opinions on them! Can't wait to see the outerwear for this beauty!

@klislebf 3 года назад

I am always so excited for your videos, they give me something to ease the "ugh, monday again" and are so funny and informative at the same time.... i will eaven sit trough a twenty minute ad twice for you

@ajnormandgroome 2 года назад

My sisters are both costumers - properly fitted corset and costume makes all the difference. One sister teaches costuming in a high school program. She tries to teach this too

@NataliaNNS 3 года назад

Before even watching this video, I’d just like to thank you for the content you created in 2020. It was s great source of joy and comfort, and also lots of interesting information! I now look forward to Sundays, so thanks Abby 💕

@ju_aych39 2 года назад

I love the sewing details, telling your errors and process is so helpful!

@canucknancy4257 3 года назад

Oh that dry Canadian humour. Love Schitt's Creek. Thanks for another lovely video showing the triumphs (and trials) of making. Take care.

@erouth8306 3 года назад

I enjoy your videos so much. You make sewing fun. Not everybody has the ability to laugh at themselves the way you do. I have laughed myself to tears watching you & your dogs. Educational & entertaining as well, luv it!

@ZipZipInkspot 3 года назад

The fitting information and demo is so helpful! The corset hooks information was fantastic, especially. Costumers/reenactors have been padding corsets and dresses for several years now, and a few have talked about bending the bottom of the busk, but really appreciated this-is-how-it-works and here's why. Many thanks!

@Kattaccino 3 года назад

So I was watching one of your videos yesterday and my computer died while watching. Then I plugged in my PC and saw this video was posted - and in perfect timing, as I'm trying to plan out my first corset. This was really super helpful - thank you, Abby!

@reubenrosenberg7715 2 года назад

Very cool!!! I love your manner of demonstrating how you make your clothes, as well as how you exhibit them post-production. Keep up the amazing work!

@silke4913 3 года назад

This was so much more informative than the pictures of corsets I see in books! Now I can see how it shapes itself, how someone moves in it and egad! HOW YOU CAN STILL BREATHE WITHOUT FAINTING! Thank you Abby, I had loads of fun and now I can dream about another pretty corset with loooots of room for snacking purposes :D

@emilymiller8562 3 года назад

powerlifters also wear very tight garments around the waist - lifting belts. the tight leather belt makes them able to (safely) lift MORE. it gives them something to brace their abdominal muscles against. pretty sure people deadlifting three times their body weight can breathe just fine.

@margotdieu3932 3 года назад

Your videos give me so much creative motivation and every single one is so interesting and helpful! 💕

@Animekitty_ 3 года назад

I've only started watching recently but I love your video style. Dog breaks and sewing, very chill

@nikkiblackwelll 3 года назад

That shape is stunning! Serious goals!!

@LestatsGirl09 3 года назад

I love your videos! People look at me funny when i tell them about how layering and things created the shapes of the past. ❤️

@thewardendoesnotapprove4154 3 года назад

Love how it turned out! Looks super comfy.

@LiterarySnob 3 года назад

I feel my dog is the same way!! When I am doing a virtual doctor visit I have to have my dog on my lap and then I just need to worry about her snoring!! Sometimes is really loud!! Live with COVID!!!!

@mizwoody1 3 года назад

I love watching your videos and I appreciate it even more that you so the mistakes you make. It makes me feel much better about my mistakes. You are awesome

@calicolyon 3 года назад

Love this! The only time I have had issues breathing was with a very cheap very badly fitting corset that was too tightly laced and not broken in at all!!

@mfg2324 3 года назад

I'm also making a (late) victorian corset right now so I'm soooo thrilled what your experiences are!

@bknesheim 3 года назад

ref :14:01 Liked how you pushed the glasses up before continuing the explanation. :-)

@SilverCottage 3 года назад

I don't wear corsets, though I have certainly eyed some antique clothing, wishing to God that women still wore long dresses like that all the time -because I do, and right now I am a weirdo. If more people got on board I'd be less of "that old lady who wears the funny clothes" and MORE "she is sooooo cool." I am sewing again, making my own dresses, and I just love Abby's videos. I am reminded of a lot of TECHNIQUE I'd forgotten. Plus...she's fun. So, thanks, Abs! Great video.

@deborahduthie4519 11 месяцев назад

I loved this comedic finale. Very funny family.👏🏼🪡🧵💜

@JanealJohnson Год назад

I love your sense of humor

@JimeOide 3 года назад

I simply loooove your videos!

@babiesfallingfromsky 3 года назад

Your corset is amazing! Watching this video inspired me to finish my 1880’s walking skirt. ❤️

@sofiasmith4513 3 года назад

So excited for what’s to come!

@estherpape1310 3 года назад

I absolutely LOVE watching your videos!! 💞🥰 super beautiful corset! 💞

@magenta4443 3 года назад

You are talented! Great job!

@kennabartz3830 3 года назад

Love the corset, very similar to my first, but smaller lol. You’re playing my song literally and figuratively, I love wearing my corset especially when I’m demonstrating bobbin lace, great idea on the gussets, I’ll try that next time. Have a great week and thanks for your videos.

@quicksilvertears921 3 года назад

You make me giggle. I love your content. The corset is beautiful.

@kathryncoelho2249 3 года назад

Corset is on my sewing list for 2021!! Thanks for all the good info.

@threadsandpurrs 3 года назад

Thank you Abby. this video was entertaining. your dogs are adorable and your corset turned out nicely. I love the color combination.

@hannahfountain4635 3 года назад

Those glasses are amazing!

@historiansrevolt4333 3 года назад

While I agree to an extent about the click bateness of corset talk, I have to object a bit. If the corset is ill fitting and too tight is is difficult to breathe properly. I've had to wear fitting and too tight corsets while performing and the difference was very noticeable. So I would argue that less blame needs to go on the actresses, as many of them were actually quite uncomfortable, for the reasons you outlined. Open season on the producers though.

@ragnkja 3 года назад

Producers and costumers definitely have to take the blame for this. Especially since the actresses don’t even seem to be allowed to wear the appropriate undergarments under their corsets. If some costume designer gave me an ensemble that had a corset but no shift, I’d tell them I’d either substitute my own modern equivalent (a T-shirt) or they’d have to give me the period-appropriate version.