Kind Hearts and Corselettes

My restyle wide hips underbust came a few days ago! I’ve only got it cinched 1-2 inches here because it’s my first wear but I love the shape already. It doesn’t come with a waist tape so the first thing I did was add one. In theory it will need gores or something at the hips as mine are (quite a bit) bigger than the corset measures. However at the moment there’s quite a bit of space in the hips so I’m going to season and wait and see. It’s incredibly comfortable! Even though it’s brand new and very firm it doesn’t pinch or feel too stiff or anything. I have a short waist but this fits fine as the corset dips low under the breasts (on me it sits directly under them but on most people I’ve seen it dips lower leaving a small gap) and it goes a bit higher at the back which should help stop muffining :)

One thing about this corset is that it seems to vary in it’s measurements. I’ve seen quite a few reviews where the waist has been considerably bigger than it’s advertised size (usually a bit over an inch) but luckily my 30” corset measures just a teeny bit over that, maybe 30.25” at the most. The top and bottom edges of the corset have an 8 inch rib and 14 inch hip spring respectively. But this is different from both Restyles size chart and lucy-corsetry 's Lace-base so again it seems that the corset measurements do vary from piece to piece and I may have gotten lucky in that it's a bigger difference between ribs/hips and waist.