#1600s

Here’s the images I pulled from online (feel free to reverse image search them to find their sources!!!)

For the 1920s example (the advert), I like the 11M29 (bottom left) corset for its general shape and neckline, but it doesn’t exactly show off the boxiness I want— but I absolutely hate underbust corsets, and a LOT of 1920s corsets are underbusts. The issue with 1600s corsets are that they do nothing to minimize the look of the hips— they emphasize them if anything.

Here’s the sketch I very quickly came up with (don’t mind how shit the proportions are, I did the sketch extremely quickly lmao):

[plaintext: “The more structure the better!”, “Busk + boning?”, “Padding at the waist to minimize the look of the hips”]

This design would have to utilize a busk* to keep the front nice and sturdy, and boning in the rest of the channels. I’m unsure if it would use steel or synthetic whale boning. I imagine it would be a lace closure so I could adjust fit as my weight fluctuates.

Anyone who knows more about corsets than me: how would someone make something like this at home? Especially if they only know how to hand sew and embroider— no machine knowledge at all. Also, how would I make or substitute a busk in this situation?