Corset Wars

[Mrs. V]

So, evidently my corset has decided it no longer wants to work with me. If I set it and tie it just right, not too tight, not too loose..my busk flies open on a whim..and I am stuck in the back room re-kajiggering all of my outfit to fix it..If I tie it tighter and bend over?? *ping* there goes a few eyes on the busk..and it feels awful. Like half way through you support system, you've sprung a leak..again to the back room to resecure my underpinnings! Gah!

I could do without a corset, but since I have been wearing one, it really does make the line of the dress better. (Never thought it would..lesson learned!) and yes, I can sing all corsetted up.

What am I doing wrong??? I have a gig coming up in October and I'd like to not have to hie myself off to reset my durn busk!

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

Sounds awful! You wonder if women of the era were afflicted with misbehaving corsets only we're not aware of their dash to somewhere private, to re-kajigger ( that's a great word! )

Bet a lot of money @MaryDee is familiar with the problem and the fix.

 

[grace]

Oh, dear, that is awful! Perhaps there is too much boning/support in your corset? Mine is lightly boned and it's pretty flexible...just a thought.

 

[MaryDee]

Bet a lot of money @MaryDee is familiar with the problem and the fix.

Nope, I have a corded corset with hook-and-eye tape closure in front. I have a bum knee so can't squat down to lift or pick up stuff. I therefore have to be able to bend over past 90 degrees at my waist, which means I can't wear a busk or any boning in front.

As a very wild guess, you may have a defective busk which needs replacing.

 

[Mrs. V]

Nope, I have a corded corset with hook-and-eye tape closure in front. I have a bum knee so can't squat down to lift or pick up stuff. I therefore have to be able to bend over past 90 degrees at my waist, which means I can't wear a busk or any boning in front.

As a very wild guess, you may have a defective busk which needs replacing.

Thanks, I'll look at it to make sure that things are in true...